QST LA 245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Patriot Act, Federal Trade Commission Act Of 1914
23 Jul 2018
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Many web sites automatically place a cookie on the hard drive of your computer when you visit them. A cookie is a small file that includes an identification number and may also include personal data such as your address, phone and credit card numbers, and searches you have made or advertisements you have clicked on. So far, consumers haven"t generally complained about web data collection because it all happens so secretly that they aren"t aware of it and because cookies do make life easier. Even without cookies, your computer creates a dossier about you: when you surf the web, your computer stores a copy of the web pages you visit in a cache file on your hard drive. The first amendment: postings on internet message boards and blogs are protected as free speech under the first. Amendment as long as the poster isn"t committing defamation.
