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"Because It Is Wrong": An Essay On The Immorality And Illegality Of The Online Service Contracts Of Google And Facebook, Preston M. Torbert Jan 2021

"Because It Is Wrong": An Essay On The Immorality And Illegality Of The Online Service Contracts Of Google And Facebook, Preston M. Torbert

Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet

This essay argues that the behavioral-advertising business model under which an internet platform, such as Google or Facebook, provides free services in exchange for the user’s personal data is immoral and illegal. It is immoral because it relies on addiction, surveillance, and manipulation of the user to deplete the user’s autonomy. The contract between the company and the user is immoral. It can also be plausibly argued that the contract is illegal under California law because it is contrary to good morals, is unconscionable, and is against public policy. As society becomes more aware of these moral and legal defects, …


Responding To Self-Produced Child Pornography: Examining Legislative Sucessesses And Shortcomings To Reach An Approppriate Solution, Shawn P. Barnes Jan 2012

Responding To Self-Produced Child Pornography: Examining Legislative Sucessesses And Shortcomings To Reach An Approppriate Solution, Shawn P. Barnes

Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet

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