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Addressing Cyber Harassment: An Overview Of Hate Crimes In Cyberspace, Danielle Keats Citron
Addressing Cyber Harassment: An Overview Of Hate Crimes In Cyberspace, Danielle Keats Citron
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
"This short piece will take a step back and give an overhead view of the problem of cyber harassment and the destructive impact it can have on victims’ lives. Then, it will address about what the law can do to combat online harassment and how a legal agenda can be reconciled with the First Amendment. Finally, it will turn to recent changes in social media companies’ treatment of online abuse and what that might mean for our system of free expression." Symposium Article.
More Harm Than Good? Why Schools Who Take A Zero-Tolerance Stance On Cyberbullying Cause More Problems Than Solutions, Sydney L. Brunecz
More Harm Than Good? Why Schools Who Take A Zero-Tolerance Stance On Cyberbullying Cause More Problems Than Solutions, Sydney L. Brunecz
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
"Cyberbullying has become an epidemic in today’s society. Cyberbullying has escalated so much that some victims commit suicide in order to escape their tormentors. Increased media coverage of these suicides has led the public to demand legislative action. Although no federal law exists, state legislation has been enacted to prevent bullying and cyberbullying. Most states delegate this task to public schools that respond by implementing zero- tolerance policies. Zero-tolerance policies against bullying and cyberbullying can impinge on many student rights, including speech protected by the First Amendment. Well intentioned zero tolerance policies may infringe on Constitutionally protected free speech, and …
The Fda Guidance Document For Medical Mobile Apps And Its Impact On Innovation: Bringing The Promise Of A New Way To Look At Medicine Closer, Or Pushing It Further?, Ioana Ciopraga
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
"This Note critiques the guidance document released by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in connection with the medical mobile apps it intends to regulate and the regulations that govern medical mobile apps. Specifically, the main argument of this Note is that, while the document is clearly a step in the right direction, significantly more guidance, focused on the characteristics of this new field, such as the rapid change of mobile technology, and on the transformational impact on healthcare of health IT in general and mHealth in particular, should follow soon. Part I provides an overview of the guidance document, …
The Right To Be Forgotten: A Step In The Right Direction For Cyberspace Law And Policy, Lyndsay Cook
The Right To Be Forgotten: A Step In The Right Direction For Cyberspace Law And Policy, Lyndsay Cook
Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet
This comment examines a case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“EU”) on “a Spanish citizen’s complaint against Google Spain and Google Inc.. arguing that an auction notice of his repossessed home on Google’s search results, violated his privacy rights because the repossession proceeding had been resolved long ago, and was no longer relevant. The EU court was asked to decide whether an individual has the right to request that his or her personal data be removed from accessibility via a search engine (‘the right to be forgotten’). In a landmark decision, the EU court held …