The future of reputation : gossip, rumor, and privacy on the Internet
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0300124988
ISBN 13
9780300124989
DDC
342.08
Category
Libel
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
viii, 247 pages
Subject
Libel
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Abstract
"Teeming with chatrooms, online discussion groups, and blogs, the Internet offers previously unimagined opportunities for personal expression and communication. But there's a dark side to the story. A trail of information fragments about us is forever preserved on the Internet, instantly available in a Google search. A permanent chronicle of our private lives - often of dubious reliability and sometimes totally false - will follow us wherever we go, accessible to friends, strangers, dates, employers, neighbors, relatives, and anyone else who cares to look. This engrossing book, brimming with amazing examples of gossip, slander, and rumor on the Internet, explores the profound implications of the online collision between free speech and privacy." - Voila
Description
Content:
Introduction: When poop goes primetime -- Rumor and reputation in a digital world -- How the free flow of information liberates and constrains us -- Gossip and the virtues of knowing less -- Shaming and the digital scarlet letter -- Privacy, free speech, and the law -- The role of law -- Free speech, anonymity, and accountability -- Privacy in an overexposed world.
Introduction: When poop goes primetime -- Rumor and reputation in a digital world -- How the free flow of information liberates and constrains us -- Gossip and the virtues of knowing less -- Shaming and the digital scarlet letter -- Privacy, free speech, and the law -- The role of law -- Free speech, anonymity, and accountability -- Privacy in an overexposed world.
Biblio Notes
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-236) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-236) and index.
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