CS 408 01Living in a

Networked World: The Good, the Bad,

and the UglyFinal Project

By: Rebecca Walsh

The Future of Reputation: Gossip,

Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet

By: Daniel J. Solove

Published by :Yale University Press 2007

The Future of Reputation: Gossip,

Rumor and Privacy on the Internet

Internet offers opportunities for personal expression and communication.

Personal lives are broadcasted for all to see by a single Google search.

I found most interesting was his take on free speech, privacy and anonymity.

FREE SPEECHThe First Amendment: prohibits congress from

interfering with the freedom of religion, speech, assembly and the press.

Freedom of speech gives us the right to express ourselves even if our speech is trivial, despicable, crass, and repulsive.

Humans are creative beings and without the protection of free speech our world would be black and white.

Brings out the truth

Privacy Promotes individual autonomy. Humans can express themselves in all their

uniqueness and honesty. “Privacy permits individuals to express

unpopular ideas to people they trust without having to worry how society will judge them or whether they will face retaliation”

Anonymity An advantage of anonymity is that is allows

people to express themselves freely. According to Solove, people desire to be

anonymous because they fear social ostracism or even from being fired from their jobs.

How Does This Relate To Class?

We Learned About:

First Amendment

Freedom of Speech

Anonymity (Anonymous)