Discussion 2- Privacy and Censorship
Discussion 2 Privacy and Censorship
In 2019, Facebook agreed to pay $5 billion to resolve an FTC investigation into many years of privacy violations. However, FTC commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Rohit Chopra were not satisfied. They felt that the result of the investigation will not alter Facebooks structural data collection practices significantly. Facebook reported $56 billion in 2018 sales, so the $5 billion penalty still allows Facebook to turn a profit while keeping their business model intact. Slaughter felt that, due to Facebooks repeated violations, the FTC should have sued Facebook and its CEO.
Do you believe the $5 billion penalty was sufficient, or should the FTC have sued the company and CEO? Which outcome do you believe would have been better for Facebook usersand why?
Source: https://time.com/5633513/facebook-ftc-settlement/ (Links to an external site.)
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Optional discussion: Describe the purpose and function of Section 230 safe harbor provision of the Communications Decency Act. Do you think the Section 230 safe harbor is working as intended? Do you believe it should be modified in light of the 2021 Facebook whistleblower testimony to Congress? Use the following links to inform and guide your response:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230 (Links to an external site.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/privacy-implications-facebook-whistleblower-testimony (Links to an external site.)
Purpose
Evaluate the balance between consumer data privacy and business objectives.
Grading
This assignment is graded on a scale of 0 100%.