CHAPTER 5 (Case Study)

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
( Case Study 1 )

1. Does sexting represent a form of expression that is protected by the first Amendment?

-  For me No, because sexting does not give positive image, some consider it a form of expression since they can show what they are though the used of mobile phones by sending sexually explicit messages or photographs. But then, it does not create a good output because some of the victim of it are the minors who send an explicit, nude photographs to their peers and then the result is embarrassment. There social status will be affected, sexting is a result of advances in technology enabling now forms of social  interaction, the social danger with sexting is that the material can be very easily propagated in which the originator has no control.


2. What can we done to protect people from the danger of sexting while still safeguarding our first Amendment rights?

- there are lots of process by which you can protect the people from danger of sexting while still safeguarding the first amendment. for me, as a citizen i will do the right thing, avoid taking nude pictures instead you must focus on the studies. And also to the parents, you must also give you 100% guidance to your child in order to avoid on these kind of act. Another preventions are trying to maintain open lines of communication with your Children , advise your kids never to take picture of them that they wouldn't want their classmate , encourage your children to think before they send, familiarize yourself with the legal aspects of the issue and lastly establish rules of conduct for mobile phones. through this idea you can protect your child or people from danger of texting while still safeguarding the first amendment rights.

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
 ( Case Study 2 )

1. Visit the EFF Web site at www.eff.org and develop a list of its current “hot” issues. Research one EFF issue that interests you, and write a brief paper summarizing EFF’s position. Discuss whether you support this position and why.

-   I'll choose the hot issues of EFF last April 18, 2012 the topic was "Time for technology Companies to stand up for Human rights" 

" Its time for technology Companies that sell Surveillance  and filtering equipment to step up and ensure they aren't helping government in committing human rights violations. The paper  call on companies to increase transparency of their dealing with potentially regressive and to implement , know your customer , standards for auditing technology sales, including review of the purchasing governments technical questions and customization requests. If the review Indicates  that the technologies  or transaction maybe used to facilitate human rights violation, the company should refrain from participating."

EFF hot issues regarding time for technology companies to stand up for human rights ,as we all know  technology today is very in demand it is simply to provide a way to communicate with others  another is to provide safety, is to simply make life easier and less manual. But then, there some technology companies  who sell technology that could abuse the human rights. they can records  or spy cellphones call, scanning photographs  with facial recognition, monitoring mobile networks with voice recognition. although  is technology is very high-tech but we cannot deny the fact that this is prohibited to do such thing. therefore for me, I am on a positive side to pursue that all the technology companies  must have to reprimand to sell technology that could give a good  output not to distract other lives by simply allowing them to listening to the cellphone calls.

2. What reasons might a firm give for joining and supporting EFF?

-  Reasons might a firm give for joining and supporting EFF is that they joined because they can make, small contributions of news and services and money. It can help to do a very good work and can examine the resume of that work on the EFF has been created at the exact time in history and is working on the exact rights pressure points to make those changes. Therefore I think that might be the reasons why the company or firm joined and supported the EFF since they have a good agenda and a good mission vision towards the company. 

3. The vice president of public affairs for your midsized telecommunications equipment company has suggested that the firm donate $10,000 in equipment and services to EFF and become a corporate sponsor. The CFO has asked if you, the CIO, support this action. What would you say?

- If i were a CEO in a certain company and would given and suggested that kind of donation i would say yes, because electronic frontiers foundations helps a lot in protecting the fundamental civil liberties relating to the use of technology, privacy , innovations and consumer rights. from the internet  to ipod technologies are transforming our society when our freedom in the world come under attack the EFF is the first line of defense. Another reasons is that through having an EFF it will help to encourage and support the development of new tools which will endow non technical users with full and easy to access to computer based telecommunications so therefore, i would probably give a donation since after all it was for the good.