GETTING TO OCTOBER: WHY UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL FOR PRIVACY LAW
In: Idaho Law Review, Jg. 51 (2015), S. 695
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I. INTRODUCTION Internet technologies were originally built, deployed, and used by universities and research labs. Usenet is one of these early Internet technologies. It is a distributed discussion forum and file transfer protocol that has been continually operated since 1979. Each fall, new college freshmen would discover Usenet and frustrate experienced Usenet users for a month or two with basic questions about how to use the technology and how it worked. In September 1993, America Online began allowing their users access to Usenet. 1 This triggered a continual influx of new users, and it became known as the "September that never ended." 2 Since then the phrase "Eternal September" has become a demarcation point for technologists referring to problems that result primarily from a lack of technical knowledge. 3 Technology policy remains trapped in an Eternal September despite the fact that information technologies are both critical and ubiquitous. Marc Andreessen famously announced that software was "eating the world" and that traditional businesses needed to transform themselves into software businesses to remain successful, 4 but many of the laws, regulations, and policies governing these businesses are either outdated or irrelevant in this new technology-dominated world. Some of this is due to advancements in technology that have greatly outpaced laws and regulations. 5 Some of it is due to a failure to react to technological developments. Law schools do not typically cover relevant technologies 6 and often encourage students with STEM backgrounds to specialize in patent law, leaving other areas ...
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GETTING TO OCTOBER: WHY UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL FOR PRIVACY LAW
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | MASSEY, AARON |
Zeitschrift: | Idaho Law Review, Jg. 51 (2015), S. 695 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2015 |
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