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Direct linkWood, Jo Nell; Brack, Karen – Journal of School Public Relations, 2011
This article investigates the issues surrounding teachers' use of social networking media and their First Amendment rights. It focuses on the need to develop a school district policy outlining specific guidelines for the use of technology and social networking. It also focuses on the changing world of technology and social networking as well as…
Descriptors: Teacher Rights, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, Social Networks
Download full textPeslak, Alan R. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2010
One of the most important topics for today's information technology professional is the study of legal and regulatory issues as they relate to privacy and security of personal and business data and identification. This manuscript describes the topics and approach taken by the instructors that focuses on independent research of source documents and…
Descriptors: Privacy, Information Security, Computer Security, Electronic Publishing
Allen, Kenneth B. – Information Management Review, 1988
Describes a number of initiatives by the U.S. national security community that might restrict or monitor public access to sensitive but unclassified information. The current status of the initiatives, and their possible impact on freedom of information in a democratic society are discussed. (27 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Databases, Federal Legislation, Freedom of Information, Government Role
2000
In October, 1998, Congress enacted the Child Online Protection Act and established the Commission on Online Child Protection (COPA) to study methods to help reduce access by minors to certain sexually explicit material, defined in the statute as harmful to minors. Congress directed the Commission to evaluate the accessibility, cost, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Child Safety, Children, Federal Legislation
2000
The appendices for the Commission on Child Online Protection (COPA) Report to Congress, October 20, 2000, include the following: Commission overview, which includes scope and timeline, original statute, amended statute, technologies and methods, and biographies of the commissioners; Commission finances; Commission meetings for the year 2000;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Child Safety, Children, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
Science and technology may affect the balance between First Amendment rights and government interests by changing power relationships between individuals and between individuals and the state. Technology will give rise to new ways of communicating which amplify the ways in which individuals and organizations express themselves. New technologies,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Broadcast Industry, Electronic Publishing, Freedom of Information
Conn, Kathleen – 2002
This book discusses the key legal issues public schools face in using the World Wide Web, e-mail, and other computer technologies. Chapter 1 covers the foundations of school Internet law, including Supreme Court decisions, the legal standard of conduct, standards for technology literacy, and federal vs. state law. Chapter 2 discusses freedom of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Electronic Mail
