With the amount of internet use these days, privacy is diminishing. One of the biggest problems is that there are no rules/laws set in place to protect us. In her article “Privacy and the Internet”, Ellen Kennerly states that “While they [companies] must tell consumers they are sharing their information, the consumer has no right to stop them from sharing with their affiliates” (125). So, even if someone knows a company is going to share their information, there is nothing they can do to stop it from happening. This is because we have no laws in place to protect consumers. AT&T Chairmen and CEO Randall Stephsenson proposes that “Congressional action is needed to establish an ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ that applies to all internet companies and guarantees neutrality, transparency, non-discrimination and privacy protection” (126). He is saying that we need some rules/laws out there that protect us as consumers. We should be aware of where our data is going and we should be able to stop it if need be. We, as an ever-growing Internet world, need to take control of our big data. We need to have rules/laws set to protect ourselves from the downfall of our big data.
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Hey Karsyn,
I think that in your TRIAC post you did effective job implementing metacommentary. With the two quotes that you selected you used metacommentary both times. ” So, even if someone knows a company is going to share their information, there is nothing they can do to stop it from happening.” and “He is saying that we need some rules/laws out there that protect us as consumers.” In those two cases, you provided the reader with a more clear understanding of the point that the author/person was trying to get across. Not only that but you also discussed why that quote is applicable to the argument that you were making. Giving the reader your interpretation of what the author was saying is a good way of preventing the reader from misreading what the quote means to your argument.