PROTECTING PRIVACY OF CONSUMER INFORMATION

INTERNET/CONSUMER AFFIRMATIVE CASE

AFFIRMATIVE SIGNIFICANCE

CORPORATIONS COLLECT HUGE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT CONSUMERS

COMPANIES AND WEBSITES HOLD HUGE STORE OF INFORMATION ABOUT EVERYONE

INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IS COMBINED, COMPOUNDING PRIVACY RISKS

TECHNOLOGY IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE NEW LOSS OF PRIVACY

THINGS LOOK BLEAK FOR CONSUMER PRIVACY IN THE NEAR FUTURE

ONLINE PROFILING IS A PRIVACY THREAT

COOKIES ARE A PRIVACY THREAT

OTHER FORMS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ARE PRIVACY THREATS

INTERNET INVADES THE PRIVACY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH

TEEN GIRLS ARE SPECIFICALLY AT PRIVACY RISK

ONLINE INTRUSION STRIPS AWAY PRIVACY AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

NEW DYNAMIC OF INFORMATION IS A HUGE THREAT TO PRIVACY RIGHTS

INFORMATION GATHERING LEADS TO DAMAGING DISCRIMINATION

PRIVACY PROBLEMS ARE A THREAT TO A PROSPEROUS INTERNET

PEOPLE ARE SUCKERED INTO GIVING UP INFORMATION — INDIVIDUAL ACTION FAILS

AFFIRMATIVE INHERENCY

P3P APPROACH IN THE STATUS QUO FAILS

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT CURRENTLY ENACT NEW PRIVACY REGULATIONS TO PROTECT CITIZENS

INDUSTRY LOBBYING PREVENTS THE STATUS QUO FROM PROTECTING PRIVACY

CURRENT PRIVACY REGULATORY MECHANISMS FAILS

CURRENT PRIVACY LAWS ARE INADEQUATE

SPECIFIC FEDERAL LAWS ARE INADEQUATE TO PROTECT PRIVACY

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LETS BUSINESS TELL IT WHAT TO DO

SELF-REGULATION HAS FAILED

CORPORATE POWER AND INCENTIVES DO NOT OPERATE TO PROTECT PRIVACY

VOLUNTARY PRIVACY POLICIES ARE A FAILURE

VOLUNTARY PRIVACY POLICIES SHOW THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION

PRIVACY POLICIES ON SPECIFIC WEB SITES ARE INADEQUATE

AFFIRMATIVE SOLVENCY

NOW IS THE KEY TIME TO PROTECT PRIVACY

GOVERNMENT ACTION IS JUSTIFIED

PRIVACY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED AND WILL SUCCEED

TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT MAKE SOLVENCY IMPOSSIBLE

PUBLIC WILL SUPPORT PRIVACY PROTECTION PLANS

OPT-IN PRIVACY PROPOSALS ARE EFFECTIVE

DISADVANTAGE ANSWERS

PRIVACY REGULATIONS WILL NOT HURT BUSINESS

UNLESS PRIVACY IS PROTECTED NOW THE INTERNET WILL BE REGULATED OUT OF EXISTENCE IN THE FUTURE

CYBERSPACE MUST BE REGULATED IN ORDER TO REMAIN FREE

VARIOUS DISADVANTAGE ANSWERS

 

AFFIRMATIVE BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CASE

BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS — INHERENCY

BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS — SIGNIFICANCE

BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS — SOLVENCY

BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS — DISADVANTAGE ANSWERS

 

OTHER AFFIRMATIVE CASES

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

FIGHTING ONLINE CRIME HURTS PRIVACY

COMPUTERS IN SCHOOL HURT PRIVACY

NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS

 

NEGATIVE INTERNET CONSUMER ARGUMENTS

NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE ARGUMENTS

CONSUMER INFORMATION GATHERING IS NOT A THREAT TO PRIVACY

PEOPLE ARE READY AND WILLING TO GIVE UP PERSONAL INFORMATION AS CONSUMERS

SURVEY RESULTS ABOUT CONSUMER PRIVACY ARE MEANINGLESS

WEAK JUSTIFICATIONS LIKE "ANNOYED," "UNEASY," ETC. ARE INADEQUATE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR A NEW PRIVACY POLICY

CONSUMERS GET HUGE BENEFITS FROM OPEN INFORMATION

TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATIVE CONCEPTS DO NOT APPLY IN CYBERSPACE

NO SIGNIFICANCE TO ERRORS IN DATABASES

THREATS TO INTERNET SECURITY ARE EXAGGERATED

 

NEGATIVE INHERENCY ARGUMENTS

INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN ACTION CAN PROTECT PRIVACY

NEW SOFTWARE ALLOWS INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS TO PROTECT PRIVACY

P3P SOFTWARE CAN PROTECT PRIVACY

INFOMEDIARIES SOLVE — PEOPLE CAN "SELL" THEIR INFORMATION

RAPID PRIVACY PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE INTERNET NOW

IT WILL BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF BUSINESS TO RESPECT PRIVACY, SO THEY WILL

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PROTECTS ONLINE PRIVACY

PUBLIC OPINION WILL LEAD TO NEW FEDERAL PROTECTIONS

CREDIT REPORTING LAWS PROTECT PRIVACY

PRIVACY FOR CHILDREN IS PROTECTED

 

NEGATIVE SOLVENCY ARGUMENTS

TECHNOLOGY PREVENTS PRIVACY PROTECTION

THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNET PREVENTS PRIVACY PROTECTION

CONSENT REQUIREMENTS FAIL

OPT-IN PROPOSALS ARE UNDESIRABLE

OPT-OUT PROPOSALS ARE UNDESIRABLE

OPT-IN IS BETTER THAN OPT-OUT

NEGATIVE — CONSUMER/INTERNET — BANKING — GENERAL

 

NEGATIVE DISADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGE SHELL: PRIVACY PROTECTION SEVERELY DAMAGES THE NEW ECONOMY

LINK: PRIVACY PROTECTION

LINK: CONTROLS ON PROFILING

LINK: OPT-IN PLANS

LINK: CONTROLS ON COOKIES

LINK: GOVERNMENT REGULATION

LINK: PERMISSION OR CONSENT

UNIQUENESS

BRINK

IMPACTS

AFFIRMATIVE ANSWERS

 

DISADVANTAGE SHELL: PRIVACY PROTECTIONS KILL THE INTERNET

LINK: PRIVACY PROTECTIONS

LINK: GOVERNMENT REGULATION

LINK: LOSS OF DATA MINING

IMPACT: DEMOCRACY

IMPACT: SOCIAL REFORM AND KNOWLEDGE

IMPACT: HUMAN CREATIVITY

IMPACT: FREE EXPRESSION

AFFIRMATIVE ANSWERS

 

OTHER DISADVANTAGES

STOPPING PROFILING HURTS CONSUMERS

YOUTH FREE SPEECH

DAMAGES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BANKS WHEN APPLIED TO THEM