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Internet Rulings, Laws and Regulations
Internet Rulings, Laws, and Regulations
The United States of America has adopted new Internet laws, which have had massive impacts on websites. If Internet sites use cookies, then the regulations governing electronic and privacy communications provides that Internet sites in America must give certain information to the users as well as the visitor so that they can give their consent. The new regulations, which have been implemented in to U.S. laws, have provisions of revised directives on E-privacy. This deadline of adopting the amended e-privacy has only been met in the U.S. despite calls for all EU member states to implement the same by the end of 2012. Details of the new Internet laws and regulations have been provided below and how they have influenced usage of Internet and details on the directive of the e-privacy. Laws governing cookies in the U.S. may vary in other countries because different members' states exhibit some degree of discretion in implementing the law (Brown, Warner, & Portman, 2010). The revised rule number six provides the revised regulation that reads:
1. No individual shall gain, store information or...
The directive is that the user or subscriber of the terminal storage equipment must be:
-given comprehensive and clear information regarding the storage purpose and accessing the information.
-must give her or his consent
3. Where a user has employed an electronic communication network, he or she must access or store the information in terminal storage equipments of users or subscribers on different occasions.
The regulations require websites operators not to store information or gain access to any information stored in website devices or stored user's device. He or she can only do this if he provides the user with comprehensive and clear information regarding the storage purpose or reason for accessing the information. The U.S., laws and regulations governing the use of the Internet requires that website visitors should have the option of refusing cookies (Smith, 2011). The only types of cookies, which do not require the consent of the user, are the ones, which will necessarily fulfill the request of the user. A good example…
References
Brown, D.W., Warner, R.E., & Portman, J. (2010). The California landlord's law book: Rights & responsibilities. Berkeley, CA: Nolo.
Smith, G.J.H. (2011). Internet law and regulation. London: Sweet & Maxwell
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