“Should Alphabet Inc. be held to a higher standard than a newspaper publisher? Is it appropriate to import standards of liability from tort law that arose in the physical domain—or should we have different standards for online conduct? Higher or lower?” Simply put, yes, but I need to elaborate. America has created specific guidelines and… Read more »
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Consensual Hallucination?
What does “[a] consensual hallucination experienced daily by millions” mean? William Gibson, author of the novel “Neuromancer,” gives us the phrase this assignment originates from; “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation . . . Unthinkable complexity…” But what does this really mean? And more importantly, what does… Read more »
Viva La Cyberspace? No.
Ah, 1996, what a time to be alive! Of course, this was before “my time,” but I can only imagine what it was like during the creation and popularization of the Internet. All bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, excited for the endless opportunities that could come from this new invention. A time when the conversation focused more… Read more »
Technical Responsibility
How much responsibility do you think Apple has, as gatekeepers on the App Store, to keep phones safe? When you download apps from the App Store or Play Store or wherever, how confident are you that the App will not harm your device. I like to think of myself as mildly tech-savvy; I know enough to… Read more »
“The Metaverse” and the Law
My personal knowledge of the Metaverse comes mainly from my research during my Advanced Writing Requirement. I “fell down the rabbit hole” and learned more than I ever wanted to about the Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”). If anything, at the end of my research, I was left with more questions than I had answers…. Read more »
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