Social media and publishing platform users have generated vast amounts of data. This data remains online long after people have stopped using the platforms, and can impact people’s lives.
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MySpace users were recently shocked to learn that the company lost 50 million user files. It’s a harsh lesson in not leaving your intellectual property unprotected on the information superhighway.
In a time of an overwhelming amount of music available, discerning consumers have to be even more strategic.
The Communications Decency Act was passed in 1996, seven years before the debut of MySpace. It helped online publishing grow – and to escape consequences for the way users might be harmed.
Even though Facebook claims to be a global community, its rise has come at the expense of online subcultures for marginalized people, from body modification enthusiasts to drag queens.
LinkedIn, MySpace, Yahoo: Why does it take such a long time for companies to disclose that they have been hacked?
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
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Coordinator of Scholarly Communications, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Critical Digital Humanities Initiative, University of Toronto
