Exam 22: Cyberlaw

After Ashley was denied credit for a new car,she checked her credit report with Equifax.The report showed that several credit cards had been issued to her recently,and they had large,unpaid balances.Ashley had not applied for or received these cards.She found out that someone had stolen personal information she had entered onto her computer and used the information to fraudulently obtain the credit cards.Ashley:

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act:

Explain the difference between an ISP and a Web host,and discuss whether they are treated alike under the Communications Decency Act (CDA).

Jorgeson Co.,on its Web site,promised the company would not give PII to third parties without the customer's consent,but then gave out such information.This practice violates Section 5 of the FTC Act.

Discuss how cookies and caches are used.