- The people who propose the laws, or judge them often don’t really know how the Internet works, what makes sense and what doesn’t. (See: The Internet is a series of tubes).
- Ex: Congress members that attempt to make laws against cyber crimes, but do not understand the elements of the Internet.
- Citizens don’t know how to protect themselves from cybercrime, or often live in a cloud of fear and uncertainty not only about the law, but their rights, and about what’s actually technically possible.
- Ex: People do not understand what firewalls are or how to use them. Many do not even have two step identification on their most private websites like their bank accounts or email.
- Hackers take advantage of unknowing, unsuspecting people.
- Ex: When the hackers gained access to Serena William’s health information and made it public.
- Corporations who provide Internet service need to balance profitability with providing access to everyone.
- Ex: Google selling customer’s data to advertising companies so that they can target ads at consumers. Maybe Google should not be selling our data.
- Countries restrict access to the internet or monitors activity - how is that technically possible? What is it they are actually doing?
- Ex: China blocking certain websites like Google, Facebook, and YouTube. Since other countries do not have the same laws guaranteeing the same freedoms as in America they can block websites.
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