Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lessig noted that the key difference in regulation of the Internet , compared to regulation of the "real world" ("realspace"), is the fact that the architecture of the internet – the computer code that underlies all software – is created by humans, whereas in the real world much of the architecture, based on laws of physics, biology, and ...
For the most part, market regulations have been imposed by the central governments and to a lesser extent by interest groups. One notable example of such interest groups is medieval guilds. They were associations of merchants and artisans that controlled the practise of their profession in their particular area. Guilds defined requirements for ...
Regulatory agencies deal in the areas of administrative law, regulatory law, secondary legislation, and rulemaking (codifying and enforcing rules and regulations, and imposing supervision or oversight for the benefit of the public at large). The existence of independent regulatory agencies is justified by the complexity of certain regulatory ...
For example, in most countries, regulation controls the sale and consumption of alcohol and prescription drugs, as well as the food business, provision of personal or residential care, public transport, construction, film and TV, etc. Monopolies, especially those that are difficult to abolish (natural monopoly), are often regulated.
A mandatory review of the COPPA regulations were conducted in 2005 (resulting with no changes to the original guidelines), found that there were no adverse effects to the online landscape. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to issue regulations and enforce COPPA. Also, under the terms of COPPA, the FTC-designated "safe harbor ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Traditionally, privacy is regarded as a state of social withdrawal (i.e., avoiding people). [3] Altman, however, regards it as a dialectic and dynamic boundary regulation process where privacy is not static but "a selective control of access to the self or to one’s group" [1] (p. 18).
The Every Student Succeeds Act statute, regulations and guidance give states broad discretion to design and implement assessment systems. [29] Neither the statute nor the regulations apply any specific limits on test design, [ 29 ] however United States Department of Education guidance documents say it is essential to ensure that tests "take up ...