Privacy Bill

I found an article that closely related to the discussion in class with the guest speaker Mr. Faulkner. It relates to our discussion on being ethical, and if it was ethical for Mike Vitone to acquire email addresses and send emails to people without their approval or knowledge. The article was from the Wall Street Journal, click here. Apparently Senator John Kerry (D., Mass.) and Senator John McCain (R., Ariz.) passed a bill called the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011. This bill will allow people to see what information is being sent out about them as well as require permission for their information to be shared.

"These companies can do virtually whatever they want with our personal information," Sen. Kerry said. "Sen. McCain and I seek to change that."

Do you think it is ethical for Mike Vitone to e-mail people without their knowledge that he has their addresses?

In Response To Kristen

Kristen posted the question, what other features could this company market to potential consumers? She is talking about the video which I posted below about the roll top computer idea. I think it is amazing how quick technology grows and changes. I found this article and picture about a bendable, almost paper like computer which is being worked on by Arizona State and HP. Here's is the link to look at it:  http://elitechoice.org/2009/01/10/flexible-computer-screens-from-hp/. Today the latest rage is the iPad, which acquires a lot of the same features that the roll top and the paper like computer do. However in response to Kristen's question, it has more features that will be appeasing to consumers. Some of these features would include flexibility, not as easy to break, and even more portable. I would pose the question how soon will these items be on the market, and will the iPad or items alike be able to keep up?