Should the government regulate the Internet?

Should the government regulate the Internet?

No. Freedom of speech covers the Internet.
 28%

No. It's not a moral issue, just a pratical one: it's too hard to regulate, and too hard to know what to regulate.
 22%

Yes. People need to be protected from criminal content and hate speech.
 28%

Yes, but only to protect people from spam and viruses.
 17%

I don't know / other.
 6%


Have you ever been a victim of fraud using the Internet?

Have you ever been a victim of fraud using the Internet?

Yes
 11%

No
 78%

Other
 11%


White House Backing Down From Net Neutrality Stance: Do you support Net Neutrality?

White House Backing Down From Net Neutrality Stance: Do you support Net Neutrality?

Yes
 60%

No
 20%

Other
 20%


Internet Poker: Should It Be Legal?

Internet Poker: Should It Be Legal?

Yes. Many forms of gambling are legal.
 33%

Yes. It's a game of skill.
 27%

No. It's bad for children.
 0%

No. It's too hard to legislate.
 33%

Other.
 7%


Should the US criticize China on it's Internet Policies?

Should the US criticize China on it's Internet Policies?

Yes, Hillary Clinton was absolutely justifed in criticizing their censorship and asking them to investigate the alleged attacks on Google.
 75%

No, the US is making baseless accusations.
 25%

Other
 0%


With the boom of the New Internet, do you feel that businesses should change towards more community-driven operations (eg. allowing employees more decision-making power to react to feedback)?

With the boom of the New Internet, do you feel that businesses should change towards more community-driven operations (eg. allowing employees more decision-making power to react to feedback)?

Yes, the technology gives people (both employees and customers) greater power in controlling how they get the services and products that they need—the businesses just have to keep up.
 67%

No, the attention paid to tweets and other micro-blogging sites is a lot of hype, a more traditional organizational and operational structure would police what could become a reactionary way of doing business.
 33%


YouTube has just unveiled Safety Mode, an optional feature that filters out objectionable content. Censorship or Responsible Media?

YouTube has just unveiled Safety Mode, an optional feature that filters out objectionable content. Censorship or Responsible Media?

Censorship. YouTube is built on the idea that anyone at anytime can upload and watch anything as long as they have an internet connection.
 50%

Responsible Media. With YouTube ubiquitous nature and with kids getting more tech-savvy younger, there should be safeguards about what they can see on the internet.
 50%


Has the internet and the growing availability of computer knowledge changed our concept of cheating and plagiarism?

Has the internet and the growing availability of computer knowledge changed our concept of cheating and plagiarism?

Yes. The technology makes it so easy to borrow/steal other people's work that it seems almost commonplace. "Copy and paste" may soon be acceptable.
 29%

No. The facility of the act of producing unoriginal or derivative work based on other people's efforts just makes it more important to be vigilant about stopping it.
 29%

Maybe. Originality is a shaky concept at best, so rules should be changed not necessarily abolished.
 43%


Have our ideas of privacy been changed in the face of Google?

Have our ideas of privacy been changed in the face of Google?

Yes, it seems that for Google to be able to serve us better, we have to compromise our sense of privacy.
 0%

No, even Google has learned that there are some services we don't need if it means making ourselves vulnerable.
 25%

I don't know. Perhaps this should be thought of on a case-to-case basis.
 75%


In the age of YouTube, Google, Twitter and Facebook, are the actions of the users of these sites the responsibility of the corporations who run these websites?

In the age of YouTube, Google, Twitter and Facebook, are the actions of the users of these sites the responsibility of the corporations who run these websites?

Yes.
 14%

No.
 86%

I don't know.
 0%


Law enforcement agencies have undercover agents on Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media Networking Sites. Smart move or an invasion of privacy?

Law enforcement agencies have undercover agents on Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media Networking Sites. Smart move or an invasion of privacy?

Smart move. The internet can be a dangerous place.
 50%

Understandable, but still an uncomfortable thought. The internet is veiled in a seemingly safe blanket of anonymity
 17%

Definite invasion of privacy. What are they doing?
 33%

I don't know.
 0%


Do you support the overhaul of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 to protect users' privacy especially from law enforcement agencies?

Do you support the overhaul of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986 to protect users' privacy especially from law enforcement agencies?

Yes.
 50%

No.
 50%

I don't know.
 0%


What do you think of Facebook's web wide Like button?

What do you think of Facebook's web wide Like button?

Great. I'm always on Facebook anyway, so it does make sense to make it central to the web experience.
 20%

Dangerous. Do we really want to give Facebook all that information?
 53%

I don't know.
 27%


Has Facebook changed just how much we share or don't share in a relationship, whether the one with your mother, your significant other, with your friends, with the people at work and the public?

Has Facebook changed just how much we share or don't share in a relationship, whether the one with your mother, your significant other, with your friends, with the people at work and the public?

Yes, people don't realize just how much information they're sharing about themselves online. Whether it be to Facebook and its advertisers, your boss and his standards, your mother and her rules, or your significant other and their suspicions.
 20%

No, people who think that Facebook is ruining their lives are just irresponsible and stupid. It's not Facebook's fault you cheated, fool or you went home past curfew!
 80%

I don't really know. But Facebook's popularity should point to something.
 0%


Do schools have the right to the information and data gathered through laptops they've issued to students?

Do schools have the right to the information and data gathered through laptops they've issued to students?

Yes, officially, the laptops are still school property therefore everything gathered on it is the property of the school.
 10%

No, there are privacy issues that must be maintained even if the school is the owner of the laptop.
 70%

I don't know.
 20%


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