Liz - ethical & legal issues

http://pwebs.net/marketing/ethics/articles/internetethics.htm
In light of how the Internet is a major part of the daily life for all of us, I found this website very interesting. Blogs, photos, email, anything online is forever in cyberspace. Does Facebook own our pictures once we post them? Who actually owns our words when we post online? The internet is free range for anyone looking. From a business perspective, what is posted online about the company, whether it is through a blog or the company's website, is crucial to its reputation. The company site must make sure that it contains correct information so as to avoid any legal issues and misguided (unethical) marketing. We hear of spyware that invades our email accounts or businesses selling our cell phone numbers. I think we will continue to see more legal action against and to prevent these actions. Just last year an Az man violated Washington’s Computer Spyware Act and Consumer Protection Act when he bombarded people's computers with ads and them presented them w/a software that would block the ads, which when downloaded turned their computers into spamming machines. http://www.atg.wa.gov/pressrelease.aspx?id=19416