Palfrey & Zittrain on Corporate Principles in Cybersapce
In a recent op-ed Berkman Executive Director John Palfrey and co-founder Jonathan Zittrain addressed the issue of corporate responsibility in cyberspace, specifically, as it pertains to the myriad of human rights issues that have presented themselves over the past few years.
Some of these dilemmas include: "Should a search engine agree to censor its search results as a condition of doing business in a new place? Should an e-mail service provider turn over the name of one of its subscribers to the government of a foreign state without knowing what the person is said to have done wrong? Should a blog service provider code its application so as to disallow someone from typing a banned term into a subject line?"
In a prelude to a more in-depth breakdown of the topic in the OpenNet Initiative's forthcoming Access Denied (November), Palfrey and Zittrain rely not only on their research from the project, but also from their work with a group of interested parties seeking a solution to these difficult scenarios.
The op-ed is available in its entirety at CNet.com and you can also visit the OpenNet Initiative website to learn more about current filtering and surveillance practices around the world.
Some of these dilemmas include: "Should a search engine agree to censor its search results as a condition of doing business in a new place? Should an e-mail service provider turn over the name of one of its subscribers to the government of a foreign state without knowing what the person is said to have done wrong? Should a blog service provider code its application so as to disallow someone from typing a banned term into a subject line?"
In a prelude to a more in-depth breakdown of the topic in the OpenNet Initiative's forthcoming Access Denied (November), Palfrey and Zittrain rely not only on their research from the project, but also from their work with a group of interested parties seeking a solution to these difficult scenarios.
The op-ed is available in its entirety at CNet.com and you can also visit the OpenNet Initiative website to learn more about current filtering and surveillance practices around the world.