PART A:

Give an example of three of the six settings in which the law applies to conducting business on the internet and your personal experience with each. Did you feel you were legally protected? Were you aware of what your legal protections were?

(check your book!)

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PART B: Read

• • The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in City of Ontario, California V. Quon at http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1332.pdf
  • The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in City of Ontario, California V. Quon summary athttp://www.palaborandemploymentblog.com/2010/06/articles/public-employers-1/supreme-court-issues-highly-anticipated-city-of-ontario-v-quon-decision/
  • The Article by Adam Lipkin that appeared in the New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html
  • The Article by Justin Jouvenal that appeared in the Washington Post on August 9,2012, "If you hit "like", is that Free Speech?" Front page.http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/a-facebook-court-battle-is-liking-something-protected-free-speech/2012/08/08/538314fe-e179-11e1-ae7f-d2a13e249eb2_story.html

Answer the following:

• What did the Court rule with regard to the California police department right to audit the text messages on a pager the city had issued a police officer.
• Did the Court hold that an employee has no right to privacy in the work place?
• Do you agree or disagree with the decision - why or why not?
• Given the Supreme Court's ruling in City of Ontario - what do you think of the lawsuit in VA regarding whether hitting "like" is protected free speech? How do you think the court will rule in this case

Reply to at least two of your classmates using the discussion grading criteria below.