Assignment Part I:

Topic: United States Computer Laws

For this assignment you will post your answers to the questions in each thread prior to 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday at 11:59 pm. It is strongly advised that you do not wait until Sunday to post your answers. You are required to respond to at least two of your classmates post by 11:59. By waiting until Sunday to post might not give you proper time to respond by the deadline. Please do not be late with this post because your classmates will be relying on you to post on time. Your follow-up posts can add additional insight to a classmate's opinions or can challenge their opinions. Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate. For your follow-up posts this week, you may wish to visit a couple of the web sites contributed by your classmates and share your opinion of these sites with the class. Be sure to read the follow-up posts to your own posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers. Be sure to list your references at the end of your post. References must be in APA citation format. All posts must be a minimum of 400-450 words. All follow-up posts to your classmates must be a minimum of 200 words for each required post. Peer responses will not be accepted after the due date.

1. What is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986? Please use outside resources to assist with your answer.

2. Research the United States v. Councilman Case. Why was this case important to the history of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act?

3. Research a recent case of identity theft. Please explain the case in detail. Also, be sure to provide the outcome. Do you agree with the ruling?

4. Find recent laws dealing with identity theft in your state of residence. If you could improve the law in one way what would you change or do differently?

Assignment Part II:

In order to complete assignment #2 you will need to answer the below questions. Please complete the questions in a Word document and then upload the assignment for grading. When assigning a name to your document please use the following format (last name_Assignment #2). Use examples from the readings, lecture notes and outside research to support your answers. The assignment must be a minimum of 2-full pages in length with a minimum of 3-outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines for citing and referencing source. Assignments are due by 11:55 pm Eastern time on Sunday.

1. Research Newport Pennsylvania Sexting Case. Do you believe that minors under the age of 18 should be classified as an adult for sexting?

2. Research sexting laws. In 2011, a new law that is supposed to take effect will require any person, including a juvenile, age 10 or over, who is found guilty of sending to pornography to register as a sex offender for a minimum of 15 years. What is your opinion on this potential law. What affects could this type of punishment have on our youth. Find a recent case on sexting to support your answer.