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Flour baby Our Family

The baby’s family will be a single dad and a grandma. The grandma is sick so she lives with the family. The house is small, but in a nice area. While the dad is at work the baby’s grandma can take care of it. He dad will be gone for a few hours each day, so this is very helpful.

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Blog Post #9 Infographic

Far from done, but it’s what I got

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Civic Action Assessment of Issue

1. I think informed voting is the most basic role of a citizen. 

2. I’ve learned that it’s a central part of democracy, and it applies to every citizen. 

3. Yes, because it relates to our national security. It not only relates to the government, but to companies and individuals as well.

4. NA

5. The main thing I would do would be to vote on pro-net neutrality legislation.

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Executive Action Assessment of Issue

1. President Trump supports internet privacy. He has said he’s committed to protecting private information. He made October of 2017 national cybersecurity awareness month. Trump signed executive order 13800, which increased research and called for reports on cybersecurity risks as well as how to mitigate them.

2. I agree with the president’s stance. I believe Americans have a right to the privacy of their information on the internet.

1. Department of Homeland Security

2. Mission statement: “The Department of Homeland Security works to improve the security of the United States. The Department's work includes customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity. “ The mission statement mentions cybersecurity, so it does pertain to my issue.

3. The Secretary is Kirstjen M. Nielsen. She was previously an employee of the DHS, so I believe she isn’t merely a political appointment. This helps my issue, because it means thing will get done right.

4. The suitable section for my issue would be cybersecurity.

5. I am somewhat satisfied with the executive action. I think the DHS’s release of a cybersecurity 5 year plan is a great step in the right direction. I think one major piece that’s missing is federal net neutrality. I believe too many members of the FCC are in broadband company’s pockets, and the agency needs a refresh. Also, I think a decrease in funding to the DHS would be detrimental, because the agency needs funds to hire hacking professionals.  

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Legislative Action

1. a.

Desaulnier- Supports protecting internet privacy and stopping internet fraud.

Harris- Supports actions to stop predatory privacy breaches.

Feinstein- Has also supported actions to stop predatory privacy breaches.

b. Harris supported the Ending Nonconsensual Online User Graphic Harassment (ENOUGH) Act of 2017

2. a. Democrats tried pushing a bill that would let consumers opt out of some data sharing, and give the FTC control over privacy violation punishments. California also passed a strict net neutrality law this year.

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c. The bill is trying to stop throttling practices by broadband providers.

d. Puts pressure on broadband providers due to California’s large economy and population.     

e. I would vote yes, I think the federal net neutrality legislation should never have been removed.

f. It originated in the senate. The governor approved it on September 30, 2018

g. As stated previously, I think net neutrality should never have been removed. I believe the FCC needs a refresh of people that aren’t in broadband’s pocket.

3. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/technology/facebook-documents-uk-parliament.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FPrivacy&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection

The subject is Facebook’s use of user data to favor partners and punish rivals. The authors are Adam Satariano and Mike Isaac. This article was written shortly after a British parliamentary committee released document’s and emails showing Facebook’s practices. The audience is any decently educated reader that cares about their internet privacy. I find very little bias in this article. If anything, it’s ever so slightly skewed against Facebook. The article lays out the release of information in an easy to understand and factual way. It did it’s job in informing the reader of the subject and showing it’s influence. The documents apply more pressure to Facebook, possibly leading to privacy changes down the road. I agree with this article, as it’s hard not to agree with facts (if your not insane).     

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The 3 Ps Assessment: Parties, Political Interest Groups, and PAC’s

I couldn’t find the republican party’s position on internet privacy. They don’t seem to be focused on any cyber related issues. The democrats, however, have a strong stance. They are for decreasing surveillance and protecting citizen’s internet privacy. I agree with this stance. The libertarians want to end all surveillance period, not internet specifically. I disagree with parts of this, as I think some types of surveillance is necessary. The Peace and Freedom party have the same stance as the Democrats. I identify the most with Democrat view, which isn’t surprising. I would vote for their candidate in an election.

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Constitutional Issues

The name of my court case is National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet Services. It was decided during Bush Jr’s second term (2005). The case revolves around the FCC’s decision to not include broadband cable companies in the regulations stated by the Communications act of 1934. The Ninth Circuit court then reversed it, continuing the precedent that cable companies are a “telecommunications service”. The constitutional question is whether or not the FCC’s exclusion of broadband companies was lawful. The case puts the court’s ability to interpret laws above agencies into question. The decision was 6 to 3 in the FCC’s favor. The decision followed an earlier precedent from Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. I disagree with the decision. I think the FCC are pawns of cable companies, and used this loophole to make more money.

Article: https://www.npr.org/2018/04/12/601881444/facebook-and-other-firms-have-a-ton-of-data-on-you-heres-how-to-limit-that

The subject of the article is internet privacy on social media sites like Facebook. The author is Audie Cornish, co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered. This article was written soon after Mark Zuckerberg’s senate hearing. The intended audience is any social media user concerned about their privacy. The author isn’t overly biased, but certainly dislikes social media company’s methods of data collection. The article addresses the issue and quickly get’s to the point. She also recommends some methods of privacy protection like account privacy settings. I personally agree with the author. I think the amount of data being collected is a violation of general privacy. If the company wants specific information, they should have to request it from the user. 

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Media Assessment of Issue

Objective: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/29/624336039/california-passes-strict-internet-privacy-law-with-implications-for-the-country

The subject of this article is the affects of California’s internet privacy law on the nation. The author of this article is Ben Adler. The article was published in June of 2018. The intended audience is any educated American. The author is pretty objective, possibly a slight lean left. The article talks about the process of getting the law made and inacted. I agree with the law completely.   

Conservative bias: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/30/trump-expected-to-sign-bill-undoing-obama-era-internet-privacy-rules.html

The subject of the article is discussing a law awaiting Trump’s signature. The law would undo Obama era internet privacy protections. The author is Andrew O’Rielly. The article was published soon before the bill reached Trump’s desk, on March 30, 2017. The intended audience is likely a right leaning educated reader. The article seems fairly objective, although there are much more republican views represented than democrat. The article provides information on what the deregulation will do, and who is supporting/protesting it. I don’t agree with the deregulation itself, as for the article it could include more left side quotes. I think internet deregulation is a dangerous road to continue down.   

Liberal Bias: http://addictinginfo.com/2017/04/04/inventor-of-the-worldwide-web-just-destroyed-trumps-disgusting-bill-to-sell-internet-history/

This article talks about Trump’s internet privacy bill and the “inventor of the worldwide web” ’s response. The author is Vera (This is all that’s provided...). This article was published on April 7, 2017, after Trump signed the bill. The intended audience is an easily persuaded liberal. The article has heavy liberal bias, to the point of hilarity. The significance of the article is some people only understand sensationalized news. I agree with some of the opinions of the article, but most definitely not with the article’s style.

There were some similarities and differences between the articles. The liberal and conservative leaning articles both discussed the same law. Both Fox and NPR were objective, with a slight lean to either side. The addicting info article was the outlier, being obviously biased and sensational. 

I identify most with the NPR article because it’s objective, but slightly left leaning. I also agree with the California internet privacy law it discusses.