THE FUTURE OF REPUTATION GOSSIP RUMOR AND PRIVACY

THE FUTURE OF REPUTATION: GOSSIP, RUMOR, AND PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET Daniel Solove Future of. J. Reputation John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law George Washington University Law School & Senior Policy Advisor, Hogan Lovells & Founder, Teach. Privacy http: //teachprivacy. com 1

Concurring Opinions 2

Technorati Blog Growth In the past seven years, the number of blogs grew from 50 to 50 million. 3

Subway 4

Dog Poop Girl 5

Dog Poop Girl 6

Diary: 20 th Century 7

Diary: 21 st Century 8

Internet Then 9

Caveman 10

Blog Cartoon 11

Brain 12

Generation Google 13

THE STAR WARS KID The Original Video 14

THE STAR WARS KID Videos Embellished with Special Effects 15

Star Wars Kid Videos 16

Washingtonienne 17

REPUTATION “Reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of my self and what remains is bestial. ” -- Cassio in William Shakespeare’s Othello 18

What Should the Law Do? 19

THREE PATHS FOR THE LAW 1. The Libertarian Approach “Hands off” – keep the law out of it. 2. The Authoritarian Approach Censorship and restrictions. 3. The Middle Ground Approach Using the threat of lawsuits to force people to be more responsible and accountable. 20

PRIVACY 21

PLACES PRIVATE (home) PUBLIC (county fair) 22

Confidentiality 23

Control Dr. Laura Schlessinger 24

SPEECH 25

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EDUCATION Tyler Clementi www. teachprivacy. com 27

www. futureofreputation. com The End 28