Tool Without a Handle: “Getting A Grip”
By Chuck Cosson on December 19, 2013 at 6:48 pm
In my last post, I explored how law influences use of information technology through both rules and a concomitant degree of social consensus that a particular behavior creates undue risk or otherwise warrants a response. In this post, I’ll explore this point further in the context of two areas: legal obligations regarding data security, and attempts to regulate the use of “cookies.”
My point though, is the same in both cases: effectively regulating the use of information technology tools effectively requires a degree of social consensus on critical points. Whether a moral or social obligation exists is only one of several considerations. This, in turn, points out an advantage for thinking of information technology as tools, rather than as a “space” or as a thing analogous to a sovereignty unto itself. Read more about Tool Without a Handle: “Getting A Grip”