Technological Pragmatism -- Conflict Hypotheses and Outline
The evolution of digital technology increases the vulnerability of certain populations to criminal exploitation through the digital medium.
Children are tremendously vulnerable to digital exploitation.
The poor and elderly have less access to computers.
Digital crimes targeting vulnerable populations skyrocketed in the digital age.
Cyber crime is a tremendous problem in the U.S.
King, C. "Protecting Children: Speech That Crosses the Line." The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Vol. 78, No. 6; (2009): 22-28.
Digital media have developed beyond the scope of Intellectual Property laws designed to protect proprietary ownership of intellectual originality.
Intellectual Property laws never anticipated a digital medium.
Current Intellectual Property laws are inadequate for the digital age.
Significant legal reforms are necessary in the digital age.
Reference
U.S. International Trade Commission. (2003). PROTECTING U.S. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS and the CHALLENGES of DIGITAL PIRACY.
Retrieved July 10, 2010 from:
http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/working_papers/wp_id_05.pdf
Hypothesis # 3
Contemporary generations of American students are at a high risk of personal harm and of damaging their reputations and future employment prospects because of their indiscriminate use of digital communications media.
High school and college students use digital media extensively.
Their typical digital media habits and practices are dangerous.
They often publish personal information that can be used for exploitation.
In many cases, information they publish can harm them in the future.
Reference
Willenz, P. (2003). "Internet use involves both pros and cons for children and adolescents: Some youth benefit from Internet use while for others it can exacerbate self-destructive behaviors." American Psychological Association.
Retrieved July 10, 2010 from:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/apa-iui042606.php
Hypothesis # 4
The availability of digital social media has increased the incidence of extramarital affairs by providing a convenient medium for initiating anonymous social overtures.
Digital media have been used extensively to conduct illicit sexual affairs.
The privacy of the medium permits secrecy from spouses and significant others.
The anonymity of digital communications facilitates deception in social overtures.
Reference
Hertlein, K.M. And Piercy, F.P. "Internet Infidelity: A Critical Review of the Literature." The Family Journal Vol. 14 (2006): 366-371.
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