The Web 2.0 Under Legal Scrutiny
- Posted by Avatar on April 9th, 2008 filed in Information, News
The advent of the social web has one or more pages or social networks having a myriad of questionnaires and other surveys that help them customize the experience for their growing users. The only problem is that as others get on the bandwagon, the law has started to notice lapses in their legal obligations and people are getting sued with heads expected to roll. The issue involving Roommates.com that has online questionnaires for them to locate their perfect room mates online. Well, the problem is that lawyers and housing authorities are saying the site’s questionnaires are raising violations to Fair Housing Laws. They should have been protected by certain laws yet their act of making the information they gather available to other users. It also raises issues with discrimination or other social implications that are punishable by law. The appellate court that handled the case has found them guilty of posting information that was deemed discriminatory and in violation of federal and state fair housing laws.