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...Want to opt out? If politely asking to have your listing removed doesn't work, don't expect a lawsuit to help much either. According to Daniel Solove, a George Washington University law professor and author of the forthcoming book, The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor and Privacy On the Internet (coming out in October from Yale University Press), it's difficult to argue that these sites are either defamatory or a breach of privacy since the information is publicly available on the Internet. "It's very problematic, but it's also very difficult to solve," he says...
While McLoughlin could not say for certain whether the opt-out rate appeared to be lower than at this time last year, he said that—regardless of the final monetary figure—the new policy would offer previously nonexistent feedback regarding the mindsets of those who chose to avoid...
McLoughlin added that, the advantages of feedback notwithstanding, the old system of a simple opt-out link would be reinstated if the opt-out numbers do not decline this year. Any feedback circulated to the UC would be on aggregate basis, he said, revealing none of the names of those who decided to opt...
Petersen said he was pleased with the fact that opt-out requests now require justification...
...think students should have a reason if they’re going to opt-out,” Petersen said. “Every student does benefit from the termbill money, so it ought to be a well-considered decision on the individual’s part to opt...