This blog post is about what our legislative bodies should be doing to respond more rapidly to our technological advancement as they have difficulties keeping up. I will go in-depth with the techniques/policies/produces we should deploy to help close the gap
The Problem
Law and technology have been going head to head since the boom of technology. Technology seems to advance at a rate that our legal system isn’t able to keep up. Many issues have arisen in the legal community due to technology. The legal system is out of date. For example, a case from 2014 is already completely out of date and isn’t relevant anymore. Many areas of law have been changing rapidly and this affects intellectual property, our privacy, how crimes are committed, and how confidential client data is stored. We need to implement effective laws to protect the consumers and ensure our data is safe.
Possible Solutions
One way to combat this problem of our legislative being out of date is to combat the lack of knowledge in our legislative bodies. We must maintain knowledge to understand what is happening in our world. If our legal system can be up to date with their training we could have a fighting chance to combat the knowledge gap. Here are some techniques I would deploy to help close this gap.
Techniques/Policies/Procedures
To fight this problem we need to come up with techniques, policies, and procedures. We should show what regulation would look like for online services and have a basic format for everyone to follow. If an online service doesn’t know if it is legal they should ask someone trained to answer these questions. As well as having a regulatory tier specifically for online infrastructure companies, would require distinct treatment to protect the operation of information online. We should implement a yearly test to ensure everyone is up to date on our technology. Small training for any changes will be given to our legal system.
Conclusion
This write-up is trying to propose a high-level framework for thinking about our regulatory action, goals for regulation, and the tool to accomplish the solution. Our legislative body can’t understand or anticipate the danger of technology, but we can prepare for them and implement new methods to help to be more up to date.
References
Carll, E. K. (2013). Cyber harassment and cyber stalking: Strategies for intervention and Social Change. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e597722013-001
Freeto, S. (2021, March 25). Regulation and legislation lag behind constantly evolving technology. Bloomberg Law. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://pro.bloomberglaw.com/brief/regulation-and-legislation-lag-behind-technology/
Griffen, J. (2019, April 12). A Losing Game: The Law Is Struggling To Keep Up With Technology. Journal of High Technology Law. Retrieved April 10, 2022, from https://sites.suffolk.edu/jhtl/2019/04/12/a-losing-game-the-law-is-struggling-to-keep-up-with-technology/