Information technology standardization: theory, process, and organizations
Information technology standardization: theory, process, and organizations
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User customization of a word processor
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Human values and the design of computer technology
Human values and the design of computer technology
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Information rules: a strategic guide to the network economy
Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges to Political Life in Cyberspace
Democracy in the Digital Age: Challenges to Political Life in Cyberspace
America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940
America Calling: A Social History of the Telephone to 1940
Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace
Design Rules: The Power of Modularity Volume 1
Design Rules: The Power of Modularity Volume 1
Race in Cyberspace
Information Systems Research
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Regulation through information technologies is growing in importance. Policymakers are addressing societal concerns such as privacy, freedom of speech, and intellectual property protection through the design of information technology. While scholars have noted the power of information technologies, there is little analysis of how people are affected or regulated by information technology. This paper builds upon structuration theory to provide a theoretically informed analysis of how information technologies affect individuals. The paper then examines two governance characteristics that policymakers may use to ensure information technology comports with societal concerns. The characteristics are defaults and standards. For each characteristic, the paper discusses the salient regulatory issues for manipulating them. The results should aid policymakers in manipulating information technologies to address societal concerns.