Large companies have increasingly used deceptive tactics on the internet to target audiences and market products, crossing legal and ethical lines regarding privacy and integrity. Edelman created fake blogs for Walmart, Ruckus Network set up a false Facebook profile to collect student info, and Sony admitted making "flog" fake blogs, while AOL released user search data publicly. Similar privacy breaches occurred at Hershey, Mrs. Fields, Xanga, and Myspace. As companies dominate the web, they sometimes overlook laws, so stricter regulations are needed to protect internet users' well-being.

1. The Internet Becomes the Playground for Company Treachery

2. What’s Going On…On the Net??? Companies have found a new way to market to target audiences, and the Internet has become the primary tool to do so. Although there are great opportunities on the net, the following companies cross the line -disregarding privacy and integrity laws.

3. Edelman, PR firm for Wal-Mart, post fake blogs about Wal-Mart as a public relation tactic. The Ruckus Network is revealed for setting up a false Facebook account in order to get contact information from college students. Sony also confesses to creating “flog”, fake blog, as a means to an end in marketing. AOL users start uproar due to the fact that AOL has released user search information for public viewing. Similar acts of dishonesty and disregards of privacy are seen in companies such as Hershey, Mrs. Fields, and Xanga, and Myspace.

4. Large companies, and even smaller ones, have become so dominate on the web, that they sometimes overlook the laws and guidelines. However, there should be something done for this. Stricter laws should be mad and enforced to ensure the well being of internet users.