reconstructing...

Alright, it seems my focus for the web essay has found a particular focus. Instead of trying to explain what various governments are doing to protect their citizens, I am dissecting the issue of spam. A rough outline of my plan is as listed:

Introduction: I'll explain what spam is and how it is inherently connected to digital literacy.

History: I'll describe the origins of spam in context of the internet and how it has branched out to other devices (ei: cell phones, PDAs).

Hinderence:This section will be similar to history but will explain how it (spam) has become such an annoyance. In addition, specific figures concerning the cost the recipient of spam incurs will be discussed in this section. Finally, anlysis of the information provided will discuss the burden spam has on economies and consumers as well as lead into the next topic.

Regulations/Laws: This section will probably be broken up into 4 sections: International (UN and the ITU), European Union, United States, and other countries (Austrailia, Japan, China...etc). Here is where I will list the policies, bills, directives...etc. that have impacted the senders of spam. Furthermore, it will list various other initiatives to curb spam and future research being conducted at new laws.

Analysis: The final section will provide critical analysis of spam and regulations concerning spam.

This is a rough outline and will probably change during the course of writing/revising what I have. Should I expound more on any particular aspect?