Conclusion

Of the three countries we studied, the policies that the government of the People's Republic of China has in place on Internet privacy are most similar to those seen in the Singapore scenario. Through the use of a single gateway, China can control all the information that goes in and out via the Internet. This method is very similar to the one used by the Singaporean government. The situation in Canada is directly opposite of that in Singapore. In Canada the government protects the citizen's right to privacy and restricts very little Internet content. There is, however, regulation on the collection and distribution of personal information. The United States provides a middle ground between these two extremes. The collection and distribution of personal information is still regulated, thus protecting the citizen's privacy. However, the government still has the ability to encroach upon a citizen's privacy, such as situations that involve the Child Online Protection Act.

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