Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking has become very popular in the world we live in today. Cyberstalking is unfortunately happening every day to a lot to the men and women of our society of various ways through the internet. 18 U.S. Code Section 2261A: Stalking is the law that is broken on a regular basis. Understanding that this law can be hard to understand. Defined by one of the many definitions from the FindLaw website as “with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure

People want to feel safe. If someone owns a precious object it is stored in a safe hidden in their house. To further protect a house the front doors have handle locks and dead-bolts. To keep personal items safe items like wallet chains are used to stop criminals in their tracks. In the case of cars where they cannot always be watched, car alarms were made to protect from thieves. All of these systems are in place to keep people and their possessions safe. There is an area in people’s lives that

more cases of reported cyberstalking. Cyberstalking is the use of technology to persistently harass another individual. Cyberstalking is not only the harassment of a person using the internet and other means of stalking can be solicitation of a sexual act, vandalism, assault, slander etc. Out of all stalking victims, one out four of reported some form of cyberstalking such as e-mail (83%) or instant messaging (35%). Due to poor state and federal legislation, cyberstalking is not top priority to the

1.4 million in 1998 to 3.4 million in 2009 (Young, 2013). Traditional stalking is not the only problem. There is also cyberstalking. Cyberstalking has become somewhat of a societal joke. When an individual checks out a person they are romantically interested in on social media more than once in as many days they may say that they are “stalking” them. However cyberstalking is more than just checking out a person’s social media presence. It is a behavior that is disruptive and emotionally or

stalking is so common these days more than ever. With the emergence of technology, computer crime has been increasing at rapid rate. The first type of computer crime that has the potential to cause high levels of distress and damage is cyberstalking. Cyberstalking can be defined as using the Internet or other electronic means to harass, intimidate, threaten, monitor or make unwanted advances towards another people. It can involve direct communications through e-mails, chat rooms sites, bulletin boards

stalking capabilities by using the internet, he created fake profiles pretending to be his ex-girlfriend and would communicate with random men online. Sayer posted ads with Jane Doe’s phone number and address asking men for sexual favors. As the cyberstalking continued, Jane Doe feared for her life, she changed her name and moved from Maine to Louisiana to live with her relatives. Moving down the East Coast did not stop the harassment, a few months after relocating unknown men showed up in Louisiana

the globe. Regrettably, may of the qualities of this technology, low cost, ease of use, and anonymous nature, among others, make it an appealing medium for fraudulent scams, child sexual exploitation, and increasingly, a new concern referred as cyberstalking. Cyber Exploitation and Laws Cyber exploitation is the non-consensual spreading and publication of intimate photos or videos. The materials are usually stolen by ex-lovers, ex-spouses, associates, or total strangers through hacking, theft of

These occurrences in the United States happen regularly. 1 in 4 teenagers have been cyberbullied one point or another. Freedom of speech is being misused because you can say whatever you want no matter how extreme, it is creating cyberbullying and cyberstalking and incites strong emotions in those affected. Freedom of speech is being misused because you can say whatever you what no matter how extreme. Recent issues of this topic range from extremist websites in Norway to hate speech in Rohingya. Both

common new crimes related to this phenomenon is cyberstalking, which is many times confused with both cyberbullying and cyberharassment. Before talking about these cybercrimes, it would be convenient to define the crimes as they were before Internet arrived to our lives: Harassment is an umbrella term which includes actions “designed to annoy, provoke, threaten or cause another

Like domestic violence or theft, stalking is a crime punishable by law. Charges vary state to state, but often include aggravated stalking, trespassing, and/or a temporary restraining order (NO Bullying, 2015). Charges also may include that of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the intransitive verb ‘stalk’ as walk[ing] swiftly or haughtily”. The word as a transitive verb is defines as “to purse obsessively and to the point of harassment” (Merriam-Webster