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    the way of the future, the Internet. Businesses local, regional, and national have quickly embraced the Internet as an inexpensive means of advertising to reach a larger target audience. The Internet has become the one of the most effective ways advertise, and sell goods and services. The Internet can simply be defined as a network of networks which produces a "new medium of worldwide

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    allows publics to post online. However, it has also became a source that is used for bullies, threats, and crimes. For reasonable causes, school districts should have the right to access students' social media accounts. It has been known that cyberbully is a serious problem among teens for years. According to a research made by Pew Internet & American Life Project, nearly a third of teen-Internet users have experienced

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    negative aspects of technology and some specific technological gadgets. This is the part of my report that should be paid the most attention to, because, due to these reasons many problems arise. Above is a diagram in which there is data about the internet users of developing countries. Something that is seemingly alarming is that these are all countries who have unstable economies, many people have no feed to eat, and a huge number of their population are on social networking sites? The reason for

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    In recent years, internet piracy or "file sharing" of copyrighted material has gained much popularity. It is a topic that has incessantly sparked debate and has even received global attention. Although on the surface the act of file sharing may seem harmless, it is far from it. Each year, film and record production companies as well as software and video game development companies suffer from billions of dollars in lost profits. This loss comes as a direct result of internet piracy. Many agree

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    Catfishing

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    Limitation of human contact due to technology has had a negative effect because it makes crimes easier to be committed and technology can mislead people. Not long ago, the "Craigslist Killer" was a criminal who committed homicides by having people buy his merchandise online; eventually, once the buyer showed up, he would kill them. The use of technology to communicate has made it easier to commit crimes like these because you are able to hide until the very moment you meet, and as seen, that moment

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    1. Zeus Compromised U.S. computers: 3.6 million Main crime use: The Zeus Trojan uses key-logging techniques to steal sensitive data such as user names, passwords, account numbers and credit card numbers. It injects fake HTML forms into online banking login pages to steal user data. 2. Koobface Compromised U.S. computers: 2.9 million Main crime use: This malware spreads via social networking sites MySpace and Facebook with faked messages or comments from "friends." When a user is enticed into clicking

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    relayed to the right systems. Notably, Australian authorities are increasing awareness on cyber crimes. Additionally,

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    Impact of Social Networking Crimes Divya Joshi, Hepi Suthar Students At Gujarat Forensic Sciences University Gandhinagar, India Abstract Social networking on social media websites involves the use of the internet to connect users with their friends, family and acquaintances. Social media websites are not necessarily about meeting new people online, although this does happen. This online social network is useful for spreading information, pictures and videos and generally staying in touch with

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    Tom Standage: The Victorian Internet Since the colonial period, the technology that we use today has come a very long way. People figure out how to make certain things more efficient, one of those things is the telegraph. The figured out a way to communicate roughly immediately across extensive distance. In the book The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage, he explains the first form of communication, who attributed to the creation of the telegraph, what obstacles the creators had to overcome, and

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    Identity theft and online predators are the most serious concerns for most people using the net. Furthermore, because of these crimes, the government plays the role of “Big Brother” once again. Sherry Turkle, author of “How Computers Change the Way We Think,” talks about the violation of privacy because of government interference. “Today’s college students are habituated to a world

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