Internet crime

and where can be the most dangerous place to go? The Internet…. Without a buffer, a safety net, you as well as many other people can fall into the danger zones. The Internet is such a free resource around the world, that many people have abused it and taken advantage of others; the Internet is a good place for such opportunities. However, when the Internet is used properly, with the right precautions and the right information; the Internet can educate, positively influences, and provides a creative

networks, "The Internet is the Wild, Wild West. The rules of the world don't apply.” (Porter, Jane. "Apps of hate?" Choices/Current Health, Mar. 2015, p. 12+. Opposing Viewpoints in context http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A402347857/OVIC?u=j064903&xid=f36940b5.). Many people may argue that technology and the internet have changed our lives for the better in ways, especially with the advanced equipment that we do have today. However, there are many negatives to using the internet such as teenagers

Pornography on the Internet The Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is becoming popular among those who are interested in the information superhighway. The problem with this world we know as Cyberspace, the ‘Net, or the Web is that some of this information, including pornographical material and hate literature, is being accessible to minors. Did you know that 83.5% of the images available on the Internet are pornographical? Did you know that the Internet’s

“Dog poop girl” isn’t the only thing that stinks. The internet reeks of crap, although not in the literal sense. Kids these days get their rocks off by harassing and humiliating people in videos and scandalous activity online. Jessica Bennett describes this phenomenon in her article, “The Dark Side of Web Fame”. Once a video or other post goes online it’s out there forever for anyone to criticize, and there’s almost nothing anyone can do about it. Bennett describes many instances in which people

"Most people in America use the internet, and when they use it they should expect to be free to search and post what they want; that is except unless they're intentionally posting or viewing something that is against the law. It's been a theory for some time that the government can view the American peoples' internet searches and browsing history, but are they and should they be doing it at all? Like in the earlier stages of our country, we will and most likely continue to have conflict with our

The Internet Impact For most children and teenagers, are open to the Internet. People have different opinions about it. Older adults grew up without electronics, but nowadays all kids have electronics. Depending on which electronics the kids have, it changes how the kids learn. If it’s a smart calculator or if it is just a game. Adults and children are moving into life that surrounds them with electronics. “In fact, 87 percent of 12 to 17-year-olds are now online” (Packard). Studies say, that children

The internet has become the important part of the world; from instant messages through communicating, and emails, banking, travelling, studying and shopping, internet has touched every aspect of life. With the increasing use of the internet by people, protecting essential information has become a necessity. A computer that is not having appropriate security controls can be affected with malicious logic and thus any type of information can be accessed in moments. Number of affected Web Pages and

that the Internet continues to spread its influence to further parts of the world. The internet gives benefits to anyone who uses the global-reaching technology. People are now able to connect to other individuals who they otherwise would not have met and share vast amounts of information in only a few seconds. However, some people with malicious intent uses that technology to harm or even destroy the rest of the population’s lives. In such a situation, communities with access to the Internet raise

used to censor internet access in China. However, I do not think they are complicit in China’s censorship regime. Their technology is a tool that is being misused, whether Cisco likes it or not. A company cannot completely control what their products are used for. For example, if someone used a hammer to break a window to illegally enter someone’s house, the company that made the hammer would not be complicit in the crime just because they created a tool that was used in the crime. The routers are

trying to reduce cyberbullying with laws and the effects that has on the internet and in real life. With positive and negative consequences coming from trying to protect internet users, it brings up whether we should accept that there will always be flaws, or should we find a compromise anyway that wills till have negative consequences. Chapter 7 in Blown to Bits, You Can’t Say That on the Internet, breaks down how the internet tries to protect people from negative behaviors while abiding by US law