Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
THE INTERNET AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
Since the advent of the World Wide Web in the early 1990's, numerous
problems have arose pertaining to illegal activity on the Internet. Exactly
how these problems began is simple to explain-whenever a new type of media
becomes popular with the general public, unscrupulous individuals discover
ways to manipulate and exploit to their advantage (usually financially) the
information that is placed on the Internet in the form of personal data,
such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, bank accounts and
medical records. For example, with the explosion of chat rooms, blogging
and websites like YouTube and Craig's List, pedophiles have been able to
access email addresses in order to conduct live chats and discussions with
underage boys and girls for the express purpose of meeting them in private
for sex. Also, criminals have managed to gain access to bank accounts,
credit card numbers and other personal data in order to steal funds for
personal use. Spamming is also a big problem, especially when criminals
gain access to private email addresses and send fraudulent promises based
on financial freedom or a high-paying job with the intent to defraud people
of their money and assets. Obviously, this type of theft works relatively
well, for there has been a large increase in the number of people ripped
off by scam artists within the last five years.
The solutions for these and other illegal activities on the Internet
is extremely complicated, due to the number of criminals lurking on the
Internet and their ability to disguise their true identities and motives.
One solution would be to utilize some type of "Internet police" who would
monitor certain websites for suspicious illegal activity, especially
related to sexual predators and child molesters. A more radical approach
would involve shutting down websites that cater to illegal activity and
making sure that they do not return to an online status. The best solution
is to locate those persons who conduct illegal activities on the web and
put them in jail for long periods, thus assuring that they do not repeat
their illegal activities.
Internet Privacy for High School Students The unrestrained stream of information is conceived necessary for democracies and market-based economies. The capability of the Internet to make available the vast quantity of information to practically everyone, irrespective of their locations thus entails large benefits. The Internet provides access to the greatest libraries of the world to the students even in the smallest towns and permit the medical specialists to analyze the patients
Internet started way back 3 to 4 decades, but it really took the world by storm through the 90's and till now it has become one of the main assets of modern day computer user. More people get the information through Internet, especially those who use it than by any other means. The world has become a cyber village where simply anyone from anywhere can communicate with other person living
The author stresses that overreacting would not hinder the terrorists, as they would simply seek other means to access the technology and innocents would likely be bared from access. As with so many other documents associated with the CSIS there is a clear sense that the organization and its members seek to offer logical rather than counterproductive solutions to battling terrorism. There is no traditional literature review within this work.
Sex Offenders and the Internet The types of sexual habits occurring online range from very unusual behaviors to others that are plain illegal (Caroline & Klein, 2014). A considerable amount of literature on sexual abuse of minors occurring and getting promoted online is being developed although there is a scarcity of information concerning other internet sexual based interactions that touch on manufacturing, dissemination and online viewing of sexual materials (Carolina &
Downloading Music Many college students have strong opinions about whether they should be able to download music for free from the Internet. The issue was brought to a head when musicians sued Napster for providing the means to violate their copyright by distributing their music for free, which meant that the musicians would get no royalty for the music. Napster designed an application that made it easy for people to share
Internet Censorship The internet came to prominence as a tool and pursuit of the masses starting in the early 1990's. The capabilities, depth and breadth of what the internet has to offer have increased exponentially over the ensuing two decades. Such expansion has greatly eased the spread of information (Palfrey, 2010). The ease in which people communicate and disseminate information has created a cause for concern among many different parties that