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Title:
Cybercrime / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.
Author:
Gerdes, Louise I., 1953- editor.
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2013]
Call Number:
HV6773 .C9123 2013
ISBN:
9780737763126

9780737763133
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
243 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
Is cybercrime a serious problem? Identity theft is a serious problem / The impact of identity theft for most victims is minimal / Cyberterrorism poses a serious threat to national security / The threat of cyberterrorism is exaggerated / Music piracy poses a serious threat to the US economy / The economic impact of music piracy is exaggerated / How do cybercriminals use online media to commit crimes? Fighting back online predators / The number of predators that exploit children online is exaggerated / Cybercriminals use personal information on social networking websites to commit crimes / Flash mobs, no longer just dance parties and pillow fights, pose growing criminal threat : cops / Domestic abusers use technology to stalk and threaten their victims / Is Internet activism a cybercrime? Activist websites that reveal sensitive documents threaten diplomatic negotiations / Activist websites that reveal sensitive documents are a useful form of journalism / Some activists hack the internet to promote political beliefs / Some activist hackers have become too corrupt to be effective / Some activist hackers oppose corporate control of the internet / Great firewall : Chinese censors of internet face "hacktivists" in U.S. / What laws will best prevent cybercrime? A strict national standard is necessary to encourage companies to disclose data breaches / Industry self-regulation, not government intervention, is the best way to protect consumers from data attacks / Laws to protect children from internet pornographers are necessary / Proposed laws to protect children from internet pornographers are unconstitutional / Brake the internet pirates : how to slow down intellectual property theft in the digital era / The Stop Online Piracy Act will not prevent online piracy / Internet service providers should be held liable for cybercrime / Making internet service providers liable will not reduce cybercrime
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