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Crime and the Criminal Internet Laws

            Cyber Space Law Right now there is a very interesting war being waged in the court rooms across America. It is a battle for the rights of citizens on the Internet. The Internet is a fairly new medium gaining wide popularity in 1994. Because of its incredible growth in popularity in a very short amount of time it has been hard to regulate. The first act to come out regarding the Internet and Freedom of Speech was PL 99-508 the Electronic Communications and Privacy Act of 1986 . This act consisted of two parts, title I and title II. Title I - Interception of Communications and Related Matters. Basically takes the existing laws and updates them to include computers. Where before it was illegal to intercept private telephone calls, it now says it is illegal to intercept private computer transmissions. It also includes a provision to make it legal to intercept public radio transmissions like it is with public radio programs. It also allows Internet Service Providers to keep a log o!.
             f who called and their activity on-line to protect themselves. Title II - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access. This provision adds sections to Title 18 of the United States Code (USC). In section 2701 - Unlawful Access to Stored Communications; it makes it a federal offense to hack into a computer system. Actually what it says is that it is not illegal to gain access but once you do gain access, by mistake or intention, it is illegal to continue to access the computer system. This crime is punishable by $5000 or up to six months in jail. Section 2703 of USC Title 18 is the section that instructs Internet Service Providers to keep a back-up record of your activities on-line with a court order from a government entity. Then after the government notifies the individual in question, the material is either used by the agency or is destroyed. Probably the biggest battle yet over the first amendment rights so far has been the Communications Decency Act or CDA.


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1. INTERNET CRIME

The Internet is a world that is very difficult to govern and it is because of this that criminals are discovering the net as a place to conduct illegal activity. ... Internet crime is not only an issue of the present. ... Crime on the Net is expanding. ... Boarders in law are effective. ... The problem with the detection of criminals on the Internet is that there is no connection between an Internet Address and a physical jurisdiction. ...

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2. Cyber Criminals

His crime? ... There are many forms of computerized crime; most computer crime can be traced back to one common tool (besides a computer of course) the Internet. ... The Internet is used for many good things, and is an irreplaceable tool for today's world commerce, but thanks to cyber criminality, it is also a dangerous weapon that threatens that same commerce and even the security of the civilized world. ... In fact, according to estimations, about one in twenty five thousand computer crimes result in the conviction of the computer criminal. In 90% of all of such computer crimes, th...

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3. Linking Crime Challenges

Linking Crime Challenges in the 21st Century The evolution of crime over the years has made law enforcement and law making a challenge. ... Gangs are one of the oldest organized crime entities and they still pose a challenge to law enforcement due to their size and criminal activity. ... The computer is now a place where criminals can thrive and commit more crimes. ... The challenge that technology has toward law enforcement is heavy; it is not as easy to detect crimes that are being committed through the Internet. The Internet allows crime organizations to meet and discuss information with de...

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4. Computer Crime

Firstly, crime is a behaviour that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail or other sanctions"(Kendall 1999; 161). ... Many of the crimes that are also committed on computers via the Internet are very new also. ... Computer crime despite the many problems it has brought has also brought some needed social controls to the Internet and as stated before some laws have been formed to protect many of the institutions that because of computer crime have become targets for criminals. ... Since the Internet is a global tool, many of the crimes that are committed extend beyond nati...

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5. Computer Crimes

According to Diana Kendall, crime is a behavior that violates criminal law and is punishable with fines, jail or other sanctions(Kendall 1999; 161). ... Many of the crimes that are also committed on computers via the Internet are very new also. ... Computer crime despite the many problems it has brought has also brought some needed social controls to the Internet and as stated before some laws have been formed to protect many of the institutions that because of computer crime have become targets for criminals. ... Many hackers view the Internet as public space for everyone and do not see the...

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6. Computer Crimes

The reason computer crimes have increased is because of the popularity of the internet and the fact that people are becoming more and more computer literate. ... The most common crimes committed on the Internet are: Forgery (of E-mail), assault (on your Web site, E-mail box, or computer system), fraud (cyber scams), and robbery (theft of valuable information). ... In my paper I will discuss computer crimes dealing the government, computer stalking, and computer criminals. ... Computer crimes are in full sweep and anyone who has access to a computer can become a computer criminal. Hackers...

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7. music adolescent

With good intentions the internet can be a safe place, but the Internet can also be used as a mediated channel of communication in which criminals can research, conduct, and conceal their crimes with little or no resistance from security. ... After researching and obtaining the information they need to complete the criminal act, criminals then commit the crime. ... Netcrimes have risen dramatically in the past few years and as usual, the laws can't keep up with the crimes. ... The Internet has proven time and time again to provide criminals with the information they need to research a ...

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8. Computer Crimes

Computer crime started in the early 1970's and has become more and more prevalent, anyone who is computer literate can become a computer criminal, he or she is every man, every woman, or even every child. ... At the international level, several countries, including Canada and the U.S, have been addressing such issues as mutual legal assistance treaties, extradition, the sharing of intelligence, and the need for uniform computer crime laws so that cyber criminals can be successfully investigated and prosecuted even when their crimes cross international borders, as they so often do. ...

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9. Cyber-crimes: Cyber-terrorism and Hacking

But, aside from all of this harmless and useful appearance, the Internet could be more than meets the eye. ... Before we even knew what was happening, the Internet has become a crime tool, and this enabled people to coin the term "cyber-crime". Cyber-crime is defined as crimes that are being committed within cyber-space. The prefix "cyber" refers to a person that is connected to the Internet or online. ... A hacker is a person with supreme knowledge and expertise in computers, but due to unlawful acts that have been committed or cyber-crimes, the term hacker has evolved from "computer expert...

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