DocumentCode
1152807
Title
The pros and cons of cyberspying
Author
Ganzha, Maria
Volume
6
Issue
7
fYear
2005
fDate
7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract
The emergence of computers has only accelerated various transitions and added new directions to where the world is heading. Nowadays, such practices as e-commerce, e-government, and e-learning are commonplace. For many of us, it´s almost impossible to imagine our lives without email. As the world evolves, we must embrace change and clearly understand the associated dangers. For instance, children have personal computers and Internet access at home and in school, and they often know more about computers than their parents. Illegal drug use, skipping class, bullying, and pornography aren´t new problems, but the Internet can make getting away with such behaviour easier. The Internet also creates conditions for sophisticated methods of cheating, intellectual property theft, and criminal hacking. Cyberspying argues that many people have no idea of the Internet´s evils and the problems that answering an innocent-looking email could cause.
Keywords
Internet; computer crime; industrial property; Internet; bullying; cheating; criminal hacking; cyberspying; email; illegal drug use; intellectual property theft; pornography; Acceleration; Computer crime; Drugs; Educational institutions; Electronic government; Electronic learning; Home computing; Intellectual property; Internet; Microcomputers; Cyber Spying; Eric Cole; Michael Nordfelt; Sandra Ring; Ted Fair;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Distributed Systems Online, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1541-4922
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MDSO.2005.37
Filename
1501756
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