2.  Cyber crime encompasses any criminal act dealing with computers and networks (called hacking). Additionally, cyber crime also includes traditional crimes conducted through the Internet. For example; hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts are considered to be cyber crimes when the illegal activities are committed through the use of a computer and the Internet. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/cyber_cr ime.html

3.  Summary  More than half a billion (580 million) people worldwide now have Internet access  Another form of technology drastically increasing in use is the cell phone.  To one quarter of young female Internet users say they have felt frightened or upset about things said to them during chat room sessions. -Tanya Beran; Qing Li; University of Calgary http://people.ucalgary.ca/~qinli/publication /2005CyberBeranLi_JECR.pdf

4.  In a survey conducted in Britain, 25% of adolescents between 11 and 19 years- of-age reported experiencing cyber-bullying  Many adolescents experience sexual harassment over the Internet.  These studies suggest that harassment occurs through electronic communication, yet it is unclear how often these behaviors occur among peers. Summary

5.  It is clear that technology not only brought good things with it, but also bad things like cyber-bullying.  The government should make a law that regulates cyber-bullying and punish those who are offenders.  Cyber-bullying is growing and will continue growing unless there is something done about it.

6.  Security, or the lack of it, enables criminal hackers to disrupt e- commerce in several ways.  Privacy protections enable thieves to take advantage of the benefits of anonymity Summary http://www.brint.com/members/01040530/c ybercrime/ By:Brad Oates

7.  The Internet enables communication and commerce to occur beyond or without borders, presenting significant problems in the prevention  Much like corporations, government suffers from several forms of victimization, including theft of intellectual property, theft of assets, and loss of reputation Summary

8.  The Internet Fraud Council (IFC)(http://www.internetfraudcouncil.org/),a division of the National Coalition for the Prevention of Economic Crime, is composed of organizations from around the world that are interested in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of Internet fraud. Summary

9.  A uniform crime reporting system should be developed that includes specific economic crimes Summary

10.  The internet may either benefit us pr harm us and that depends on how you use internet.  It is apparent that many people abuse the worldwide coverage of the internet to spread their scams and crimes throughout the world.  It is quite sad that people doesn’t have self- control and self-discipline in using the internet.  It is only just and right that we take action on this just as this journal suggests.