Copyright was initially relevant primarily to published and sold works. The Internet has changed the way in which people seek and publish information, making it important to understand the ways in which copyright laws affect Internet use. Internet-based businesses and businesses that use the Internet for the promotion and publication…
Cyber threats come from many sources, each looking to obtain personal information for benefit or exploitation. As intrusions become increasingly sophisticated, more regulatory and internal safeguards are needed in response. Internet privacy is a subset of the larger world of data privacy that covers the collection, use, and secure storage…
The growth of the Internet poses unique opportunities and unique problems around the world today. Just as law abiding persons utilize the Internet for many useful and productive purposes, criminals, hackers, and even careless persons lacking wrongful intent can misuse the Internet’s capabilities and create serious problems. Internet fraud, viruses…
Three words that, like many others in English, end up forming part of our daily vocabulary. Until recently, unknown (but not for that reason non-existent), cyberbullying or cyberbullying has become a problem that affects everyone, whether it’s children, adolescents, or adults. It is one of the dark sides of the…
If you’ve spent any amount of time on social networking sites in the last few years, chances are that you’ve either heard of, or experienced for yourself, catfishing. Catfishing is a serious problem with online interactions where one person deceives another through chat, in email or with video software where…
One most controversial pieces of legislation passed by the Office of the Information Commissioner (ICO) during the past years regarding the internet and website development was the Cookie Act. No, we’re not talking about those scrumptious small, flat, and sweet baked delicacies that flutter our senses! Here we’re talking about those…
