New types of media met with moral panic, same with Internet. Corrupting the young.
Douglas Thomas and Brian Loader - computer-mediated activities that are either illegal or considered illicit by some and that are conducted through global electronic networks.
Yvonne Jewkes - Internet creates opportunities for conventional crime and new crime using new tools.
Wall - 4 categories of cybercrime
1. Cyber-trespass - crossing into others cyber property, hacking and spreading viruses.
2. Cyber-deception and theft - identity theft, illegal downloads. 95% of music available online is downloaded illegally (Swash 2009).
3. Cyber-*********** - **** involving minors, easy access to **** on the Internet for children.
4. Cyber-violence - psychological harm or inciting physical harm. Cyber-stalking, threatening/offensive emails or texts.
Difficult to police because of huge scale of Internet combined with limited resources, low priority, lacks excitement.
Provides great opportunity for surveillance and control for police and government.
Jewkes - routine surveillance through CCTV, digital fingerprinting, electronic databases and 'smart' identity cards. Listening devices 'carnivores' monitors email traffic.
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