| Description |
243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-223) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 Is cybercrime a serious problem?: Identity theft is a serious problem / Sid Kirchheimer -- The impact of identity theft for most victims is minimal / Lynn Langton, Michael Planty -- Cyberterrorism poses a serious threat to national security / John R. Rossi -- The threat of cyberterrorism is exaggerated / Maura Conway -- Music piracy poses a serious threat to the US economy / Stephen E. Siwek -- The economic impact of music piracy is exaggerated / Eric Bangeman. |
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Ch. 2 How do cybercriminals use online media to commit crimes? : Fighting back online predators / Kim Hone-McMahan -- The number of predators that exploit children online is exaggerated / Steve Rendall -- Cybercriminals use personal information on social networking websites to commit crimes / Consumer Reports -- Flash mobs, no longer just dance parties and pillow fights, pose growing criminal threat: cops / Eric Tucker, and Thomas Watkins -- Domestic abusers use technology to stalk and threaten their victims / Dalia Colòn. |
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Ch. 3 Is Internet activism a cybercrime? : Activist websites that reveal sensitive documents threaten diplomatic negotiations / John Feffer -- Activist websites that reveal sensitive documents are a useful form of journalism / David Carr -- Some activists hack the Internet to promote political beliefs / Peter Ludlow -- Some activist hackers have become too corrupt to be effective / Charles Arthur -- Some activist hackers oppose corporate control of the Internet / Tim Hwang -- Great firewall: Chinese censors of Internet face "Hacktivists" in U.S. / Geoffrey Fowler. |
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Ch. 4 What laws will best prevent cybercrime? : A strict national standard is necessary to encourage companies to disclose data breaches / Andrew Crocker -- Industry self-regulation, not government intervention, is the best way to protect consumers from data attacks / William H. Saito -- Laws to protect children from Internet pornographers are necessary / Lamar Smith, Debbie Wasserman Schultz -- Proposed laws to protect children from Internet pornographers are unconstitutional / Laura W. Murphy, Christopher Calabrese, Jesselyn McCurdy -- Brake the Internet pirates: how to slow down intellectual property theft in the digital era / Wall Street Journal -- The Stop Online Piracy Act will not prevent online piracy / Julian Sanchez -- Internet service providers should be held liable for cybercrime / Noah Shachtman -- Making Internet service providers liable will not reduce cybercrime / Mike Masnick. |
| Summary |
This volume explores the topic of the cybercrime and crime involving computers and computer networks by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The editors investigate topics such as the seriousness of cybercrime, how criminals use computer resources to commit cybercrime, if the use of electronic computer technologies such as WikiLeaks, social media, e-mail, and podcasts for various forms of activism can be considered a crime, and what measures and laws will be prevent crimes being committed via computers in the future. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions. |
| Subject |
Computer crimes.
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Computer crimes. (OCoLC)fst00872063
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| Added Author |
Gerdes, Louise I., 1953- editor.
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| Added Title |
Cybercrime : opposing viewpoints |
| ISBN |
9780737763126 (hardcover) |
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0737763124 (hardcover) |
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9780737763133 (pbk.) |
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0737763132 (pbk.) |
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