Friday, January 31, 2014

The US Crackdown on Hackers Is Our New War on Drugs

WiredThe US Crackdown on Hackers Is Our New War on DrugsWiredThis cyber panic isn't just a CFAA problem. In the zeal to ... This comes after one effort to use the CFAA to criminalize cyberbullying — built on the premise that violating a website's terms of service was unauthorized access, or the equivalent of ...

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Young Readers' Edition: Social networks embrace the dark side of human kind

Ham&HighYoung Readers' Edition: Social networks embrace the dark side of human kindHam&HighFor most members of the internet generation, the answer to all of those questions will most likely be 'yes'. As age boundaries of social network users melt away, shouldn't we be worried about how common cyberbullying has become? Depression and anxiety ...

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Ugly Appetite for Online Suicide

Daily BeastUgly Appetite for Online SuicideDaily BeastThe review also noted the heightened impact of cyber-bullying on susceptible youths. A 2012 investigation by the Australian website news.com.au suggests that the more extreme Internet trolls may not simply be socially maladjusted but that they may ...