Module 3: The Internet as a Global Medium: Concerns

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Module 3 The Internet as a Global Medium
Concerns

• Introduction
• Digital crimes
• Concerns

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Introduction

• As the Internet grows and becomes global, so do
  the concerns
• The growth of the Internet highlights the
  temptations like
• Speed faster computers communication
• Privacy and anonymity afforded by the Internet
• Nature of medium
• Aesthetic attraction
• Increased availability of potential victims
• International scope
• The power to massively destroy.

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Digital Crimes

• The spread of the Internet has created fertile
  ground for digital crimes
• Such digital crimes include
• Intrusion (unauthorized access) with the
  following motives
• Financial benefits
• Theft of services
• Data and information alterations
• Intellectual challenges
• Denial of service which includes
• IP spoofing

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Digital Crimes

• Other malicious crimes include
• Password sniffing
• Trash mining
• Eavesdropping and wiretapping
• Pornography
• Piracy
• Fraud
• Gambling
• Espionage

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Concerns

• The frequency and the headline making nature of
  digital crimes has increased concerns on
  traditiona issues
• The issues that most concern the public are
• Privacy
• Anonymity
• Security
• Censorship
• Information overload

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Cyber Crimes

• Cyber crimes are fueled by the same reasons as
  e-commerce
• Major crimes include
• Piracy
• Fraud
• Espionage
• Viruses
• Intrusion

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Health

• The Internet has helped healthcare in the
  following ways
• Networking of healthcare groups/providers
• Networking of rural facilities with more equipped
  urban ones
• Linking of physicians and transfer of vital
  patient medical information
• Video conferencing
• Instant access to patient medical information

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Health

• Benefits of Telemedicine
• Time reduces processing time
• Speed for delivery of services
• Costs lowers costs (I.e. travel)

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Education

• Creation of virtual universities
• Better delivery of instruction
• Indexing of scholastic materials
• Better /fast information access
• Better quality information databases
• Quick sharing and communication of information