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  • Operation: Internet Freedom

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    The Stop Online Piracy Act, SOPA. The Protect Intellectual Property Act, PIPA. The ISP based Australian Internet filter, the Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 enforced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. These are a few examples of many governments’ attempts, both within Australia and internationally, to fight what they see […]

  • ICT and Education in India

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    No doubt the issue raised by Maria Farooq in Defending the Global Village is very pertinent to India. The chronology of events over the last fourteen years shows it clearly- ICT has been used as a tool  for numerous terrorist attacks.  But I couldn’t agree more that despite the fact that […]

  • The emotional impact of cybercrime

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    A new study by Norton reveals the staggering prevalence of cybercrime: 65% of internet users globally, and 73% of U.S. web surfers have fallen victim to cybercrimes, including computer viruses, online credit card fraud and identity theft. As the most victimized nations, America ranks third, after China (83%) and Brazil […]

  • The Internet as a Threat to Sovereignty?

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    Many forces today, such as trade, global capital flows and environmental degradation, are thought to undermine sovereignty. The developing conventional wisdom seems to be that the internet is joining the assault on sovereignty and will, perhaps more than any of the other globalization forces, contribute to relegating sovereignty and its […]

  • The Changing Face of Terrorism

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    With a few notable exceptions, the weapons and tactics of terrorists have not changed, but the perceptions of threat and the vulnerability of modern societies have. [issuu width=420 height=299 backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120131145704-5ddfa9a8e8004d539af4227605d232ec name=the_changing_face_of_terrorism username=futurechallenges tag=cybercrime unit=px id=c4c498e3-b1e5-2a53-400e-880bbff742ea v=2]