Andriy Slynchuk has created a list that we as internet users might unconsciously be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
doing illegally, while we are living our digital daily lives. Some are not as serious as<\/p>\n\n\n\n
others, but with some you might end up in jail and or with criminal charges. So he is<\/p>\n\n\n\n
giving us some ways to avoid these mistakes that are so common, but might make us<\/p>\n\n\n\n
targets for undesirable outcomes with the law, or just getting sued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I will go over the 11 things he has addressed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– The first two are about the same, using unofficial streaming services and using Torrent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
services. This is just us, just trying to stream anything like movies and shows for free,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
using unofficial or illegal sites where movies and shows have used pirated copies for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
you to watch. So yes, it is illegal because you are doing copywriter violations and you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
can get in trouble if caught and even will have to pay penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– It can be a little confusing trying to understand what is in the public domain, but any<\/p>\n\n\n\n
picture outside of it, well it is owned by someone, and permission and even sometimes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
might require payments, if you want to use any of their images, not everything you see<\/p>\n\n\n\n
on the internet is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– The sharing of other people’s personal information like passwords, addresses is illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking and posting someone’s picture without consent, well it is self explanatory, can be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
illegal if it is taken on their private property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Cyberbullying is becoming such a great threat with young adults these days, especially<\/p>\n\n\n\n
because everyone has access to social media via smart phones. There are laws now in<\/p>\n\n\n\n
place to help protect those individuals, and authorities have the right to take action that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
can create criminal offence charges or imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Recording anybody in secret without consent is illegal. You must obtain permission to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Identity fraud is big, and it can cause big consequences with the law, taking or<\/p>\n\n\n\n
impersonating anyone is illegal. Even using inaccurate information in social media falls<\/p>\n\n\n\n
against its \u201cterms and conditions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Using other people’s internet might be illegal and dangerous, there are no real laws<\/p>\n\n\n\n
prohibiting it, as there are no laws allowing it either, so it’s in all personal discretion<\/p>\n\n\n\n
because it might be considered stealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Collecting information on children under the age of 13, but it should be raised. There<\/p>\n\n\n\n
are too many predators out there, and every case should be reported and not just<\/p>\n\n\n\n
blocked. Children might become victims if they become exposed to websites with illicit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
regulated content.- Extracting audio from YouTude it is kind of obvious, it falls into copyrighted content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Making illegal searches on the internet? Well who is watching right? Many of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
activities done in the internet are monitored by authorities, they are certain topics that<\/p>\n\n\n\n
can be flagged. Like if you search how to make a bomb, hire a hitman, child<\/p>\n\n\n\n
pornography and many more, it will flag you and it will be reported to the police, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
even higher authorities so it can be properly taken care of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He recommends 4 simple steps to keep you out of trouble;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1- Limit the information you share<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2- Create strong passwords<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3- Browse in incognito or private mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4- Use a VPN<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many things we do that we might think might not harm anyone and might<\/p>\n\n\n\n
think are not illegal, it is just common with us because we have done it many times,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
well, we haven’t been caught yet, but the risk is there. We all should be responsible and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ought to try to be cautious while using the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slynchuk, A. (2021, June 1). 11 illegal things you unknowingly do on the internet<\/em>. Clario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n