Review what the author says and write a paragraph describing the five most serious violations and why you think those offenses are serious.

There are many different illegal things people do on the internet that could lead to unwanted consequences. One of the main serious violations is bullying and trolling as many people have done self harm from being involved with these situations. If an individual harm themselves as a result of being bullied the bully could face serious fines and jail time. Another violation of the internet is sharing passwords, addresses, or photos of others as this could be malicious intent. Some people have situations of harassment so posting their address on a public forum could cause them serious harm. Sharing passwords is always extremely unsafe as someone could change your information without your consent and posting pictures of someone on private property without consent is illegal. Using unofficial streaming services can be dangerous because if a person can steal film content, just from watching they could possibly steal your data as well. Collecting information about people younger than 13 is also a serious violation of the internet as it violates the Children Online Protection Act. While an individual lying about their age to get access to an adult website can expose them to content not intended for children. Lastly, extracting audio from YouTube as copyrighting of any kind is illegal content can’t be downloaded without explicit permission from the content owner. With the internet being a huge part of our daily lives people do not realize the seriousness behind their action done online. It is very important to understand and know how to protect yourself.

Slynchuk, A. (2021, June 1). 11 Illegal Things You Unknowingly Do on the Internet. Clario. https://clario.co/blog/illegal-things-you-do-online/