As technology has advanced, the interactions between victims and offenders of stalking and harassment have changed drastically. Stalkers no longer need to follow their victims physically to watch them. Now they can do it more easily with tech such as webcams and smartphones. Stalkers can also do this while keeping complete anonymity from their victim. Without the need to be physically present anymore to stalk someone criminals can do it safely from their own homes with a much lower risk of being caught. When it comes to harassment, malicious parties can now reach out to their victims at all hours of the day, while also having the ability to remain anonymous or use a false profile. Cyberbullying is a fitting example of this. Before smartphones and social media, kids would have to go to school or outside to be bullied. Now it happens at all hours of the night, even in the victim’s own residence. Or, the thief who has managed to steal millions of dollars from a large corporation by exploiting the corporation’s digital infrastructure. Again, all of this done from the comfort of the offender’s residence.

These were just a few examples of how technology has changed the interactions between victim and offenders. But these are only a few examples of an ever growing problem. Revolutions in technology has also revolutionized criminality, and essentially everything else regarding the running and existence of society. This has created completely new situations and society is trying to consider what is ethical and legal or not in this new digital landscape. This is harder said than done as offenders are finding new ways to victimize as technology advances at an accelerating rate and legislation struggles to keep up. This will only continue to be a problem in the future as new technology comes about, and new ways to abuse it will inevitably follow.