Internet Laws You May Be Breaking

Regarding what Andriy Slvnchuk identifies as illegal things unknowingly conducted online, I believe the most serious offenses are the following: Sharing passwords/addresses/photos of other, bullying/trolling, recording a VoIP call without consent, faking your identity online, and collecting information about children. The worst of these offenses I believe to be Sharing passwords/addresses/photos of others. The reason for this is that in terms of general potential for damage, sharing this information of others can enact the broadest types of damage. If this information were to get into the wrong hands, money and identity can be stolen. These have the potential to be incredibly damaging to a person’s life. Second most damaging would be bullying or trolling. There have been numerous instances of children and even adults committing suicide over severe cases of cyber bullying. Recording a VoIP call without consent and collecting information about children are both very intentional acts, and generally the only reason you would do either of these things is for nefarious purposes. Lastly, faking your identity online can be seen as relatively tame in comparison to the others, but the implications of pretending to be someone else can be for the purpose of stealing someone’s identity or taking advantage of someone, and can be expanded into something incredibly illegal.

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