Andriy Slynchuk’s blog post “11 Illegal Things You Unknowingly Do on the Internet” was an eye-opening exercise, displaying that simple, benign things done daily by internet goes are actually illegal. There are five in particular that are more serious than the rest. Firstly, the collection of information on children. COPA protects children explicitly from this, I find this personally to be the most egregious as its victim is children, who are the most vulnerable. Second, the sharing of passwords, addresses, and other PII without permission. This is already done on websites such as RAID and Breached Forums respectively, where they post, trade, and sell PII such as full names, credit cards, and passwords, all for malicious purposes. Next would be the use of someone else’s WiFi without their permission. I find this akin to borrowing someone’s car or lawnmower without their permission. You may have good intentions (as in, you’re intentionally using the WiFi for cybercrime. Still bad you’re stealing, but you’re not using it for anything else.), but one mistake could result in a network being hacked, damaged, or scrutinized by law enforcement. Stealing someone’s creative work that is copyrighted is next in line on severity. Artists and graphic designers make a living via cyberspace, the unauthorized use of their material costs them their living. (This includes music. I’ll level, I’ve taken audio from YouTube, it was from a famous artist from the 1890s-1920s, and most of his music is on phonograph cylinders. Hopefully, that’s not TOO bad) Lastly, I believe using unofficial streaming services is wrong. As stated before, there are producers, filmmakers, actors, and various other trades and positions that get paid via tickets and authorized usage of that material. Illegal streaming websites take money that would’ve gone to these people. (Also, you could get a virus from the site, why risk it?)