There are many challenges we all face in the internet world
now a day some good and some not so good. A couple of issuers or challenge we
are currently facing would be identity theft, cyber bulling, and cyber threats.
Unfortunately these have been some things that have not been able to fix
entirely. One of the issues in cyber threats that I found pretty interesting
was when a teen wrestler sued after he was suspended for tweeting that he would
“drill” his teammates. His exact words were “I’m boutta drill my ‘teammates’ on
Monday.” He says drilling means a hard tackle; his school interpreted the tweet
as a terroristic threat. Is this fair, I honestly don’t think so but that’s
just my opinion. Cyber bullying has also been a big issue in the internet world
around 10 percent of all adolescents
in grades 7-9 are victims of internet bullying. 'This type of bullying can be
more serious than conventional bullying.” At least with conventional bullying
the victim is left alone on evenings and weekends”, says Ann Frisén, Professor
of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg. 'Cyber bullying occurs when new
technologies such as computers and mobile phones are used to harass or bully
somebody. Identity theft has also been a big issue in the world, nobody like
having there identity stolen especially when your unknowingly giving it away.
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information without your
permission like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number to
commit fraud or other crimes for personal gain. Identity thieves may rent an
apartment, obtain a credit card, or establish a cell phone account in your
name, or they may make new charges to existing accounts. There are many places
and programs where you can inform yourself of identity theft and how to prevent
it from occurring for example “The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) is a
national, non-profit organization established to support victims of identity
theft in resolving their cases, and to broaden public education and awareness in
the understanding of identity theft. It is the on-going mission of the ITRC to
assist victims, educate consumers, research identity theft and increase public
and corporate awareness about this problem.”
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