By now, you must have heard that USDOJ has issued a subpoena to Twitter and is asking for various types of information about Julian Assange, Rop Gongrijp [sic], Bradley Manning and Birgitta Jonsdottir from their Twitter accounts. This subpoena was issued under the seal because of which Twitter could not tell about the subpoena to anyone. In this situation, Twitter could have just followed the subpoena and none of these people wouldn’t even have known about it.
Instead, what Twitter did is, it apparently made a motion to unseal the subpoena. Twitter had been standing to do this because the sealing of the subpoena infringed upon its own ability to interact with its subscribers or customers. Continue reading
There is a long and nasty history of many people having their domain names stolen from under their nose. It is the worst thing for you that waking up one day finding your site has disappeared and someone else has owned it. And then the phone call in which you were told that it was nothing to do with the registrar and you had to do everything to sort it out yourself. The companies that you register your domain name with do not take any responsibility of it.
Although, all of that was supposed to be in the past, it is however still possible to steal your domain without your knowledge with minimum efforts. The registrars have a feature called a Domain Lock or a Registrar Lock that prevents the transfer of the domain to anyone unless that lock is removed. Continue reading
Cyberbullying is when a child, teen or a person is tormented, harassed, threatened, embarrassed or targeted by another child, teen or person using technology such as internet, mobile phone and various other technologies. Cyberbullying is nothing but the use of technology to bully other people. Coping with it can be difficult because it can happen at any time of the day.
Being the victim of cyber bullying can put an unnecessary stress on a child or teenager. With the ever increasing technological advancements, cyber bullying is reaching to the whole new level. So, as a parent, it becomes necessary for you to protect your child from cyber bullying. Continue reading
Nowadays, many businesses across the world are dependent on information and communications technology in such a way that to do without it – even for a single day – could do a serious damage. The continued advancements in the field of information technologies have been a boon to almost every business.
Though it is the case, like everything else, technology has got its ugly face that can no longer be ignored. The growing popularity of using online applications and e-commerce for business processes has focused the minds of criminals too. These are cyber criminals. Along with businesses, the common man is not immune to their attentions. Continue reading
In recent years, the cyber stalkers have seized an anonymity of the internet to commit their crimes. According to Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHOA), a security organization, the number of people confronted by cyber stalkers has increased over the last few years.
It is difficult to define cyber stalking as it can appear in so many forms. Cyber stalking includes variety of behaviors which involve repeated threats or harassment through the use of e-mail or other computer-based communication that can make a person afraid or concerned about his/her safety. However, most of the time, cyber stalking is committed by the people whom you may not know or strangers. They obtain personal information of their victim on the internet and Continue reading
Although internet has made life easier in many ways, it is necessary to be concerned about cyber crimes. As the use of internet continues to rise throughout the world, the threat of cyber crime also grows. Cyber crimes are the criminal activities that make use of the internet technology to obtain restricted and unlawful access to a internet-related accounts or a computer with the purpose of damaging computer or personal data. Here are some common forms of cyber crimes.
Spam
Spam is the most common type of cyber crime. Spam is nothing but the unsolicited sending of emails for commercial purposes, which is an unlawful act. In various countries, new anti-spam laws are being passed. Continue reading
