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Internet police is a generic term for police and government agencies, departments and other organizations in charge of policing the Internet in a number of countries. [1] The major purposes of Internet police, depending on the state, are fighting cybercrime , as well as censorship and propaganda .
On October 16, 2023, singer and internet personality Dalal Abu Amneh was arrested by the Israeli Police over a social media post for allegedly promoting hate speech and inciting violence on social media following a massacre perpetrated by Hamas on October 7, 2023. [53]
Cyber police are police departments or government agencies in charge of stopping cybercrime. Examples include: Examples include: Chinese Internet police , internet crime division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China (website domain: cyberpolice.cn)
Csonka P. (2000) Internet Crime; the Draft council of Europe convention on cyber-crime: A response to the challenge of crime in the age of the internet? Computer Law & Security Report Vol.16 no.5. Easttom, C. (2010) Computer Crime Investigation and the Law; Fafinski, S. (2009) Computer Misuse: Response, regulation and the law Cullompton: Willan
An analysis in the information technology magazine eWeek stated, "The language of SOPA is so broad, the rules so unconnected to the reality of Internet technology and the penalties so disconnected from the alleged crimes that this bill could effectively kill e-commerce or even normal Internet use. The bill also has grave implications for ...
From the time the Morris worm struck the Internet until the onset of the Melissa virus, the Internet was relatively free from swift-moving, highly destructive "malware". The Melissa virus, however, was rapacious; damages have been estimated at nearly $400 million. It marked a turning point, being the first incident of its kind to affect the ...
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), also known as the "Digital Telephony Act," is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994, during the presidency of Bill Clinton (Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279, codified at 47 USC 1001–1010).
Internet vigilantism is the act of carrying out vigilante activities through the Internet. The term encompasses vigilantism against alleged scams , crimes , and non-Internet-related behavior.