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  2. Cyberstalking - Wikipedia

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    A stalker may be an online stranger or a person whom the target knows. They may be anonymous and solicit involvement of other people online who do not even know the target. [7] Cyberstalking is a criminal offense under various state anti-stalking, slander and harassment laws. A conviction can result in a restraining order, probation, or ...

  3. Computer addiction - Wikipedia

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    Computers nowadays rely almost entirely on the internet, and thus relevant research articles relating to internet addiction may also be relevant to computer addiction. Gaming addiction: a hypothetical behavioral addiction characterized by excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a person's everyday ...

  4. Psychological effects of Internet use - Wikipedia

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    People become addicted or dependent on the Internet through excessive computer use that interferes with daily life. Kimberly S. Young [27] links internet addiction disorder with existing mental health issues, most commonly depression. Young states that the disorder has significant effects socially, psychologically and occupationally.

  5. Internet safety - Wikipedia

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    Internet safety, also known as online safety, ... Cyberstalking is a crime in which someone harasses or stalks a victim using electronic or digital means, such as ...

  6. Glossary of Internet-related terms - Wikipedia

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    A method of connection to the internet using existing copper phone lines using a modem on the client's end to send information at a slow speed, normally reaching maximum speed at about 56 kbit/s. This technology uses the voice spectrum of the telephone lines to transmit data using a system of sounds that only the receiving modem or ISP understand.

  7. Internet abuse - Wikipedia

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    Internet abuse refers to improper use of the internet and may include: Cyberbullying, use of the internet to bully and intimidate. Cybercrime, use of computers in criminal activity e.g. hacking; Cybersex trafficking, the live streaming of coerced sexual acts and or rape; Internet homicide, the killing online

  8. PRIVATE WiFi FAQs - AOL Help

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    PRIVATE WIFI also works for wired internet connections About PRIVATE WiFi™ PRIVATE WiFi is a virtual private network (VPN) security software that protects your identity and sensitive information by encrypting everything you send and receive over public WiFi networks so that your online activity is invisible to threats.

  9. Internet police - Wikipedia

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    The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is the only recognised organisation in the United Kingdom operating an Internet 'Hotline' for the public and IT professionals to report their exposure to potentially illegal content online. It works in partnership with the police, Government, the public, Internet service providers and the wider online industry.