Cyber Crime Discussion: Week 3 - Cyberbullying, Cyberstalking, and Law

This discussion post addresses key aspects of cyber crime, focusing on the distinctions between cyberbullying and cyberstalking. It highlights the harmful impacts of cyberbullying, including its potential for causing mental health issues, and argues for its legal prosecution. The post also explores challenges faced by law enforcement and intelligence organizations in policing hate groups online, discussing the roles of data sharing and differing operational approaches. Furthermore, it references the USA Patriot Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, illustrating how these legal frameworks support investigations into cyber crime, providing insights into the complexities of online harassment and the legal measures designed to combat it.

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Week 3- Discussion 1
Differences between cyber bullying and cyber stalking are that cyber stalking can be
described as a term that can be used in order to describe all people that engage in online
harassment whereas Cyber bullies do not describe a person who engages himself in harassment
activities, cyber bullies engage themselves in online and it is strongly identified with young
people. Activities that engage adults are called cyber stalking and when children as well as
adolescents are engaged, it can be called cyber bullying. Cyber stalker can be described as an
accurate word which describes all the forms of harassment that are done online (Hango, 2016).
Harassment done by a schoolyard on road is called as a physical encounter but when harassment
is done in cyber space is done by masking themselves behind a computer screen. This computer
screen gives a physical barrier between a perpetrator and a victim. Most of the online harassment
is done by hiding the anonymity of the person. People who bully people on the internet hardly
bully anyone in person. Cyber stalking does not always have to be harmful but cyber bullying is
harmful. Stalking might not be harmful but bullying proves to be harmful in most of the cases
(Wright, 2018). The victims are mentally hurt and tend to hurt themselves physically. Numerous
people suffer from depression and insomnia as a result of cyber bullying.
Yes according to me cyber bullying is definitely a crime and cyber bullying should be
pursued legally in U.S courts of law.
Week 3- Discussion 2
Two challenges that law enforcement and intelligence organizations face while policing
the hate groups on the internet is the willingness as well as their ability to share data and various
confiding roles. Both the organizations work differently (Kircaburun, Jonason & Griffiths,

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2018). The organizations that enforce laws usually collect evidence after a crime takes place that
will help the prosecution within the US. The intelligence organizations would collect as well as
analyze all the data which would aid in giving warnings regarding any acts which are about to
occur and aims in stopping them.
Yes, according to my police should be able to gather evidence on the extremist group
with the help of internet. The USA Patriot Act is a particular law that has been passed after
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. This provides the law enforcement
agencies a huge amount of powers in order to investigate, indict as well as bring terrorists to
justice (Starcevic & Aboujaoude, 2015). In the case of cyber bullying the act does the same, it
helps the investigators and police to look for evidences regarding the criminal. Electronic
Communications Privacy Act was issued in 1986. This act addresses the interception of
computer and many more electronic and digital communications. This act prohibits any third
party from disclosing and intercepting communications without any authorization. This act
protects communication in transit as well as storage. These acts mentioned above help police
from investing extremist group on the internet.

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References
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Kircaburun, K., Jonason, P. K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2018). The Dark Tetrad traits and
problematic social media use: The mediating role of cyberbullying and cyberstalking.
Personality and Individual Differences, 135, 264-269.
Starcevic, V., & Aboujaoude, E. (2015). Cyberchondria, cyberbullying, cybersuicide, cybersex:
“new” psychopathologies for the 21st century?. World Psychiatry, 14(1), 97-100.
Wright, M. F. (2018). Cyberstalking victimization, depression, and academic performance: the
role of perceived social support from parents. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social
Networking, 21(2), 110-116.