The Growing Phenomenon of 'internet'

I stumbled across this video clip on the web today. Canadian prime time news program CBC reports optimitically at the dawning of a new era in technology and communication.

What a shame the absence of discrimination and personal attacks observed during the earliest days of the internet doesn't hold true today. New laws have arisen to combat cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and a host of increasingly familiar 'cybercrimes'. Angela Maxwell points out that alongside its advantages, the internet serves also as "...an attractive tool in committing old crimes" (2001, p5).

Maxwell, A. (2001). Cyberstalking [Electronic version]. Retreived August 21, 2010, from http://www.netsafe.org.nz/Doc_Library/cyberstalking.pdf

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Maxwell, A. (2001). Cyberstalking [Electronic version]. Retreived August 21, 2010, from http://www.netsafe.org.nz/Doc_Library/cyberstalking.pdf