Welcome to Cybercrime Laws!
This blog is part of my cybercrime module taught currently at the University of Essex (UK). I see it as a database with which I, and others, can work.
The updates are not daily, partly because of lack of time, partly because it is easier to group similar subjects in one post after a week or so. RSS feeds (and sharing) are available.
The original blog was on Blogger (blogspot.com), but for maintenance purposes, transfer to Wordpress became necessary. The original blog is still up and running (I just import/export posts)
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Category Archives: Offences – Obscenity
Senators And Reps Grandstand Against Online Pornography Which Is Destroying Our Social Fabric | Techdirt
Senators And Reps Grandstand Against Online Pornography Which Is Destroying Our Social Fabric | Techdirt. 11 April 2011 evidence both ways is rather controversial.
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The Problems With Letting Child Porn Victims Demand Cash From Those Caught With Their Images | Techdirt
The Problems With Letting Child Porn Victims Demand Cash From Those Caught With Their Images | Techdirt. 5 November 2010 The above post refers to http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/02/child_restitution_claims/ Several immediate comments spring to mind: 1. on the principle, I don’t see why … Continue reading
Sex offenders and the use of Facebook
Chris Kelly, Facebook’s chief privacy officer explained how sex offenders are banned from Facebook. “We have been working productively with General Blumenthal and other attorneys general to keep sex offenders off Facebook, and to assure that those who attempt use … Continue reading
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Paying people to filter the internet
China seems to now pay people per porn website discovered and reported. Being cynical, I wonder to which extent this solution might be cheaper than hiring them as full-time employees for the Great Firewall. A future law and economics study?In … Continue reading
Online watch for illicit content – France
After a bit of research (online though), the text for fraud is a Ministerial Decree from the Home Secretary – Décret n° 2008-1109 du 29 octobre 2008, available at Legifrance http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000019708364&dateTexteThe title itself is “experimental automatic treatment of online pre-complaint”. … Continue reading
Obscenity (UK) and outsiders’ view
The new offence of extreme porn attracts more media coverage than Government’s funding. So is there a point in enacting such laws if they cannot be enforced? Let’s hope one day Government will wake up to cybercrime’s threats…“Police will not … Continue reading
Offence of possessing extreme porn – UK
The concept of possession for child pornography troubled the courts in the recent years. The main question is to which extent deleting images makes one still in possession of those images? The courts were warry to create a legal test … Continue reading
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Diversity of laws – a dilemna?
Apparently somebody in the US – Florida was sanctionned for obscenity after prosecutors went forum shopping for the most stringent laws on the matter. Diversity of laws is not a new issue; comparative law is highly aware of it. Internet … Continue reading
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