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cybercrimealso known as computer crimeAny use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. Cybercrime, especially through the Internet, has grown in importance as the computer has become central to commerce, entertainment, and government. The international nature of cybercrimes has led to international cyberlaws.
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The state's expert witness, a computer crimes investigator with the Norwich Police Department, testified that because the URLs for the offending sites were "highlighted," Amero must have deliberately clicked on them. Williams, who specializes in computer crimes, said trying to block a child's access to social networking Web sites such as MySpace. Previous studies on the financial damage of computer crimes used surveys of affected organizations, leading to often-questionable data and conclusions about such crimes. |
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