Category Archives: Internet Crimes
Statistics On Identity Theft Offenses And Convictions
Identity theft has been a serious problem for decades, and the increased reliance on internet and telecommunications networks has only heightened the potential for massive fraud schemes. Data compiled from multiple sources reveals some interesting trends regarding identity theft in Florida and across the US: Around 9 million Americans have their identities stolen every… Read More »
Man Faces Multiple Florida Charges After Stalking South Beach Woman
Police have charged a man with multiple crimes after he stalked a woman on a scooter, followed her to her South Beach home, and then tried to rape her in the living room. According to an August 8, 2017 report in the Miami Herald, that the man was caught on video surveillance cameras at… Read More »
Cyberstalking and Cyberharassment and Conspiracy
Now, more than ever, state and federal laws are attempting to catch up with the progress of technology by beginning to punish men and women for crimes committed through technology. Two of the major offenses that are being pushed through around the country are cyberstalking and cyberharassment laws, redefining the crime of stalking and… Read More »
Our TVs Are Listening…What About Our Consumer Rights?
Today’s technological age has birthed thousands of devices, innovated, designed, and created to make our life more simple and bring us into the new tech age. What comes with simplicity, however, includes legal complexity as we realize that with every fantastic addition made to our electronic devices comes some sort of drawback that may… Read More »
Florida to Take On Sexual Cyberbullying and Harassment
When growing up, we were taught to respond to any teasing and taunting with the well-known adage “I’m rubber, you’re glue.” As we’ve grown up, and as technology has advanced, we find that the old adage no longer applies and what used to be “boys will be boys” has now translated into cyberbullying and… Read More »