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Breshaunna Smalls
Wiregrass Technical College

Safe Start
Cybercrime is any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Throughout the years there has been several debates stating whether or not cyber crime should even be considered a “real” crime. Many have stated that these crimes in fact do affect a persons “real” life and emotions. As the opposing side will argue that by just a click of a mouse or the press of a button can prevent most cyber crime. My personal response to this would be almost every crime is preventable but yet in still that does not stop them from taking place.
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Cyber stalking is a kind of online harassment where the victim is constantly receiving, annoying or threatening messages and emails. These stalkers know their victims and instead of stalking offline, they use the Internet to hide behind and stalk an individual. SAFE START can prevent cyber stalking by alerting the police department about what is happening and hopefully stop it before the situation gets any more serious than it already is. From the moment Safe start detects any form of harassment you will be alerted with a list of safety precautions to take until you decide to allow our program to contact higher …show more content…

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