Exam 9: The Role of the Internet in Crime and Deviance

The global Internet population is at a ______ penetration (representing 918.3% growth since 2000).

Use of the Internet in China grew from 22 million in 2000 to approximately ______ by mid-2016.

Which of the following entities was established in 1995?

In terms of languages, 948.6 million Internet users communicate in English, followed next by ______ language speakers at 751.9 million.

Invasion of privacy takes many forms from "spamming" to online defamation, stalking, and violence.

Which of the following were areas of terrorist practice that have been enhanced by the Internet and the Web?

Every U.S. state has some form of antibullying law.

Phishing takes place when communications purporting to come from legitimate organizations target Internet users, inducing them to voluntarily surrender sensitive financial information.

The Russian media have been described as being in transition between totalitarianism and market authoritarianism

Given the recent controversy concerning the November 2016 presidential election. What is the current stance of the Russian hacking probe? What can be done to prevent hacking attacks such as those in future elections?

Google was established in:

According to one report, police investigate an alleged eBay scam every ______.

One increasingly prevalent crime, originating particularly in countries in West Africa, and targeting women in Europe and the United States, is ______.

Twitter was established in:

Facebook is worth ______ billion.

Digital piracy is not costing the film and music industry.

______ has also become the home of much activity that criminologists usually refer to by the shorthand term "cybercrime." "

Identity theft is more strongly experienced by young people.

Facebook had, as of the end of 2016, ______ billion active users.

Leading the world table is ______ where 89% of the population are online.