E-crimes are knocking at our doors by Ana Maria Ciobanu

Nowadays we have to beware of e-crimes, as if we had nothing to fear and worry about before the Internet was discovered. The Lords Science and Technology Committee have stated that the Internet is now "the playground of criminals". They've released a report and they recommend the Government to renounce to their "Wild West" approach of leaving internet security up to the individual. A Home Office spokesperson responded by saying the report is being examined by the Government and that they will soon release an answer. It was about time someone pulled down the alarm and officially state individuals can't be relied on to take responsibility for their own security. We are all just sure victims of "the bad guys". The report doesn't talk about sad, lonely hackers, it talks about organized crime. No accurate statistics about e-crime have been published but the public anxiety in this domain is increasing rapidly. The House of Lords report cited a government survey that suggested more Britons feared internet crime than burglary. Internet crimes can include malicious hackers who take control over your computer, online scams where fake websites are used to try to trick people into giving away their confidential information, such as bank details. The Internet has evolved quicker than our laws have. It was only natural the criminals would take advantage of this fact and make us beware of one more thing.

by Ana Maria Ciobanu for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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