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DavidKellamSecondEssay 4 - 07 May 2018 - Main.DavidKellam
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Network Compromise and Technological Stalking | | | This phenomenon shouldn’t be surprising. In a world where computer use has been streamlined to the point of a technically ignorant population, where nearly everyone uses Wifi, commercial routers, and Google/social media to store their most precarious information, often from their mobile device, cyberstalking is the corresponding progression for those who intend to monitor a victim until they know exactly when and where they can find the target at their most vulnerable. In fact, the UK estimates that 97% of premeditated murders have been subsequent to some type of cyberstalking. | |
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< | Those with stalking tendencies are unlikely to disappear, however, some solutions may exist. One would be the imposition of liability on router manufacturers, service providers, Google, etc., in instances where sexual assault or murder can be trace to substantial security oversights. This could incentivize corporations to allocate resources to security, more frequently patch vulnerabilities, and educate their user-base on the rudiments of online security. | >
> | Those with stalking tendencies are unlikely to disappear, however, some solutions may exist. One would be the imposition of liability on router manufacturers, service providers, Google, etc., in instances where sexual assault or murder can be trace to substantial security oversights. This could incentivize corporations to allocate resources to security, more frequently patch vulnerabilities, and educate their user-base on the essentials of online security. | | |
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