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It is a wastage of time as with the excessive use of the Internet people get addicted to it and
                 spend lots of time on surfing.

                 Internet has also increased the cases of virus attacks. Users can lose their data and programs in
                 these virus attacks.
                 We share our personal information over the Internet that can be misused by cyber criminals to
                 harm you.

                 Cybercrime is a criminal activity that has become greatest threat.
                 Cybercrimes

                 Cybercrimes  are offences that are committed using
                 computers and smart devices connected through the
                 Internet. The victims of cybercrimes can be organisations
                 or individuals. Most of the cyber criminals use e-mails,
                 social media websites or pirated software as a medium
                 to trouble their victims.

                 It is important to remember that data once shared over the Internet is rarely deleted completely.
                 Cyber criminals use this data unethically to trouble their victims.
                 Let us discuss some of the most commonly used ways to commit cybercrimes.


                 Health Problems

                 Playing online games or surfing the Internet on your computer for a long period of time can lead
                 to obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle. Also, spending a lot of time on your computer can lead to
                 problems such as back and shoulder pain, headache, and eye strain.

                 Wastage of Time

                 It is a waste of time as, with the excessive use of the Internet, people get addicted to it and spend
                 a lot of time surfing.
                 Virus and Spam Attacks


                 The Internet has also increased the cases of virus attacks. Users can lose their data and programs
                 in these virus attacks.
                 Loss of Personal Information

                 We share our personal information over the Internet, which can be misused by cyber criminals
                 to harm us.


                  i +  COMPUTER ETHICS

                 Computer Ethics are the common guidelines that we need to follow while using the computer.
                 These are also known as etiquettes and they tell us how to use the computer wisely. These
                 are day by day becoming important because of the rising number of incidents of cybercrime,
                 software piracy, unauthorised access, spamming and hacking.




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