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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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