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The New Crime of “Online Impersonation” in Mississippi Not too many industries can claim double-digit growth over the past few years. The use of computers to commit unlawful acts, including cybercrimes, cyberbullying, fraud, harassment, and other crimes continues to increase exponentially year after year. In Mississippi’s latest attempt to curb the tide of online criminal activity, [...]
Read MoreAs technology advances, so does the opportunity to violate the rights of others by committing crimes in cyberspace. This week we discuss a seldom-used law on Mississippi’s books that makes it advisable to reread every email, text message, blog post, or Facebook update you intend to publish before you hit the send button. It is against [...]
Read MoreThe general definition of cyberstalking is the use of the Internet, e-mail, or other electronic communications to “stalk” another person. Stalking – a separate crime in itself – involves willful, malicious, or repeated harassment of another person, or threats against another person made with the intent to place that person in fear of death or bodily [...]
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