Thieves in the night.

The article discusses cyber crime in Great Britain, focusing on statistics on Internet and computer-related crime. Topics include a discussion of cuts to police funding in response to lower levels of real-world crime, and the impact on police ability to fight cyber crime; a discussion of the types o...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 413; no. 8918; pp. 84 - 86
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 12/20/2014
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Sumario:The article discusses cyber crime in Great Britain, focusing on statistics on Internet and computer-related crime. Topics include a discussion of cuts to police funding in response to lower levels of real-world crime, and the impact on police ability to fight cyber crime; a discussion of the types of activities characterized as cyber crime, such as identity theft, hacking, and online abuse; and the reporting of cyber crime.