/ParentTree 10 0 R WebCyberstalking involves the use of technology (most often, the Internet!) >> /S /P >> /K 17 /TT2 245 0 R [27] In 2011, a man was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation before sentencing for cyberstalking. /S /P >> /InlineShape /Figure /TT0 243 0 R /S /P 189 0 obj << << [23] It also lists those states that do not have laws yet and related laws from other countries. /Pg 20 0 R endstream >> >> 35 0 obj [29] In addition, Section 1708.7 of the California Civil Code outlines grounds for an individual suing their cyberstalker and any accomplices for general damages, special damages, and punitive damages for cyberstalking. /K 5 /K [2 581 0 R 4] /K 9 [38][39], Washington takes the approach of putting the focus on cyberbullying prevention and response directly on the schools. endobj However, like the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, this bill also has its detractors. /S /Footnote Florida also has an aggravated cyberstalking law. /K 578 0 R /StructParents 3 /K 7 >> /K 6 /K 5 /K [27 453 0 R 48] /P 9 0 R >> /P 9 0 R << 9 0 obj Also, law enforcement officers must be trained to deal with cyberstalking. >> /K 4 ", "Free Speech and "Cyber-bullying" | American Civil Liberties Union", "First Amendment and cyber bullying - Global Voices Advocacy", "Missouri Revisor of Statutes - Revised Statutes of Missouri, RSMo, Missouri Law, MO Law", "Bill targets adults who cyberbully | News", "N.J. >> /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P /P 9 0 R << /K 11 /S /Footnote /P 9 0 R /Parent 8 0 R In the case of Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after video of his homosexual encounter was broadcast on the Internet, prosecutors charged the defendants with invasion of privacy and computer crimes. endobj Common characteristics include (but aren't limited to) classic 'stalking' behavior tracking someone's location and monitoring their online and real-world activities. WebAs a possible solution to this substantial problem of cyberstalking, criminal law has the potential to play an important role in cyberstalking cases. /S /P Pub. null 629 0 R 630 0 R 631 0 R 630 0 R 562 0 R 155 0 R 563 0 R 155 0 R 564 0 R Judge Leighton placed an injunction on the law to block its enforcement pending appeal. /P 9 0 R >> endobj WebSection 127 can be used as an alternative offence to such crimes for example as hate crime (including race, religion, disability, homophobic, sexual orientation, and transphobic crime), hacking offences, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, amongst others. Finally, the Convention on Cybercrime will be analysed to see /Annots [317 0 R 318 0 R 319 0 R 320 0 R 321 0 R 322 0 R] endobj In the case of United States v. Baker, for example, an undergraduate at the University of Michigan was charged with crimes related to snuff stories he had posted on Internet newsgroups, stories that named one of his fellow students. >> Cybercrime is a growing concern to countries at all levels of developments and affects both, buyers and sellers. >> endobj endobj << travels in interstate or foreign commerce or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United, places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person, uses the mail, any interactive computer service or electronic communication service or electronic communication system of interstate commerce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign commerce to engage in a, Pub. /Resources << /StructParents 0 /TT1 245 0 R endobj /TT0 243 0 R /K [0 407 0 R 22] << /Pg 18 0 R /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R /Subscript /Span /Pg 27 0 R 182 0 obj /K 1 /S /P WebCyberstalking is examined with respect to its nature and extent; the steps that law enforcement, industry, victim groups, and others are currently taking to address the problem; the adequacy of current Federal and State laws; and recommendations to improve efforts to address this increasing problem. << endobj /K 13 As part of his sentence, the court also entered a restitution order of $164,295.01, payable to the victims of the offense. /Resources << endobj >> /K [435 0 R 436 0 R 437 0 R 438 0 R 439 0 R 440 0 R 441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R] 135 0 R 527 0 R 136 0 R] >> >> 199 0 obj 7 0 obj << /S /P >> 75 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R << /Pg 14 0 R endobj Svdraa /K 3 /K 14 UNCTAD - Palais des Nations, 8-14, Av. endobj /Parent 7 0 R 51 0 obj >> endobj << >> Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act 2010 ( c 15) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. [2] Not only is the issue of cyberbullying extensive, it has adverse effects on adolescents: increased depression, suicidal behavior, anxiety, and increased susceptibility of drug use and aggressive behavior.[3]. endobj /P 9 0 R /S /P << endobj endobj Specific laws against cyber stalking to be illegal in a state or territory, c. Specific laws against cyber stalking in that nation d. 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This chapter examines various forms of "cyberstalking;" legal responses by governments in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia; the challenges law enforcement officers face when investigating the problem; and the control and prevention of cyberstalking. /Pg 14 0 R /P 9 0 R Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. << /Type /Page /K [8 551 0 R 552 0 R 553 0 R 554 0 R 555 0 R] /Pg 17 0 R endobj 65 0 obj Although there are often existing laws that prohibit stalking or harassment in a general sense, legislators sometimes believe that such laws are inadequate or do not go far enough, and thus bring forward new legislation to address this perceived shortcoming. endobj /K 5 /P 9 0 R /Rotate 0 WebCybercrime is a growing concern to countries at all levels of developments and affects both, buyers and sellers. /S /P a. endobj << 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 13 [132 0 R 133 0 R 135 0 R 136 0 R 137 0 R 138 0 R 139 0 R 140 0 R null 518 0 R Despite the fact that Canada does not have any formal laws that deal specifically with cyberstalking, existing stalking laws do encompass electronic stalking as a criminal activity. >> /P 9 0 R /Annots [269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R 273 0 R] Making any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene with an intent to offend; Interrupting, with the intent to harass, the telephone service or the electronic communication service of any person; Transmitting to any person, with the intent to harass and regardless of whether the communication is read in its entirety or at all, any file, document, or other communication which prevents that person from using his or her telephone service or electronic communications device; Transmitting an electronic communication or knowingly inducing a person to transmit an electronic communication for the purpose of harassing another person who is under 13 years of age, regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age consents to the harassment, if the defendant is at least 16 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense; Threatening injury to the person or to the property of the person to whom an electronic communication is directed or to any of his or her family or household members; or. /S /Footnote 59 0 obj /P 9 0 R /K 8 >> >> << /K 4 /P 9 0 R /S /P /K 4 In the US, in practice, there is little legislative difference between the concepts of "cyberbullying" and "cyberstalking." >> /Pg 21 0 R Tilburg University /K 6 90 0 obj Iw6'*Tk5?;IOh"q5e>KFqhe5JN:{:24t5Y5F2\(yQ tkn /K 2 /P 9 0 R 108 0 obj 92 0 obj >> /P 9 0 R /TT0 243 0 R /K 12 << /S /P /Type /Page Cyberstalking is the act of persistent and unwanted contact from someone online. >> /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] Assembly, Senate pass 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights' in wake of Tyler Clementi's death", "Stronger Anti-Bullying Bill Approved By Committee", "Grieving family by his side, governor signs legislation", Current and pending cyberstalking-related United States federal and state laws, Despite Laws, Stalkers Roam On the Internet, Cyberstalking garnering more serious response, Man convicted of cyberstalking to undergo psychiatric evaluation before sentencing, "Mom's Campaign for Florida Anti-Bully Law Finally Pays Off - ABC News", "Cyber Bullying Illegal: Mass. endobj /P 9 0 R Some U.S. states have begun to address the problem of cyberbullying. /P 9 0 R The motivation behind the bill in 1990 where 50 U.S. states and the federal government passed a bill to "criminalize" stalking was due to the cases of stalking against celebrities (Spitzberg & Hoobler, 2002). << << /S /P /K 18 /P 9 0 R /K [7 413 0 R 24 414 0 R 26] "Family or household member" includes spouses, former spouses, parents, children, stepchildren and other persons related by blood or by present or prior marriage, persons who share or formerly shared a common dwelling, persons who have or allegedly share a blood relationship through a child, persons who have or have had a dating or engagement relationship, and persons with disabilities and their personal assistants. /P 9 0 R The focus on legislating cyberbullying and cyberstalking has largely come about as a result of the perceived inadequacy, generally by legislators and parents of bullying victims, of existing laws, whether those existing laws cover stalking, unauthorized use of computer resources, or the like. /Resources << /S /P endobj << /S /Footnote >> /Parent 7 0 R /TT1 244 0 R /S /P /S /P >> [15], In general, such organizations argue that while the need for legislation against cyberbullying may exist, legislators must take a cautious, reasoned approach to enacting laws, and not rush into creating laws that would curtail speech too much. Her efforts were met with little enthusiasm, however, as Representatives from both the Republican and Democratic parties were concerned with the bill's impact on the freedom of speech. 156 0 R 565 0 R 156 0 R] After progressing through the courts, the charges against Baker were dismissed primarily on grounds that there was no evidence that Baker would actually act out the fantasies contained in those stories. /Pg 13 0 R /K 3 /TT0 243 0 R /P 9 0 R 178 0 obj >> /P 9 0 R endobj /TT3 258 0 R >> /StructParents 2 /Type /Pages endobj /K 4 Citation is disfavored, but may be WebAdult cyberstalking victims are protected by separate regulations from those aimed at preventing online harassment of minors. << >> endobj endobj 125 0 obj 96 0 obj << << /Pg 30 0 R >> << endobj /TT0 243 0 R Legal overview of the situation by country, The examples and perspective in this article, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, Balasubramani, V. (2016, June 14). /P 9 0 R >> /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] >> Prior to amendment, text read as follows: Whoever travels across a State line or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the intent to injure or harass another person, and in the course of, or as a result of, such travel places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of this title) to, that person or a member of that persons immediate family (as defined in section 115 of this title) shall be punished as provided in section 2261 of this title.. Amendment by Pub. 175 0 R 176 0 R 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R >> /K 3 >> /S /P >> >> Prior to February 2013, there were no laws that directly regulate cyberstalking in India. >> /K 4 /TT1 245 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 2006Pub. /Type /Page endobj /S /P 165 0 obj /Pg 30 0 R 55 0 obj endobj << >> /K 3 208 0 obj /Pg 30 0 R /S /P 95-849, eff. ), In response to Phoebe Prince's suicide, as well as that of Carl Walkerboth of whom had been bullied before taking their livesthe Massachusetts legislature in 2010 passed what advocates call one of the toughest anti-bullying laws in the nation. 111 0 obj However, this distinction is one of semantics, and many laws treat bullying and stalking as much the same issue. << /ColorSpace << 31] /P 9 0 R /S /Footnote << /Pg 22 0 R 369 0 R null 370 0 R null 367 0 R 44 0 R 368 0 R 44 0 R] /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 26 0 R A 2006 National Crime Prevention Council survey found that some 40% of teens had experienced cyberbullying at some point in their lives, making the problem particularly widespread. 44 0 obj /Annots [229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R] /S /P uuid:d8c3b813-d862-4a2b-984b-af1190141099 /S /P << >> WebCyberstalking is the use of the Internet, email, text messaging, or other electronic communications to follow someone in a threatening manner, and generally refers to using /Rotate 0 /P 9 0 R endobj /P 9 0 R << << >> endobj >> >> /S /P /P 9 0 R 100 0 obj >> In order to answer this question an assessment of whetthere will first beher the Laws, Research, and Recommendations in R.C. /K 19 6 0 obj << /K [556 0 R 557 0 R 558 0 R 559 0 R 560 0 R 561 0 R] /Pg 27 0 R endobj >> /K [7 388 0 R 40] /TT0 243 0 R endobj /Resources << /Resources << << << /K [7 364 0 R 22 365 0 R 24] Knowingly permitting any electronic communications device to be used for any of the purposes mentioned in this subsection (a). /StructParents 18 /Pg 28 0 R A qualitative study on the perception of cyber stalking and the adequacy of the anti-stalking law to regulate such crime in Malaysia is somewhat scarce. /K 5 /Pg 26 0 R endobj 33 0 obj << /S /Footnote 2000Pub. State laws can deal with some forms of cyberbullying, such as documents containing threats,[4] and threats to destroy and damage property. null 557 0 R null 558 0 R null 559 0 R null 560 0 R null 561 0 R LockA locked padlock /K [6 550 0 R 17] << /Pg 20 0 R 130 0 obj /S /P Under 18 U.S.C. 98 0 obj Cyber Crimes And Law In India. 167 0 obj << >> /P 9 0 R 129 0 obj /Font << /Resources << endobj >> << >> 218 0 obj /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /Limits [64 115] Davis, A.J. /Font << << 80 0 obj >> /P 9 0 R [10] In another California case, in which a student was harassed after posting personal information online, the court found that threatening posts were not protected speech. >> /K 3 /K 5 >> /K 3 << 89 514 0 R 90 516 0 R 91 517 0 R 92 524 0 R 93 525 0 R /K 10 << /TT2 244 0 R /S /P /ColorSpace << << << endobj http://www.haltabuse.org/resources/laws/federal.shtml. /S /P >> /Pg 31 0 R /Contents 342 0 R 53 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R 49 0 obj /Rotate 0 << >> /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /Annots [340 0 R 341 0 R] /Subtype /XML /TT0 243 0 R /TT1 245 0 R /Font << /K [2 541 0 R 30 542 0 R 32 543 0 R 34] endobj >> /StructParents 4 endobj endobj The first cyberstalking law went into effect just over a year ago in California, and Congress is considering a federal law. 81 0 obj endobj /K [360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R] /Pg 25 0 R While some sites specialize in laws that protect victims age 18 and under, Working to Halt Online Abuse is a help resource listing current and pending cyberstalking-related United States federal and state laws. (1)(A)(iv). 222 0 obj endobj 132 0 obj A cyberstalking conviction can be accompanied by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. /Resources << 2011-02-16T10:29:38+01:00 << /Pg 31 0 R /S /P /Contents 274 0 R /S /P 21 581 0 R 22 359 0 R 23 364 0 R 24 365 0 R /Resources << /S /P 4203] increases penalties related to the stalking of minors. >> >> /K 7 null 536 0 R null 537 0 R null 538 0 R null 539 0 R null 540 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P 7-39). /Pg 28 0 R An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice. /K [9 482 0 R 28 483 0 R 30 484 0 R 32] /Type /Page /K 3 /K [3 544 0 R 36 545 0 R 546 0 R 547 0 R] 145 0 obj /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] 548 0 R null 549 0 R null 627 0 R 628 0 R 550 0 R 151 0 R] 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /P 9 0 R 7 Bocij, P., Griffiths, M.D., McFarlane, L, Cyber Stalking: A New Challenge for Criminal Law, 122 The Criminal Lawyer, 3-5 (2002). /S /P /P 9 0 R endobj The list model lists types of offences and provides certainty, but is rather restrictive. /S /P endobj 175 0 obj /K 6 2018Par. >> L. 115334, title XII, 12502(a)(1). 45 0 obj endobj << 396 0 R null 397 0 R null 398 0 R null 399 0 R null 400 0 R null endobj << /S /P endobj /P 9 0 R /Endnote /Note 72 0 obj >> /Pg 19 0 R 424 0 R 81 0 R 425 0 R 82 0 R 426 0 R 82 0 R 427 0 R 82 0 R] 209 0 obj /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /S /P << In the United States, for example, nearly every state has laws that address cyberstalking, cyberbullying, or both.[1]. << /Font << /K 16 >> endobj WebCyberstalking's definition is quite simply, the use of the internet, or other electronic means, to harass and intimidate a selected victim. /Pg 31 0 R endobj 56 0 obj /TT2 245 0 R /P 9 0 R 48 0 obj /S /P << /TT0 243 0 R << Others send electronic viruses that can infect the victim's files. /Pg 19 0 R /Contents 356 0 R /F3 225 0 R 52 425 0 R 53 426 0 R 54 427 0 R 55 428 0 R 56 429 0 R /K [1 465 0 R 32 466 0 R 34] /TT1 244 0 R << /S /P /TT0 243 0 R << >> 89 0 obj In 2013, Indian Parliament made amendments to the Indian Penal Code, introducing cyberstalking as a criminal offence. /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R /Link /Span /Nums [0 [33 0 R 35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R 40 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R /P 9 0 R endobj A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. /Pg 16 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R 25 0 obj << >> >> /S /P /K 2 L. 115334, 12502(a)(1)(B), inserted ,a pet, a service animal, an emotional support animal, or a horse after to a person and substituted (iii), or (iv) for or (iii). /TT1 245 0 R /P 9 0 R /Parent 8 0 R /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] For example, in the case of United States v. Lori Drew, in which Megan Meier had committed suicide after being bullied on MySpace, three of the four charges against the defendant (Drew) were actually in response to alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, since specific statues against cyberbullying were not on the books. /Pg 27 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /K 8 >> 63 0 obj /Type /Pages [51], New Zealand Minister of Justice Judith Collins plans to introduce a law that would make it an offence to incite people to commit suicide, or post material that is grossly offensive by the end of 2013. /Parent 6 0 R 142 0 obj /Rotate 0 /K 1 /TT4 245 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /ColorSpace << << /Pg 18 0 R /S /P /P 9 0 R /Type /Catalog [5], Commonwealth offences that criminalise the misuse of telecommunication services are also relevant when technology is used to communicate harassment[6] or threats. /K [2 418 0 R 19] /P 9 0 R endobj /P 9 0 R Cyberstalking is a type of online harassment that involves using electronic means to stalk a victim, and generally refers to a pattern of threatening or malicious Prior to amendment, section related to stalking. 78 0 obj /S /P 155 0 obj /S /P /P 9 0 R << /S /P /P 9 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /K 1 /P 9 0 R application/pdf /P 9 0 R /K 9 /Pg 32 0 R << endobj There are laws that only address online harassment of children or focus on child predators as well as laws that protect adult cyberstalking victims, or victims of any age. 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As such, its generally criminalized under U.S. harassment, anti-stalking, and slander laws. /Pg 22 0 R >> << /Pg 13 0 R Cyber Crimes against Women in India: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions. /K 5 /P 9 0 R >> >> /TT1 244 0 R /Font << /P 9 0 R >> 169 0 obj /Pg 21 0 R /Pg 15 0 R endobj /TT1 245 0 R New Media & Society, 4(1), 71-92. null 380 0 R null 381 0 R null 582 0 R 583 0 R 382 0 R 55 0 R 383 0 R Adobe PDF Library 9.0 151 0 obj /K 5 /S /P endobj /P 9 0 R /Pg 30 0 R << /Type /Page >> /S /P /Pg 30 0 R /Creator (Acrobat PDFMaker 9.1 for Word) 124 0 obj >> /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] endobj endobj /Resources << >> /Resources << >> /Pg 24 0 R 174 0 obj /ColorSpace << L. 115334, 12502(a)(1)(A), added cl. /P 9 0 R endobj << /K 2 endobj << << /Annots [324 0 R 325 0 R 326 0 R 327 0 R 328 0 R 329 0 R] << << 144 0 obj /TT1 258 0 R 143 0 R 144 0 R 145 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R /K 5 endobj /Pg 25 0 R /StructParents 5 /Pg 32 0 R More technologically sophisticated e-mail harassers send "mail bombs," which fill a person's mailbox with hundreds or even thousands of unwanted messages in the hope of making the account useless. >> endobj /K 15 endobj /K 15 However, it merely focused on financial crimes and neglected interpersonal criminal behaviours such as cyberstalking (Behera, 2010; Halder & Jaishankar, 2008; Nappinai, 2010). 162 0 obj /ColorSpace << 143 0 obj /P 9 0 R 29 0 obj /Type /Page /K 8 /S /P endobj /S /P << /P 9 0 R /K [2 574 0 R 15 575 0 R 576 0 R 577 0 R] 161 0 obj << Territories Financial Support Center (TFSC), Tribal Financial Management Center (TFMC). 15 0 obj /CreationDate (D:20110216102934+01'00') Australia does not have specific cyberbullying legislation, although the scope of existing laws can be extended to deal with cyberbullying. /CS1 [/ICCBased 242 0 R] 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R 200 0 R 201 0 R 202 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R] /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] endobj 497 0 R 124 0 R 498 0 R 124 0 R 499 0 R 125 0 R 500 0 R 125 0 R] 203 0 obj 20 [204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 581 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R << endobj /CS1 [/ICCBased 242 0 R] [35], Washington passed one of the first cyberstalking laws in 2004, which states that a person that uses electronic communications with the "intent to harass, intimidate, torment, or embarrass any other person" if they use lewd or obscene language, use language implying physical threats, or repeatedly harass a person; such is treated as a gross misdemeanor. /Strikeout /Span /S /P A lot is at stake in a federal cyberstalking case, which is why you need aggressive defense on your side. Web18 U.S. Code 2261A - Stalking. 433 0 R null 428 0 R 88 0 R 429 0 R 88 0 R 430 0 R 88 0 R] << /K 3 The primary distinction is one of age; if adults are involved, the act is usually termed cyberstalking, while among children it is usually referred to as cyberbullying. /Pg 13 0 R /S /P >> endobj 146 0 obj 105 0 R 465 0 R 106 0 R 466 0 R 106 0 R 467 0 R 107 0 R 468 0 R 108 0 R 469 0 R 52 0 obj /Pg 32 0 R [11] The state of North Carolina invalidated such a law in State v. endobj << /Pg 15 0 R /S /P /S /P 46 0 obj << /Pg 22 0 R /Pg 13 0 R an immediate family member (as defined in section 115) of that person; the pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or horse of that person; 121 0 obj /K [374 0 R 375 0 R 376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R 379 0 R 380 0 R 381 0 R] On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. /Pg 14 0 R >> /TT1 245 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P >> /P 9 0 R Finally, individuals should become informed about the dangers of the Internet and ways to protect their privacy while using the Internet. /S /P Governor Signs Landmark Anti-Bullying Law", "Missouri Gov. >> /CS1 [/ICCBased 242 0 R] /A 434 0 R endobj /P 9 0 R 1-1-09; 95-984, eff. << L. 1134, set out as a note under section 2261 of this title. 187 0 obj /Pg 19 0 R endobj endobj Cybercrimes are a relatively new area of law, and regulations continue to evolve. endobj >> /K [2 467 0 R 36] 159 0 obj /TT1 245 0 R << >> /S /P >> endobj WebDavid's Law is a state law in Texas, that labels cyberstalking a misdemeanor crime, but it also lays out several other rights victims or parents of victims have in ensuring justice. /K 1 /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] endobj The other bill, SB 5628, focused on online harassment and was written with the Anti-Defamation League to update the existing law to uphold the First Amendment. 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