Section 1 Flashcards
How many internet users are there?
3.4 billion
What percentage of the worldwide population are internet users?
46.1%
What percentage of Americans own a smartphone?
77%
How many mobile phone users are there in China and India each?
1 Billion
What percentage of American adults use Facebook?
79%
Do we live in a target rich environment?
Yes
The study of how technology changes behavior.
Technicways
Grew up with technology. Do not understand life without technology. Shaped their life.
Digital Natives
Grew up without technology. Changed their lives.
Digital Immigrants
What are three ways that computers and technology are used in crime?
Communication
Tool to commit the crime
Incidental device
Communication is one way computers and digital technology are used in crime. What are some examples?
Email Texting Phone calls Facebook Instagram Snapchat
Planning for a crime is one way that _________ is used to commit crimes.
Communication
Computers and digital technology can be used as a tool to commit the crime. An example of this is?
Breaking into something and stealing.
Starting a virus
A case series of pharmacy robberies stealing drugs and money. Got their GPS and found evidence that linked them to many more robberies across many states. This digital device was ________________, but the evidence was used in a good way to put people in jail.
Incidental to the crime
Computer crime allows ________ _________.
Anonymous Communication