The Internet Hunt Revisited: Personal Information Accessible via the Web

Abstract

In order to address the problems with pay sites releasing information, people need to write their legislative representatives to stiffen laws about the release and selling of such information. With these new technologies, come a new breed of challenges related to security and privacy. Our study illustrated there is a wealth of information available, some with questionable integrity and some with strong ties to personally identifiable information. Given the global momentum to “go digital” and “get connected” this introduces a new level of complexity: cybercrime is now more prevalent than ever. Identity deception/theft, checking account fraud, phishing scams, and computer trespass illustrate this trend. What will the next ten years hold? Who knows, yet it will undoubtedly be an interesting trip.