Electronic Theft: Unlawful Acquisition in Cyberspace

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Peter Grabosky (Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra) Russell G. Smith (Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra)

Electronic Theft

Unlawful Acquisition in Cyberspace

Peter Grabosky (Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra), Russell G. Smith (Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra), Gillian Dempsey (University of Queensland)

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Cambridge University Press
29 October 2010

Crime & criminology; Internet guides & online services

When this book was first published in 2001, the convergence of communications and computing had begun to transform Western industrial societies. Increasing connectivity was accompanied by unprecedented opportunities for crimes of acquisition. The fundamental principle of criminology is that crime follows opportunity, and opportunities for theft abound in the digital age. Electronic Theft named, described and analysed the range of electronic and digital theft, and constituted the first major survey of the field. The authors covered a broad list of electronic misdemeanours, including extortion, defrauding governments, telephone fraud, securities fraud, deceptive advertising and other business practices, industrial espionage, intellectual property crimes, and the misappropriation and unauthorised use of personal information. They were able to capture impressively large amounts of data internationally from both scholarly and professional sources. The book posed and attempted to answer some of the pressing questions to do with national sovereignty and enforceability of laws in 2001.

By: Peter Grabosky (Australian Institute of Criminology Canberra), Russell G. Smith (Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra), Gillian Dempsey (University of Queensland)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780521152860
ISBN 10: 0521152860
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 29 October 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Theft and cyberspace; 2. Stealing funds electronically; 3. Digital extortion; 4. Defrauding governments electronically; 5. Telephone fraud and theft of internet services; 6. Online securities fraud; 7. Electronic 'snake oil': deceptive and misleading online advertising and business practices; 8. Intellectual property in cyberspace; 9. Industrial espionage in the digital age; 10. The electronic misappropriation and dissemination of personal information; 11. The limits of the law in controlling electronic theft; References; Index.

Reviews for Electronic Theft: Unlawful Acquisition in Cyberspace

Review of the hardback: '… an excellent read for those who want to get a general understanding of theft in the communication age … I would recommend this book to anyone interested in how the study of criminology has been accommodated to new digital technologies.' International Journal of Law and Information Technology