R. v. Playfair

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Sentencing in a case involving 23 counts of child sexual abuse, disclosure of private sexual photos and videos, and blackmail

R. v. Playfair [2023] NICC 15 In the Crown Court for the Division of Belfast ICOS Number 21/089414, 21/007938, and 21/059533 Before Justice Rafferty, KC Decided on May 09, 2023 Relevancy of the Case: Sentencing in a case involving 23 … Read More

R. v. McPhee

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Cognitive difficulties as a mitigating factor in the sentencing of a case involving blackmailing and sextortion of a minor girl

R. v. McPhee 2020 ABPC 106 In the Provincial Court of Alberta Docket 181146077P1 Before Judge A.A. Fradsham Decided on June 11, 2020 Relevancy of the Case: Cognitive difficulties as a mitigating factor in the sentencing of a case involving … Read More

Evolution of Virtual World and Virtual Characters

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Evolution of Virtual World and Virtual Characters

The emergence of the virtual world is one of the miracles of technological developments. Unlike the real world, the virtual world is an artificial manifestation of human imagination. It replicates the real-world experience in an alternate, virtual form. This virtual … Read More

A Detailed Guide to Deceptive Patterns (or Dark Patterns)

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A Detailed Guide to Deceptive Patterns (or Dark Patterns)

Dark Patterns or Deceptive Design Patterns are certain dirty tricks websites and apps use that make consumers or users take specific actions they do not mean to. In 2010, Harry Brignull coined the term dark patterns. For example, whenever WhatsApp updates … Read More

Vritika Jay Talreja v. State of Maharashtra

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Bail application in a case involving the hacking of a Facebook account and publishing an offensive post

Vritika Jay Talreja v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. In the High Court of Bombay ABA (ST) 2132/2020 Before Justice Sarang V. Kotwal Decided on December 03, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving the hacking … Read More

A Beginner’s Guide to Space Transition Theory

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Space Transition Theory explains the nature & behaviour leading to commission of cyber crime with time, space and circumstances as catalysts.

The nature of cyber crimes evolves rapidly in line with technological developments. To understand why cyber crimes happen, various cyber criminology theories have attempted to explain this. These theories seek to diagnose the minuscule reason leading to the occurrence of … Read More