Online Harassment and Digital Stalking
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Online Harassment and Digital Stalking
Cyberstalking is generally considered to be harassment that originates online; however it is also recognised that other forms of pre-existing stalking can transfer into online environments. Cellular phones are now owned by the vast majority of adults (91% in 2010/2011) in the United Kingdom. It is believed that this number will approach, and probably reach, 95% within the near future. The World...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Computer Applications
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0975-8887
DOI: 10.5120/13296-8928