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Introduction Cyberstalking and cyberbullying are not just terms for today’s youth. They are real and increasing threats online. This is particularly true with social media, social communications, and social networking being done online. Protecting your identity, your privacy, and your data is a requirement for interacting and socializing online.

In this lab, you will define cyberstalking and cyberbullying and describe their legal implications, you will identify case studies for cyberstalking and cyberbullying, and you will define the requirements for a law to protect individuals from both of these threats.

Learning Objectives Upon completing this lab, you will be able to:

• Define cyberstalking and describe the legal implications of cyberstalking an individual. • Define cyberbullying and describe the legal implications of cyberbullying an individual. • Identify case studies on cyberstalking and cyberbullying on the Internet. • Define the requirements for a law to protect individuals from cyberstalking or

cyberbullying.

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Deliverables Upon completion of this lab, you are required to provide the following deliverables to your instructor:

1. Lab Report file; 2. Lab Assessments file.

Instructor Demo The Instructor will present the instructions for this lab. This will start with a general discussion about online social media, social communications, and social networking led by sites such as Facebook™, Twitter™, and MySpace™. A new breed of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, extortion, and blackmail has been created with social media, communications, and networking now online. The Instructor will then present an overview of searching the Internet for cyberstalking and cyberbullying case studies.

Hands-On Steps

Note: This is a paper-based lab. To successfully complete the deliverables for this lab, you will need access to Microsoft® Word or another compatible word processor. For some labs, you may also need access to a graphics line drawing application, such as Visio or PowerPoint. Refer to the Preface of this manual for information on creating the lab deliverable files.

1. On your local computer, create the lab deliverable files.

2. Review the Lab Assessment Worksheet. You will find answers to these questions as you proceed through the lab steps.

3. On your local computer, open a new Internet browser window.

4. Using your favorite search engine, search the term cyberstalking.

5. In your Lab Report file, define what cyberstalking means.

6. In your Lab Report file, describe the legal implications of cyberstalking.

Stalking Is Stalking, Offline and Online Even though cyberstalking might be new, the activity is well understood. Due to how technology changes so quickly, laws specifically tackling cyberstalking are new. In some areas, the laws might not even yet exist. However, the crime is already understood and dealt with by the law enforcement agencies ready to levy new charges.

Police appreciate the similar activity and analogous meaning between cyberstalking and stalking. The principal behaviors involved are harassment, intimidation, and incitement of hatred, etc. No one needs to reinvent a new crime definition, only new laws encompassing those behaviors online, as they sometimes include additional charges such as unauthorized use of a computer, mischief in relation to data, and, in school-age cases, child pornography. Of course, exact nomenclature of charges might vary by state or country, but the described activities are essentially the same.

7. Using your favorite search engine, search the Internet for a cyberstalking case.

8. In your Lab Report file, describe the case, including such facts as who was victimized and how the person was victimized.

9. In your Lab Report file, explain how you would protect this individual from the scenario presented in the case by outlining the law you would create.

10. Using your favorite search engine, search the term cyberbullying.

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11. In your Lab Report file, define what cyberbullying means.

12. In your Lab Report file, describe the legal implications of cyberbullying.

Note: As you consider the legal implications, reflect first on why a person might opt to cyberbully a person when they might not bully someone face-to-face.

13. Using your favorite search engine, search the Internet for a cyberbullying case.

14. In your Lab Report file, describe the case, including such facts as who was victimized and how the person was victimized.

15. In your Lab Report file, explain how you would protect this individual from the scenario presented in the case by outlining the law you would create.

Note: This completes the lab. Close the Web browser, if you have not already done so.

Evaluation Criteria and Rubrics The following are the evaluation criteria for this lab that students must perform:

1. Define cyberstalking and describe the legal implications of cyberstalking an individual. – [25%]

2. Define cyberbullying and describe the legal implications of cyberbullying an individual. – [25%]

3. Identify case studies on cyberstalking and cyberbullying on the Internet. – [25%] 4. Define the requirements for a law to protect individuals from cyberstalking or

cyberbullying. – [25%]