CSC 379 SUM2008:Week 5, Group 3

Cyberstalking

Provide a general overview of cyberstalking as it occurs today. Discuss recent instances and analyze the ethics. What ethical considerations are raised by tools that facilitate cyber-stalking? Should threats of violence through cyberstalking be considered the same as in-person threats or threats communicated through traditional means?

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberstalking
• http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/cyberstalking/
• http://brief-treatment.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/5/3/279