" The Internet that came into existence in 1969 as a scientific government project grew up into a world of its own. What was simply a network of research and education computer sites is now a medium for communication, commerce, information gathering, research, education, dating and many other activities, including criminal ones, that once belonged in the "real" world. Many of the "physical world" crimes have developed their online counterparts (well, with the distinct exception of murder, at least so far). "
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