E-Crime 2.0: the criminological landscape of new social media

Abstract

This article outlines the significant impact the Internet is having in reshaping forms and patterns of crime. The Internet is reconfiguring the landscape of crime threats online. In particular, the ‘social web' is contributing to the creation of new forms of vulnerability to predation, and so reconstituting the prevalent patterns of online crime. Online crime is evolving to such an extent that society is experiencing the rise of ‘E-Crime 2.0', comprising offences that exploit the ways in which users of new communication technologies make themselves publicly visible and available through new social media.

Keywords:

• social web
• e-crime 2.0
• online threats
• communication technologies