Month: August 2018

Determinants of reporting cybercrime

Criminology studies on determinants of reporting crimes have been growing for the past decades. It is important for victims to report crimes to help police organizations acknowledge the prevalence of different types of crime. Prevalence of cybercrime has increased and is now becoming part of individuals’ everyday life. While the literature about determinants of reporting …

La bande dessinée: une façon efficace de sensibiliser les enfants sur la protection de la vie privée en ligne

Les enfants utilisent de plus en plus d’appareils portables pour aller en ligne. Il est donc important de les éduquer sur les manières de se protéger. Ces appareils ainsi que les applications qui y sont installés disposent parfois de GPS et autres outils de géolocalisations pouvant mettre les enfants à risque d’être victimes de vol …

The dark side of ubiquitous connectivity

Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are often referred as the ‘Swiss pocketknives’ of today’s individual, as they serve a range of needs, activities and purposes. Along with the rapid spread of smartphones, smartphone-based Social Networking Service (SNS) has penetrated into our daily lives by allowing people to maintain close and intimate relationships with …