Internet Service Providers and Crime

Whilst there have been countless positives that widespread and innovative internet communications have had the world over, many of the issues associated are the same now as they were years ago. The majority of the persistent problems relate to personal security, theft, frauds and internet crime generally. Although many have taken measures to counter abuses of the internet to commit crime, it is still a major problem facing technicians, law enforcement, Internet Service Providers and users. Whilst these measures seem to have come quite a distance, internet crime is still a prevalent issue. Particular aspects of internet crime such as identity theft, child pornography and personal theft have borne a shift in perceived responsibility from users and computer owners, to ISP's and law enforcement agencies. Whilst the responsibility betwixt them may appear balanced; the focus of both legal, and moral responsibility is focused increasingly on ISPs.