While many victimizations use electronic tools for perpetration (e.g., cyberbullying, stalking and identity theft), it is also possible that the internet can become a tool for a violation of opportunity, intentionally and unintentionally. This can include:

  • Posting pictures or video online of strangers
  • Using social networking data to violate privacy or worse.
  • Spreading misinformation using emails, texts and blog posts.
  • Using another’s wireless network without authorization and/or to commit illegal activities without the owner’s knowledge.

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