English
Hackers cost governments, corporations, and even everyday people billions of dollars per year. You might ask, sure, there are those out there for profit, but what about the college student who was just doing it for fun? Whether it’s for profit or fun, it’s still theft. While, in some cases it is for money, in others, it’s for information. Just because a person uses a computer should not impact the severity of their punishment. A murderer's punishment is not affected by which weapon he chooses to employ, so why should a thief's punishment be affected? Usually, information is stolen for the express purpose of making money, either directly, or through the sale of the information obtained, or by blackmail.At any given time, millions of people's credit card numbers, social security numbers, and other private data are flying through phone lines near your house. The downside to this technological marvel that we all use, whether we know
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Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 634
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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