MediaTor: Jurnal Komunikasi
Vol 6, No 2 (2005): Bagaimana Kita Menjelaskan Penerapan Teknologi?

“Cybercrime”: Fenomena Kejahatan melalui Internet di Indonesia

Muhammad E. Fuady (Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi Universitas Islam Bandung (Fikom Unisba))



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Dec 2005

Abstract

It had been long known that technology, as Janus, has two side of coins: the good side,and the bad side. Everybody knows the benefit of technology development. But there aren’t much who realize the negative potent of technology. Cybercrime discussed in this article is an example of how crime was developed sophisticatedly by using technological means. Cybercrime, simply defined as criminal acts using cyber and Internet, has faced a new challenge for lawmaker and law enforcement mission. In Indonesia, carding become serious issues to be combated. Another type of cybercrime frequently occur in Indonesia are hacking and deface. Although Internet user in Indonesia is estimated no more than 5% of total population (4.38 million persons), everybody must attended cybercrime issues seriously. The loss of cybercrime reached unspeakable heights and damaged public safety in communication and information flows.

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Journal Info

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mediator

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Mediator: Jurnal Komunikasi focuses on communication studies and media. Although centered on communication, Mediator is open and welcomes the contribution of many disciplines and approaches that meet at crossroads with communication studies. Type of writing is in the form of scientific articles (the ...