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Accidental Outlaw
Are you at risk of becoming an ‘accidental outlaw’?
15/11/2011
Tags: Blogging, Internet law, Music and video, Personal website, Social networking

 

The chances of accidentally breaking the law online could be greater than you might think. According a study we commissioned, only 44% of people could correctly spot illegal activities when given a number of scenarios such as defamation, copyright infringement and hacking.

More than 2,000 people completed nine tests as part of the research, measuring their ability to spot online activities that break the law. For example, they were asked to pick out a libellous tweet about a celebrity, or decide if an incitement of violence on Facebook broke the law. 

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