Since Internet provides a convenient, cheap and fast way to share the data and ideas around world; the differences between cultures and laws in different country may challenge each other.

• US legal system is based on case law and hasn’t caught up with the Internet
• The Internet allows a computer in country X to communicate with a computer in country Y, but laws differ
  • so this enables people commit online crimes, and not being caught, by using a computer in a different country.
• Consequence: there is no easy way to stop problems like spam, false advertising, and online scams
  • Phishing mails or websites may risk your properties.