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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
    • 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.
  • Some country may use network censorship to monitor their residents' behavior.
  • Unbalanced network usage
    • Large network services providers like Google may use more network resources than other users.
  • US-centric
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