A comparative analysis of cyberbullying and cyberstalking laws in the UAE, US, UK and Canada

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

Proceedings of IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA

Publication Date

11-1-2019

Abstract

© 2019 IEEE. Bullying and stalking through cyberspace have become serious phenomena in the Internet era, impacting mainly young users and teenagers. Many tragic incidents have occurred, especially in the West, including self-harm and suicide due to these problems. To protect the victims many countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada have codified laws dealing with cyber-crimes, including cyber-harassment. To determine the adequacy of such laws in addressing these issues, we present in this paper a legal analysis of the existing anti-bullying and stalking laws in the UAE, US, UK, and Canada. The purpose is to gain perspective on the characteristics of the laws and their ability to protect society from various forms of crimes associated with cyberbullying and cyberstalking. The paper also presents recommendations to help combat cyberbullying and cyberstalking and protect our youth from these issues.

ISBN

9781728150529

ISSN

2161-5322

Publisher

IEEE Computer Society

Volume

2019-November

Last Page

7

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

Canada, Cyberbullying, Cybercrime, Cyberstalking, England, Laws, Legal Analysis, UAE, US

Scopus ID

85082668795

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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