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Can You Get Into Legal Trouble For Secretly Recording Phone Conversations?

By Gary E. Gerson |

These days, we always keep our eyes on our phones, and they always keep their eyes on us.  Smartphones are so smart that they know you better than you know yourself.  Your phone can help you remember all kinds of things, from your baby’s first smile to the items you want to pick up… Read More »

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Pittsburgh Man Gets 25 Years In Prison For Attempted Solicitation Of A Minor

By Gary E. Gerson |

It is possible to explain the occurrence of many Internet crimes by the fact that people think that they are a lot more anonymous online than they are.  Your alter ego can make threats, offer to buy and sell illegal items, and share illegal content on the dark web and even on social media… Read More »

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Laurel Highlands Teacher Faces Charges For Wiretapping After Recording Conversation With Student

By Gary E. Gerson |

Today’s high school students have lived their entire lives in an era where it is easy to record audio and video on their phone.  Their parents’ computer files probably contain audio recordings of their first words and preverbal infant vocalizations.  Family members have recorded virtually every moment of their lives, from their toddler tantrums… Read More »

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Chester Springs Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking College Computer Networks

By Gary E. Gerson |

Data breaches are a nightmare for businesses.  When someone hacks into the computer network of a company and steals the personal identity information, bank account numbers, and credit card numbers stored on computers belonging to the network, the financial losses can be enormous.  The customers and employees whose data got stolen can sue the… Read More »

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Doylestown Mom Charged With Harassment for Online Bullying of Daughter’s Cheerleading Teammates

By Gary E. Gerson |

Complaining about the Internet habits of the youth has been a favorite hobby of parents since the mid-90s, when those America Online CDs used to arrive in the mail, and during the pandemic, with kids and parents stuck in the house all day, connected to the outside world only by a Wi-Fi connection, it… Read More »

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Teen facing Internet crimes charges for witness intimidation

By Gary E. Gerson |

A teenager in Pennsylvania is facing criminal charges after allegedly posting secret grand jury information on his Internet social media page. The 17-year-old has been charged with Internet crimes in connection with the case, as investigators work to understand how the young man got his hands on the evidence. The young man is slated to be… Read More »

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Man released after appeal for Internet-related crime

By Gary E. Gerson |

The alleged perpetrator of a serious Internet data crime has been released from custody. The man, who calls himself “Weev” online, was charged with an Internet crime after reportedly stealing personal data from more than 100,000 Apple iPad users — perhaps including some from Pennsylvania — several years ago. He had been sentenced to 41 months… Read More »

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Man receives light sentence for Internet-related crime

By Gary E. Gerson |

A Pennsylvania man from Upper Moreland has received a modest jail sentence after pleading guilty to a serious of sex crimes. The 31-year-old man reportedly pleaded guilty to sex abuse of children, along with Internet-related crime including possessing child pornography. In exchange, he will serve only eight to 23 months in the local county jail…. Read More »

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Attorney accused of internet crimes, pilfers millions from estate

By Gary E. Gerson |

An attorney from Pennsylvania is accused of internet crimes after allegedly taking more than $1.7 million from the estate of one of his clients. The man, age 70, is accused of using the Web to divert money from his client’s account into those of the law office during the period from December 2005 and October 2011…. Read More »

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Man accused of sending empty boxes to buyers

By Gary E. Gerson |

A 28-year-old financial analyst from Pittsburgh is facing charges for fraud after he reportedly fleeced scores of buyers out of computer purchases on eBay. The man may have made tens of thousands of dollars through the process, during which he allegedly sold computers and then sent buyers the empty boxes. Authorities say the man could have… Read More »

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