Chances are that if you are reading this book (or are otherwise alive in 2015 or
beyond), you have used the Internet for a while. You have an email account that you
check regularly, use your smart phones to shop for pizza, clothing, appliances, or
maybe even your next date. The Internet has made the world of commerce, social
interaction, and entertainment much more available to everyone.
The Internet has also made it much easier for criminals to get access to the general
public. Just like your grandma, they are gradually becoming more technologically
savvy. And just like with grandma, this development has frightening implications.
Unfortunately for the general public, technology has also made it much harder to track
criminals, as the trail of evidence is no longer hairs and fibers from clothing, but
digital records that are often faked or deleted.
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