Internet As An Illegal Market Place

Internet

as an illegal market place

dr Wojciech Filipkowski

Faculty of Law

University of Białystok

Poland

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@ communication tool

e-mail, instant messengers, peer-2-peer,

VoIP, World Wide Web

@ new channel of distribution

Business-2-Business

Bussines-2-Client

@ new branches of economy and

investment tools

e-commerce, new payment technologies,

on-line financial services, IAP, ISP

IntroductionThe Internet’s lawful opportunities and advantages

��Introduction

What attracts criminals?

How to abuse?

Illegal marketplace

How to control?

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@ anonymity

fake identities, spoofing IP address,

modem connection, Wi-Fi technology,

pre-paid phones

@ globalization process

free movement of goods, services & people

new payment technologies

@ cross border activity

involves several jurisdiction

mutual legal assistance

Introduction

��What attracts criminals?

How to abuse?

Illegal marketplace

How to control?

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The ways of abusing Internet

@ exploitation of communication

contact other criminals, encryption

dissemination of orders

Criminal-2-Criminal (C2C) sector

@ demand meets supply

illegal, restricted or cheaper goods or services

Criminal-2-Victim (C2V) sector

@ Internet as instrumentnew modus operandi, cybercrimes

Introduction


��How to abuse?

Illegal marketplace

How to control?

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Illegal market placeCharacteristic

@ participants – actors

criminals – sellers or buyers

victims

government and non-government organizations

@ information – subject of the trade

files, electronic records, streams of data

@ forces of supply and demand

demand always exceeds the supply

some additional costs

Introduction


How to abuse?

��Illegal marketplace (1/10)

How to control?

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Illegal market placePORNOGRAPHY (1)

@ digital photos and movies

@ e-mails, newsgroups

@ porno-sites

@ peer-2-peer networks

@ live transmissions via web cam

@ mobile technology (WAP, MMS,

UMTS)

@ channel distribution for other

commodities

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placePORNOGRAPHY (2)

@ 68 mln requests send to web

browsers a day

@ 1.5 bln downloads of photos or

movies per month

@ 78 mln people visit porno-sites on

regular bases

@ there are 4.2 mln IP address

offering access to over 372 mln

porno-sites

@ industry is worth around 57 bln $

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeCHILD PORNOGRAPHY

@ C2C sector

managing the network and exchanging or downloading files

@ C2V sectorcontacting the victim,

seduction and kidnapping,

producing digital photos and movies,

human trafficking

@ virtual child pornography

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeCOMPUTER CRIMES (1)

@ computer as the tool or the target

@ Internet as the place where the

crime is being committed

@ computer crimes violate:

availability

integrity of information

confidentiality

@ typical crimes and new ones

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeCOMPUTER CRIMES (2)

@ commercial espionage

losing confidential data, credit cards’ numbers

@ Wireless-Fidelity technology

hacking into local networks

@ pay-per-view services

cracking codes, producing software or devices

�� affects other services relying on limited and paid

access to different types of data bases

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeECONOMIC CRIMES

@ the new payment technology

money can be moved by electronic means

@ the expansion of on-line financial

services

@ Internet as a new channel for

frauds (C2V sector)

@ virtual casinos, on-line gambling,

illegal sports wagering

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeCYBERLAUNDERING

the proceeds of crime can be laundered

by electronic means of payment or

funds’ movement

@ access to the Internet is common

@ depersonalization of financial

relations (transactions)

@ cyberlaundering is cheaper and

faster

@ involves many jurisdictions

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeVIOLATION OF COPYRIGHTS

@ it concerns the music, movies,

books and software

@ example:

buying CD with music

� ripping it (changing large audio files into smaller

.mp3 format)

� connecting to peer-to-peer type network

� making files available for other members

�� exchanging or downloading files

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Illegal market placeOTHER CRIMES

@ illegal trade of Nazi songs

@ illegal trade in weapons and

explosives

@ illegal trade of endangered or rare

species

@ illegal trade of antiques, painting

@ illegal trade in drugs and

medicines

@ trafficking of human beings (C2V)

Introduction


How to abuse?


How to control?

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Measures to control the Internet

@ raising awareness among Internet

users � reducing C2V sector

@ less anonymity (tracking down

criminals, placing duties and responsibilities

on IAP, ISP, telecom companies)

@ special police task forces

@ better cooperation between

countries

� reducing C2C sector

Introduction


How to abuse?

Illegal marketplace

��How to control?

T h a n k Y o u …

dr Wojciech Filipkowski

Education

Internet As An Illegal Market Place