Cyber Torts: Unfolding Trends Of Common Law

Abstract

A tort is a negligent or intentional act is done by someone that injures someone else in some way. Cyber Torts are simply a tort done over cyberspace. Cyber torts are very significant because they are on the rise and are still crimes that can have serious effects on society. Everyone should be exposed to the dangers and damages caused by cyber torts because technology is an important aspect in everyone’s lives, especially now.

Online torts include trespass to chattels, conversion, cyber talking/harassment, and cyber defamation. Trespass to chattels includes all those spyware, spam emails, and scrapers you see some of the time. Conversion involves negligent or intentional stealing of other peoples domain names online. Cyber stalking/harassment happens a lot in social networks like Facebook and Whats App¹ where they have millions and millions of users. And cyber defamation also can happen a lot on social networks and forums. As you can see, these types of Online torts are serious issues that happens probably everyday that can result in serious harm to the public including us. This article is designed to cover all the contemporary issues of Online Torts.