ABSTRACT
In the previous chapter we talked about the need to trust other people and organisations in our everyday interactions on the Internet. In addition to concerns about being ripped off and lied to online, some individuals have experienced being cyberstalked and cyber-harassed. As this chapter will illustrate, cyberstalking (a more severe form of cyber-harassment) can be as harrowing an experience, if not more so, as traditional of¯ine stalking. Moreover, cyber-harassment is a new form of harassment that is not only problematic with strangers one meets online, but also with people we know (e.g. fellow students or work colleagues).
