ABSTRACT
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide, including nearly 80% of adult Americans, with higher percentages of those who are younger, more af¹uent, and better educated, use the Internet for all types of commercial, social, recreational, communications, and information exchanges. The Internet has become an essential element of life for government, industry, organizations, and individuals. As constructive Internet uses have enriched American life dramatically, an equally dramatic increase has occurred in the use of the Internet for illegal, illicit, and inappropriate purposes.
