On line Schemes Cyberspace was once a place inhabited largely by government agencies and academics linked together through a decentralized collection of computer networks that came to be known as the "Internet." The late 1980s and early 1990s gave birth to a torrent of commercial entrants into cyberspace, with the way led by Compuserve and then Prodigy and America Online. By the end of this year, an estimated four million American households will be online …showed first 75 words of 1000 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1000 total…too many places in the online world for swindlers to set up shop. Footnotes 1. Kelly, K. "Cyberpunks, E-money, and the Technologies of Disconnection." Whole Earth Review, Summer 1993: p.43 2. Ibid 3. Ibid 4. Markoff, J. "Hacker Indicted on Spy Charges." New York Times, December 8, 1996: p. 13 5. Perry, L. Computer Crime. New York: Franklin Watts, 1997 6. Parker, D.B. Fighting Computer Crime. New York: Scribers, 1997 7. Perry, L. Computer Crime. New York: Franklin Watts, 1997 8. Ibid. 9. "Security Survey Reveals." PC User, April 21, 1993: p. 20