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"An estimated 147 million people worldwide accessed the Internet at least once a week from their businesses and home--more than double the 61 million who browsed the Net in 1996, according to a recent report by Computer Industry Almanac."

The current estimated statistics show that there are over 63 million home internet users, and with the growing importance of the Internet in everyday life, excessive use and its negative effects are growing. Research shows excessive Internet usage is associated to several growing problems; A few examples are Internet crimes against children, identity theft, and Internet Addiction Disorder.

First, According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Internet is an effective and anonymous way for predators to seek out and groom children for criminal purposes such as producing and distributing child pornography, contacting and stalking children for the purpose of......
Chances are, anyone who is reading this paper has at one time, at least surfed the net once. Broadcasting your views, questions, and information to millions of other people.The Internet has so many different features. It has chatrooms, which is a great place to meet new people. The Internet has several research sites available for school papers.The Internet can also become very addictive if you’re not careful at the time you spend on it. The Internet has both negative and positive sides as to the effect it has onstudy habits. I personally have spent more hours then I can add up on the Internet. More then I care to even admit. I will take you back approximately three months ago. At this time I received a new computer at work. My first thought was what Internet provider will I use? I chose America On line. I had a hard time setting up my account but by the third day I was in cyber land. I was learning the ropes of the net, researching, looking at pictures, I cannot believe the pictures on the Internet. I sent everyone I now...