Internet
as an illegal market place
dr Wojciech
Filipkowski
Faculty of Law
University of Białystok
Poland

Introduction
The Internet’s lawful opportunities and advantages
Introduction
@ communication tool
What attracts
criminals?
e-mail, instant messengers, peer-2-peer,
VoIP, World Wide Web
How to abuse? @ new channel of distribution
Illegal market
Business-2-Business
place Bussines-2-Client
How to control?
@ new branches of economy and
investment tools
e-commerce, new payment technologies,
on-line financial services, IAP, ISP 2

What attracts criminals?
Introduction
@ anonymity
What attracts fake identities, spoofing IP address,
criminals?
modem connection, Wi-Fi technology,
How to abuse? pre-paid phones
@ globalization process
Illegal market
place free movement of goods, services & people
new payment technologies
How to control?
@ cross border activity
involves several jurisdiction
mutual legal assistance 3

The ways of abusing Internet
Introduction
@ exploitation of communication
What attracts
criminals?
contact other criminals, encryption
dissemination of orders
How to abuse? Criminal-2-Criminal (C2C) sector
@ demand meets supply
Illegal market
place illegal, restricted or cheaper goods or services
Criminal-2-Victim (C2V) sector
How to control?
@ Internet as instrument
new modus operandi, cybercrimes
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Illegal market place
Characteristic
Introduction
@ participants – actors
What attracts criminals – sellers or buyers
criminals?
victims
How to abuse? government and non-government organizations
@ information – subject of the trade
Illegal market
place (1/10) files, electronic records, streams of data
How to control?
@ forces of supply and demand
demand always exceeds the supply
some additional costs
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Illegal market place
PORNOGRAPHY (1)
Introduction
@ digital photos and movies
What attracts
criminals?
@ e-mails, newsgroups
@ porno-sites
How to abuse?
@ peer-2-peer networks
Illegal market
place (2/10)
@ live transmissions via web cam
@ mobile technology (WAP, MMS,
How to control?
UMTS)
@ channel distribution for other
commodities 6

Illegal market place
PORNOGRAPHY (2)
Introduction
@ 68 mln requests send to web
What attracts browsers a day
criminals?
@ 1.5 bln downloads of photos or
How to abuse? movies per month
@ 78 mln people visit porno-sites on
Illegal market
place (3/10) regular bases
@ there are 4.2 mln IP address
How to control?
offering access to over 372 mln
porno-sites
@ industry is worth around 57 bln $ 7

Illegal market place
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Introduction
@ C2C sector
What attracts managing the network and exchanging or
criminals? downloading files
How to abuse?
@ C2V sector
contacting the victim,
Reality
Illegal market seduction and kidnapping,
place (4/10)
producing digital photos and movies,
How to control? human trafficking
@ virtual child pornography
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Illegal market place
COMPUTER CRIMES (1)
Introduction
@ computer as the tool or the target
What attracts
criminals?
@ Internet as the place where the
crime is being committed
How to abuse?
@ computer crimes violate:
Illegal market availability
place (5/10)
integrity of information
How to control? confidentiality
@ typical crimes and new ones
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Illegal market place
COMPUTER CRIMES (2)
Introduction
@ commercial espionage
What attracts losing confidential data, credit cards’ numbers
criminals?
@ Wireless-Fidelity technology
How to abuse?
hacking into local networks
Illegal market @ pay-per-view services
place (6/10)
cracking codes, producing software or devices
How to control? affects other services relying on limited and paid
access to different types of data bases
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Illegal market place
ECONOMIC CRIMES
Introduction
@ the new payment technology
What attracts money can be moved by electronic means
criminals?
@ the expansion of on-line financial
How to abuse? services
Illegal market
@ Internet as a new channel for
place (7/10)
frauds (C2V sector)
How to control? @ virtual casinos, on-line gambling,
illegal sports wagering
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Illegal market place
CYBERLAUNDERING
Introduction
the proceeds of crime can be laundered
What attracts by electronic means of payment or
criminals?
funds’ movement
How to abuse? @ access to the Internet is common
Illegal market
@ depersonalization of financial
place (8/10)
relations (transactions)
How to control? @ cyberlaundering is cheaper and
faster
@ involves many jurisdictions 12

Illegal market place
VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHTS
Introduction
@ it concerns the music, movies,
What attracts books and software
criminals?
@ example:
How to abuse?
buying CD with music
Illegal market ripping it (changing large audio files into smaller
place (9/10) .mp3 format)
How to control?
connecting to peer-to-peer type network
making files available for other members
exchanging or downloading files
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Illegal market place
OTHER CRIMES
Introduction
@ illegal trade of Nazi songs
What attracts @ illegal trade in weapons and
criminals?
explosives
How to abuse? @ illegal trade of endangered or rare
species
Illegal market
place (10/10)
@ illegal trade of antiques, painting
How to control? @ illegal trade in drugs and
medicines
@ trafficking of human beings (C2V)14

Measures to control the Internet
Introduction
@ raising awareness among Internet
What attracts users reducing C2V sector
criminals?
@ less anonymity (tracking down
How to abuse? criminals, placing duties and responsibilities
Illegal market
on IAP, ISP, telecom companies)
place @ special police task forces
How to
@ better cooperation between
control? countries
reducing C2C sector
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Thank You …
dr Wojciech Filipkowski