Resumen
Online communication has been evolving and growing at an unprecedented pace, and there is every indication the demand for it will continue. Its evolution, however, has not been without problems and the most disturbing of these involves human behavior. The primary responses to behavioral problems online have so far been legal and technological. As problems have been identified and defined, laws have been extended or created, and law enforcement has entered this new domain. There are new technologies for computer virus detection and for encryption and decryption of information. Individuals communicating in electronic networks have a much broader reach than they do offline. A message sent by one individual can reach vast numbers of individuals around the world and may do so very quickly. A wide variety of forums now exist for informal interaction online-different kinds of bulletin boards, discussion groups, email, role-playing games, and so on. Each offers benefits and creates dangers. Law and technology will never be enough to solve online behavioral problems.