wide range of computing and communications devices

hand-held devices (such as Palm Pilots), personal computers (desktops and laptops), mainframe computers, and so forth.

Network devices can be connected directly to the Internet.

They also can be connected to other devices through one or more privately owned computer networks.

Privately owned networks include both Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs).

Cyber ethics is a more accurate label than computer ethics, which might suggest the study of ethical issues limited to computing machines, or to computing professionals.

It is more accurate than Internet ethics, which is limited only to ethical issues affecting computer networks.

Boyer was stalked in ways that were not possible before cyber technology

Uniqueness Proponents argue that cyber technology has introduced (at least some) new and unique ethical issues that could not have existed before computers.

underestimate the role that issues of scale and scope that apply because of the impact of computer technology.

Cyber stalkers can stalk multiple victims simultaneously (scale) and globally (because of the scope or reach of the Internet).

They also can operate without ever having to leave the comfort of their homes.