DIGITAL LIBRARY
THE DARK SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY AT UNIVERSITIES
Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas (MEXICO)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2018 Proceedings
Publication year: 2018
Pages: 3618-3622
ISBN: 978-84-09-05948-5
ISSN: 2340-1095
doi: 10.21125/iceri.2018.1809
Conference name: 11th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 12-14 November, 2018
Location: Seville, Spain
Abstract:
Mobile devices are a huge influence for young people. About eighty-five percent of Mexico’s population (around 96 millions) have a smartphone. A little less than sixty-five percent of Mexican users are below 35 years old. Young people are immerse in todays digital economy and it’s difficult to be aware of good and bad stuff online. This paper aims to explain what are the most common cybercrime happening to undergraduate students. This research was done in Northeast Mexico with students of the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas.
Keywords:
Cybercrime, Mobile devices, Web 2.0.