The use of the internet to follow and harass an individual.

Stalking is when a person is being followed, watched, or harassed by another in a series of encounters over a period of time. This form of harassment also occurs online. When it does, it is called cyberstalking. Like all cybercrimes, cyberstalking is on the rise as social media users are easy targets for stalkers. As we share more and more of our personal life online, from daily Facebook posts to personal thoughts and opinions, cyber stalkers have more opportunity to harass social media users. By sending unwanted messages, threats, or constantly leaving negative comments online, cyber stalkers have easy access to their victims. This form of privacy invasion is only going to increase as we become more and more plugged into the internet. Due to the anonymity of the internet, it is not easy to stop cyber stalkers from harassing their victims unless tech companies become more responsible and involved in the content of their websites.