Widespread use of the Internet has led to an increase in certain crimes such as information theft and to new crimes like hacking  This seems due, at least in part, to the impersonal nature of the Internet  People seem to feel more free to harm others through the Internet than in person, suggesting that people feel less morally constrained when they use the Internet
For this reason, steps should be taken to educate people about the ethical use of the Internet
People feel morally constrained from doing an action only if that action causes harm to others.