Public Safety Issues
Public Safety refers to the welfare and protection of the general public. The Internet has enabled entirely new forms of social interactions, activities, and organizing, thanks to its basic features such as widespread usability and access.
Electronic voting technology can speed the counting of ballots and can provide improved accessibility for disabled voters. However, there has been contention, that electronic voting could facilitate electoral fraud. Fraud is among the list of cyber crimes which refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network.
Privacy is one of the biggest problems in this new electronic age. At the heart of the Internet culture is a force that wants to find out everything about you.
The primary goal of public safety is prevention and protection of the public from dangers affecting safety such as crimes or disasters.