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Harassment, often called stalking, was added to the Criminal Code of Canada in 1993 to protect the physical and emotional safety of those who find themselves the subject of ongoing and unwanted threatening or disturbing behavior. Technology has come a long way since then, and while stalkers continue to make repeated telephone calls, physically follow or watch someone, or show up unwanted at homes or offices, the Internet has facilitated new forms of harassment that can do as much harm to the victims and result in as much prison time for the perpetrators as physical stalking. Continue reading “Online Harassment Can Link You Straight to Jail”