Internet 2010 : fear in the fast lane
(Video)

This DVD includes: 2 feature films, 1 short film, DVD extras, interactive menus.

Fear in the fast lane: by Oscar McLaren for Four Corners ; The bullies' playground: Quentin McDermott for ABC Australia ; Twitter revolution: Eric Campbell for ABC Australia.

Fear in the fast lane: There's little doubt that the internet in 2010 has changed our lives for the better. Online, we do everything from booking holidays to paying bills. But how easy is it for a cyber-crook to take control of your computer without you even knowing it? This eye-opening doc reveals how you can have your identity stolen, your phone disconnected and your bank accounts emptied in hours. Now that many of us have settled into using the internet s part of our daily routines, organized crime is emerging as the biggest threat online, and perhaps most alarming is the role that home computers play in international crime networks. The criminal gangs' weapons of choice are referred to as "botnets" -- groups of computers that have been infected by small computer programs called mal-ware. This trend has led Australian law enforcement to predict "at some stage there will be real debate on the benefit of the internet".

The bullies' playground: Despite major efforts from governments and schools, bullying remains an intractable problem made worse by modern technology. Once it was fists, rocks and schoolyard chants -- now bullies have the net, mobile phones and Facebook as playgrounds for brutality. No-holds-barred interviews with bullies and their victims reveal the true costs of our children's cyberspace obsession.

Twitter revolution: Twitter and Youtube using the mobile internet are the main weapons used by Iranian dissenters in their protest against the current regime. Digital dissent vs. bullets and batons -- will the new technologies bring change in Iran?

DVD format.