Level of Awareness on Cyber Crime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) Among the Generation Z in Quezon City: an Assessment

Vol.4, No.1

Abstract

The increasing integration of web technologies in everyday life, along with the popularity of
social networks and the development of mobile technology, contribute to the creation of an
optimal environment for various types of cyber crime and the dissemination of illegal Internet
content. Both children and teenagers represent not only the most avid users of new
technologies and functionalities but also the most nave segment of the population. The
general public is also not sufficiently aware of the severity of the problem. As part of the
General Programmed on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the European Commission
established the Prevention of and Fought Against Crime Programmed; the project “Education
as a Strategic Method against the Illegal Use of Internet” is funded within the framework of this
program with the key goal of increasing the awareness of the general public, children and
teenagers in particular, on the issues related to cyber crime and illegal use of the Internet.