Cyber-Offending, Convenience, and the Circumvention of Trust
摘要
This chapter explores the interplay between convenience themes and elements of trust in the context of white-collar crime in the online environment. The inherently private nature of business has long provided fertile ground for financial misconduct and convenience theory posits that when the opportunity for crime is paired with an offender’s willingness and motive, it can effectively explain instances of wrongdoing. With the advent of networked technologies, the authors identify both familiar and enhanced private environments that facilitate criminal behavior and breaches of trust. A focal point of this exploration is the rise of cryptocurrencies, which enable pseudo-anonymous financial transactions. This banking practice raises concerns, as it appears to undermine many of the trust-based elements that are foundational to traditional banking systems.