computers

An algorithm is a set of rules or a computational procedure that is typically used to solve a specific problem. In the case of Vidillion, Inc. v.

According to 15 U.S. Code § 9401, artificial intelligence is defined as “a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.”

A blockchain is a cryptographically secured ledger. According to the United States District Court Southern District of New York in SEC v. Binance Holdings Limited, a blockchain uses cryptographically secured technologies to ensure the security of the recording and validating of cryptocurrency transactions.

• CRYPTOCURRENCY

In the interest of U.S.

Computer and internet fraud entails the criminal use of a computer or the Internet and can take many different forms. While some argue that “hacking” is a neutral term (see United States v.

• COMPUTER AND INTERNET FRAUD
• fraud
• Internet Law
• internet
• TECHNOLOGY

A cookie is data created by an internet server while browsing a website that is sent to a web browser. The browser stores the information in a text file, and re-sends that information to the server each time the browser accesses the server. The main purpose of a cookie is to help the server identify the browser. Websites may use cookies to identify and track users, update user preferences, or to save users previously entered information; such as names, addresses, or passwords.

Federal courts and federal governmental agencies hold the view that cryptocurrency is a subcategory of virtual currency. Yet, there is no single definition of virtual currency or cryptocurrency at this time. In fact, the term cryptocurrency may be used interchangeably with other similar terms, such as digital currency, cryptoasset, or digital asset.

• CRYPTOCURRENCY

Cybersquatting occurs when a person other than the owner of a well-known trademark registers that trademark as an Internet domain name and then attempts to profit from it either by ransoming the domain name back to the trademark owner or

Data (a plural noun) are representations of factual information without context, usually stripped down for the sake of processing. Once context is applied to data, data then become more commonly known as information. Once information becomes communicated, it becomes knowledge. 

According to Vermont Statute, 9 V.S.A.