General context

Internet users are accountable in some cases. The use of digital networks is not neutral. Quite the contrary, in fact. The Internet has entered the home, and is now just as much a medium as any other. As a result, the behavior of Internet users cannot be exempt from compliance with the law. Numerous risks need to be taken into account:

• the risks associated with the denial of a legal act entered into electronically (questioning a commitment/contract on the networks);

• risks associated with the criminal use of networks (e.g., offences linked to payment transactions, denial of service (saturation), or offences facilitated by or linked to the use of information technologies: dissemination of illegal content (child pornography, racism, anti-Semitism, etc.), scams involving the fraudulent use of a bank card number...