The creation of defensible space holds the key to commerce on the Internet. The windows of the houses shine, and the yards are carefully manicured.
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Defensible Space Defensible space identifies important ways in which physical design can inhibit crime. Perceptions of danger are reduced by the arrangement of such elements as gates, and well-maintained windows and buildings. The absence of such defensible space in cyberspace is one factor that inhibits commerce on the Internet. Net surfers are given few cues that the virtual space they want to visit is safe. On the contrary, warnings flash that the data they are transmitting is not secure or that information on their buying habits may be collected and sold.