Just finished the article and was curious as to what others thought. I trust it, as most people tend to only notice a problem when the media covers it.
I believe them most in Myth #2....latley in the news they're have been a lot of family murders......to me, that is a bigger problem. We all know they're predators out there, but the home is supposed to be a safe sanctuary.
http://www.livescience.com/health/080306-bad-web-predator.html
What are you referencing???
I knew I missed something.....it's been one of those days...
[quote=Thresher_V;210996]I knew I missed something.....it's been one of those days...[/quote]We all have "those days"!!! :)
thanks : ) ill be sending this to my paranoid parents who think the internet is a hotspot for finding drugs and sex and that all forums have 40 yr old rapists who all want to lure me out and kill me.
It's a good article.
Unlike what the newspapers spew out, your most likely to be raped, kidnapped, etc from inside the home, not some random stranger.
It's funny, my Sociology class had a discussion about this.
Most youth that are preyed on online usually come from lower income, fractured housing.
Maybe the nonsense the newspapers spew is a cover for the faults in the structuring of society?
I personally don't believe it fully, but how easy is to tell the difference between mere coincidence and someone pulling strings behind the scenes?
[quote=-wittyphrasehere-;211832]It's a good article.
Unlike what the newspapers spew out, your most likely to be raped, kidnapped, etc from inside the home, not some random stranger.
It's funny, my Sociology class had a discussion about this.
Most youth that are preyed on online usually come from lower income, fractured housing.
Maybe the nonsense the newspapers spew is a cover for the faults in the structuring of society?
I personally don't believe it fully, but how easy is to tell the difference between mere coincidence and someone pulling strings behind the scenes?[/quote] Agendas....
Just shock value....societies jump from one cause to another. Even disasters are media events now. People only care so long as it's in the news, after that....eh. That's why the people of Louisiana are still suffering....the media found new things to suck people's attention.
[quote=Thresher_V;211876]Just shock value....societies jump from one cause to another. Even disasters are media events now. People only care so long as it's in the news, after that....eh. That's why the people of Louisiana are still suffering....the media found new things to suck people's attention.[/quote]People have forgot about this region, the aftermath of Katrina/Rita. Many are so concerned about saving those outside of the US; they have completely overlooked the failure of the US government to assist those still living in tents and bacteria infested trailers. Thank you FEMA. Many people are under the impression this has been cleaned up & conditions are so unsanitary--it's mimicking a third world country at best.
This reminds me of how I heard on the news a couple years ago the child abduction was at an all time low... yet the media coverage of each one was som much higher that it made everyone believe that there was some sort of epidemic.
Call it a conspiracy theory if you like, but my take was that it was a way to get every parent out there afraid that their child might be kidnapped. Driven by fear, parents would then take drastic steps to prevent that from happening, even so far as to implant biometrics in their children. Either radio frequency identification (RFID) chips or ones with GPS locating. Thus further entrenching us in a paranoid surveilence society.
Before you know it, they'll try have us all low jacked. Like something out of a futuristic 80's sci-fi thriller. Uncle Sam will know where you go and how long you're there. Hell they can already legally bug any of our phones, gain access to our email and even see what sites we visit. All in the name of Homeland Security....
Child abuse/molestation has always been an issue; it's just been brought to light for those who are caregivers & mandatory reporters; years ago is was not discussed. The issue I have with the article suggests children. Not teens and adolescence. How is a small child gaining Internet access? And without parental supervision? My 8 year old niece could not figure it out if her life depended on it, much less figure out how to talk to a stranger on the Internet.
If you wish to find predatory behavior just try an on-line dating site...too many freaks.
[quote=Thresher_V;211961]Before you know it, they'll try have us all low jacked. Like something out of a futuristic 80's sci-fi thriller. Uncle Sam will know where you go and how long you're there. Hell they can already legally bug any of our phones, gain access to our email and even see what sites we visit. All in the name of Homeland Security....[/quote]Think you cannot be traced through the GPS chip in your cell????
Don't have one, town's so small it only takes 7 minutes to cross and that's with lights and traffic. Plus I don't like people being able to reach me at all hours, if it's important enough, I'll call them back.
[quote=Thresher_V;211975]Don't have one, town's so small it only takes 7 minutes to cross and that's with lights and traffic. Plus I don't like people being able to reach me at all hours, if it's important enough, I'll call them back.[/quote]Uhmmm. Understandable. What many younger & older people fail to realize, they enter a chat on-line, or a dating site, and give out their cell number. Upon a person obtaining a cell number in about 15 minutes & 15 dollars the unknown person has the full name of who it's registered to. Now go to the government's homeowners site, take the location of the info. plug in into the data base (used for tax reasons) and they now have all your info including full areal shots of you home. Very easy to stalk a person...had this happen personally & this was not my ex. It was someone I was e-mailing through E-Harmony, seemed normal until we spoke. Showed up months later after no contact as a surprise & ready to propose--thank goodness I had someone here with me. This continued for 2 years--stalking across state lines, he even contacted my family sending a FedEx box with a warped detail of out "dating", engagement pending, wedding (dress included ) and continued to send letter through my attorney where I had to go to the SP so they could read what he sent to my attorney...made the Investigator blush. Had to send my attorney to his state to obtain a Order of Protection on behalf of my entire family. He even found birth records of my brother's children--from a news paper where you announce a child born...on X date to Y. Talk about a freak. His letters to my attorney were about 9 pages and very sexually explicit of our wedding night (according to him, his wants, and desires). Then he began with blackmail. 2 YEARS TO GET HIM TO BUG OFF & AND THOUSANDS IN LEGAL FEES FOR THIS FREAK TO GO AWAY.
On the site did you list your city and 1st and last name? With that I could get your address, phone # and even names of family members at the address in the last few years. From there you can search public records for those names for any birth/death certificates, citations issued, and wedding certificates. Part of my job at work is using little information to find as much as possible about an address or customoer...for package delivery though.
When you said FedEx, I thought he might have been an employee with access to their records, ours go back at least 10 years or so. If you ever have received a package or any of your family members, then that info would show....just crosscheck a name at one addy and you get another even out of state.
Thanks to Google Earth you can get an exact visual of the house...I did mine and found where my truck was parked at work.. It even shows exactly when the photo was taken and has a "directions to" feature.
That's just the non-hacker version too. It's fairly easy to get someone's IP address, then track it to who's name is on the account.
I may still have some info of mine out there, but for the most part I try not to include my name or anywhere close to my address, but in reality that won't stop someone anyway. Someone I pissed off in a chat room one time, used my IP address to hack a bank in the UK...that was "fun"....
Oh my Gosh...I did not know that! A bank in the UK???? No all he had was my first name, state, cell number. Found the remainder out on his own!
Cell's are easy, the system we use at work can search by that. I'm not trying to freak anyone out, just want people to know what someone could do with just a little info. Don't let it scare you too bad.
[quote=Thresher_V;212062]Cell's are easy, the system we use at work can search by that. I'm not trying to freak anyone out, just want people to know what someone could do with just a little info. Don't let it scare you too bad.[/quote] People need to be aware of this...always use caution who you give a number to. Or have it registered to a relative far away. A work system? Just go on the net---pay $15.00 and you have all the info. Same with checking a persons calls placed from a land line...full print out! Then use the Gov't GPS website...you can see your house and full views--great for burglars!