monkey6
01-03-2008, 02:26 AM
Have a read here.
(http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=30373&siteSection=18)
especially this bit.
Cyber stalking
The generally accepted definition of cyber stalking is, according to a National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) document, "threatening behavior or unwanted advances directed at another using the Internet and other forms of online and computer communications." Cyber stalking is not unlike "offline" stalking. "The motive is usually control," says Jay Fisher, director of the Cyber Crimes Unit at CyberAngels.org. "This has not changed over time. Online stalking is like offline stalking - a way for a criminal to insert himself forcefully into a victim's life." The NCVC takes a broader approach, defining stalking as "a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear."
Cyber stalking takes a number of different forms, as it does offline. The NCVC notes the following forms of cyber stalking, which can take place in chatrooms, message boards, discussion forums and e-mail:
* Threatening, obscene and/or unsolicited e-mail, text messages or other electronic communication.
* Spamming. Offenders sometimes sign their victims up at Web sites that will "spam" them with pornographic or marketing material.
* Live chat harassment or "flaming" (online verbal abuse).
* Improper messages left on message boards or guestbooks.
* Sending malicious code. Viruses, spyware and hacking programs can be used either to crash a victim's computer or to spy on the victim.
* Tracing another person's computer and Internet activity; identity theft. "The hacking is a method to control and aggravate the victim," Fisher says. "It also allows a perp to gain more knowledge of his/her victim."
And either leave the shoutbox, or I'll email the police myself.
xxx
(http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=30373&siteSection=18)
especially this bit.
Cyber stalking
The generally accepted definition of cyber stalking is, according to a National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) document, "threatening behavior or unwanted advances directed at another using the Internet and other forms of online and computer communications." Cyber stalking is not unlike "offline" stalking. "The motive is usually control," says Jay Fisher, director of the Cyber Crimes Unit at CyberAngels.org. "This has not changed over time. Online stalking is like offline stalking - a way for a criminal to insert himself forcefully into a victim's life." The NCVC takes a broader approach, defining stalking as "a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear."
Cyber stalking takes a number of different forms, as it does offline. The NCVC notes the following forms of cyber stalking, which can take place in chatrooms, message boards, discussion forums and e-mail:
* Threatening, obscene and/or unsolicited e-mail, text messages or other electronic communication.
* Spamming. Offenders sometimes sign their victims up at Web sites that will "spam" them with pornographic or marketing material.
* Live chat harassment or "flaming" (online verbal abuse).
* Improper messages left on message boards or guestbooks.
* Sending malicious code. Viruses, spyware and hacking programs can be used either to crash a victim's computer or to spy on the victim.
* Tracing another person's computer and Internet activity; identity theft. "The hacking is a method to control and aggravate the victim," Fisher says. "It also allows a perp to gain more knowledge of his/her victim."
And either leave the shoutbox, or I'll email the police myself.
xxx