Monday, November 18, 2002

www.netcrimes.net and Misdemeanors is the latest book I have taken a look at.  It is written great!  Each chapter is a mixture of stories of real problems for real people, showing us what it is to be a victim of out-of-control: cyber-stalking (get help via www.haltabuse.org if you a victim of this); identity-theft (more kinds than I knew about, which means I need to say more in Identity Protection than what was implied by Stop Identity Theft because my Banking Stories may have distorted my vision as to where the greatest threats come from, www.cybersnitch.net has advice how not to become the next such statistic); hostile people out there posting stuff that pretends to be from you; spam; hoaxes; all sorts of frauds; what you ought to do about it, with tons of useful links.  Some of these connections will be making their way onto my web site in future postings.  Some have already come here, although with a somewhat different spin than that of www.jahitchcock.com J. A. Hitchcock.  Here are some wonderful starting points. www.trf.k12.mn.us/lhs/shutthedoor.html = safety brochure to help schools and law enforcement understand about anonymous e-harrassment and what can be done about it If you want spam or want more than you already getting, then sign up at www.iwantspam.com If you sent $ in the mail to some place to buy something that was communicated to you via the Internet, and you now think you have been cheated, prompt contact with postal inspectors can put a scammer in the slammer www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect Got questions about computers and the Internet? Check out http://whatis.techtarget.com and www.askanexpert.com Do you suspect that there are programs hiding on your computer that should not be there?  I not talking viruses & trojans but spyware.  Check out www.cexx.org/problem.htm and www.lavasoftusa.com Let's suppose someone might be impersonating you and behaving in a disreputable manner, you can keep track of yourself online by submitting your first & last name, or your e-mail address to www.tracerlock.com and they will e-mail you when it finds a match (I know I am in a LOT of places legitimately) 2:19:18 AM

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