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Cyberstalking involves the use of electronic means to harass individuals, encompassing actions such as identity theft, threats, and false accusations. Females are more frequently victims, with common platforms for such behavior including email, chat rooms, and message boards. Preventative measures include safeguarding personal information and being cautious with digital communications.
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- 2. What is CyberStalking ? Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual. It may include false accusations,monitoring, identity theft, threats, solicitation for sex, or gathering information that may be used to threaten or harass.
- 3. Who are themost likely victims and offenders of cyberstalking? • Anyone can be a victim of cyberstalking. • However, females are more likely to become victimized than males. • Educational institution are also a very likely target for cyberstalking.
- 4. What do theydo ?
- 5. Gender ofVictims Male- 13% Female-87% Age of Victims 41 and Over – 19% 18 – 30 – 54% 31 – 40 – 27%
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- 7. Where does cyberstalkingoccurs? • Email • News Groups/ Message Boards • Internet Sites • Chat Rooms • Third Party Instant Messages • Service User Profiles
- 8. Email • In thisform of cyberstalking, the cyberstalking sends email to the victim that may be threatening, alarming, or anything of a harassing nature. This is the most commonly used form of cyberstalking.
- 9. Message boards • Thistype of cyberstalking usually occurs when the offender post threatening statements that are directed toward a specific group of people or an individual.
- 10. Internet • In thisform of cyberstalking, the offender can post very alarming or threatening comments to a web site. The cyberstalker could also create a website that contains defamatory, personal, and degrading things about a person.
- 11. Chat Room • Inthis form of cyberstalking, the offender has the capability to send threatening material directly to the victim and real time, and anyone else in the chat room is allowed to view it.
- 12. Third Party instantMessages • This form of cyberstalking occurs when the offenders has software that tracks when the victim logs onto a messenger service, and then proceeds to harass the victim in real time.
- 13. How Does harassmentbegin • Auction, Offline – 1% • Virus, Personal ad – 3% • Web site- 8% • Newsgroup, Message Board – 9% • Instant Message – 12% • Chat – 15% • Email – 39%
- 14. Stalking: psychological reasons •Jealousy • Obsession • attraction • Revenge
- 15. Cyber-stalking: case studies Perth:Man charged with cyber-stalking • 29 year old man in Armadale, Perth • Stalker sent naked pictures of victims in the shower • Threatening to post the photos on the internet if she reported to the police • 128 charges, including: - unlawfully installing optical surveillance equipment, - indecently dealing with a child and stalking
- 16. Cyber-stalking: case studies Illinois:ex-boyfriend cyber-stalking former lover • “Hacker X” • tampering and stalking ex-girlfriend online • stealing identities and altering passwords • Threatening her with physical harm • 20 year sentence in jail
- 17. •Effects of Harassment •Changes in Sleeping and eating patterns • Nightmares • Anxiety • Helplessness • Fear for safety • Shock and disbelief
- 18. So is socialmedia SAFE ?
- 19. Tips to preventCyber Stalking • Never reveal your home address. • Password protect all accounts. • Conduct an internet search using your name and phone number. • Be suspicious of any incoming emails, telephone calls or texts that ask you for your identifying information.
- 20. Tips to preventCyber Stalking • Never give out your Social Security Number • If you are leaving a partner, spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend- reset every single password on all of your accounts to something they cannot guess. • If you think you're a target, have your PC checked by a professional.
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