Internet Safety

[Zylstra]

A lot of people refuse to believe it, but it happens.
I'm not going to cover the truth with fluffy clouds.

People get raped, stalked, and harassed.

Your anonymity is a right. You have the right to privacy.

Being that this is a forum, and that it can happen in any chat place on the Internet, I am going to go ahead and make this a sticky for a while, and I hope that you will all take a look.

This is a video I ran across quite some time ago, and if you are under the age of 18, I strongly encourage you to watch it
http://www.wiseuptoit.com.au/stalking_sarah.html

Its no fiction story. It happens every day.


Ever had this happen to you? Tell us about it
Comments or questions? Feel free to reply

The Internet is not a safe place, and its not just because of adware and viruses.

Afraid of telling your parents that someone is stalking you?
How about being afraid of getting yourself abused.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

We had this person came into school and talk to us about internet safety and stuff.
Who here actually has a myspace account? or like a blog site or a site with their information like age, name, location?

[Zylstra]

We had this person came into school and talk to us about internet safety and stuff.
Who here actually has a myspace account? or like a blog site or a site with their information like age, name, location?

I have a myspace

People that know my first name, and last: 2
People that know my first name: 3
People that know my last name: All of you
People that know my location: 2


I keep well track of the people who know me, and if they know anything about me, I am sure that I know them.

Just because you think you trust someone does not mean that you can trust them.

[CBMatt]

I've met my fair share of girls online (just for fun; not with romantic motives) and I always tell them that they're crazy for meeting me because I could be an online predator.  Then I give them teddy bears and candy and throw them in the back of my van.

Who here actually has a myspace account? or like a blog site or a site with their information like age, name, location?

I'd say about 95% of us probably do.

[Zylstra]

I've met my fair share of girls online (just for fun; not with romantic motives) and I always tell them that they're crazy for meeting me because I could be an online predator.  Then I give them teddy bears and candy and throw them in the back of my van.

If you are not careful, I am going to burst out loud laughing and my mother is going to give me a strange look

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

People that know my last name: All of you

I don't know your last name Zylstra....

[CBMatt]

People that know my last name: All of you

I don't know your last name Zylstra....

You just said it.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

People that know my last name: All of you

I don't know your last name Zylstra....

You just said it.

Oh.......technically I typed it...unless I have an odd habbit of saying what I type which I don't...

[unlovedwarrior]

i have an evil myspace......

C.D. how do you know you dont do it under your breathe

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

why.....do you do that? Actually, lets get off the 'talking while typing topic' 

[Jonas Wauters]

Everyone on this forum knows my first and last name.
But I NEVER post my adress, phone number ,places where I go,... on the internet.
I think that if you do the same thing there is no way someone can track you. (Whitout hacking your PC)

[unlovedwarrior]

why.....do you do that? Actually, lets get off the 'talking while typing topic' 

no i was just making sure you didnt notice it lol

[CBMatt]

People that know my last name: All of you

I don't know your last name Zylstra....

You just said it.

Oh.......technically I typed it...unless I have an odd habbit of saying what I type which I don't...

You have the logic of a 14-year-old.

Wanna see the back of my van?

[Raptor]

People that know my last name: All of you

I don't know your last name Zylstra....

You just said it.

Oh.......technically I typed it...unless I have an odd habbit of saying what I type which I don't...

No *censored*, sherlock? Maybe 'you said it' is just an expression because 'you typed it' doesn't sound half as good.

What crawled up your *censored* all of a sudden?

[Sid]

I'd be flattered is someone took it upon themselves to make me the be-all, end-all of their life.  Imagine the ego boost!