[citw150] Re: CITW 150 L3 Q5

I can definitely agree that in general people have let there guard down online. 
People like to assume the Internet is anonymous, but it really isn't. For 
instance just visit this site for an example:
 
 http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm
 
 As that site illustrates, all someone has to know is your IP address to figure 
out the general area of where you live. Of course there is a few ways to get 
around this like IP spoofing, but the average user will not know of these 
tactics. Before entering any personal data online, make sure that the site is 
secured with SSL (and that the site is legitimate). You can easily check to see 
if a site is SSL secured by looking for â??httpsâ?? (note the â??sâ??) in the 
URL. I would also advice against giving personal information out to people 
online unless absolutely necessary. 

Bad Kitty <kat_badkitty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: One of the societal issues I found 
interesting is Stalking.  I had never really thought of this as an issue before 
because the internet allows people to be impersonal.  Unfortunately, it doesn't 
matter.  If someone wants to know more about you they can find it, and can 
track where you are on the web, and sometimes (even scarier thought) stalk you 
in real life after finding you online.
   
  I think people have really let their guard down online because sites say they 
are secure or people think whoever they are talking to could never find out who 
they really are.  This is usually how people get stalked online.  They start to 
think they are safe from harm, when this is never the case with the internet, 
or at least is not yet.  You have to constantly be aware of your activities on 
the internet and what information may be passed to others.
   
  WiredPatrol has listed many questions   and  answers concerning 
"cyberstalking" here: 
http://www.wiredsafety.org/cyberstalking_harassment/cyberstalking_qanda.html


~Katrina

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough 
people ot make it worth the effort."  -- Herm Albright


kat_badkitty@xxxxxxxxx


"The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next." --Henry Ward 
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