Monday, April 17, 2006

Stalkers who pose as their victims...

A Sinister Web Entraps Victims of Cyberstalkers - New York Times It is the online equivalent of scrawling "for a good time, call Jane Doe" on a bathroom wall, but the reach of the Internet has made such pranks — if they are only that — far more sinister. And the problem is only likely to grow, fueled by the availability of personal data online and the huge growth in social networking and dating sites, which are attracting investment from big companies.

e.p.c. posted this at 20:12 GMT on 17-Apr-2006 . Source,

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