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Yes, very good advice. Thanks for sharing this information.
A good resource for legal information on this subject is http://www.wiredpatrol.org
I use those IMACHOAS things link spies because I know people spy and I block the people I don’t know also I had my cell phone in my profile on AIM once they kept calling me. Should I keep my photobucket account locked so that people can’t go there and see pictures of me and my family? And like turn your webcams turned around when not using.
Excellent post, thank you. I actually have a cyber stalker that threatened to kill me and lives 15 mins from my USA location. It’s horrible to live in the shadows. But after 8 years of it, I’ve just grown use to how much info I share with anyone.
WhiteMateria wrote:WebcamsIf YOU have a webcam installed on YOUR computer and if its unsecure it can be accessed by ANYONE, ANYWHERE!
In fact an unsecure webcam does not even need a trojan horse on your computer to exploit it. Even moreso here is the scary part – knowing what keywords to type into Google.com can produce results of thousands of unsecure webcams all across the world. Some of these webcams are public and meant to be viewed by anyone while others are private but unsecure. A stalker with access can move the cam around at their leasure, change resolution, brightness and darkness, and take screenshots – Pretty much anything the owner of the camera can do a person online can do!
Q: So what can one do to protect their webcam?
A1: Turn it off and cover the lens when not in use! (Webcam basics 101!)
A2: I will try to find links and resources on how to secure a webcam that is on if I can or if you know please post – I have never owned a webcam so a solution I can provide would not be the best source.wrote:Would watching the Number viewing our cam enough to know if there is anyone watching or not???When we dont use the cam or mic , it’s always safe because they are in most cases not connected to line. But how abt when we are using it with our friends???
If anyone has any information please share with us?WhiteMateria wrote:
WebcamsI am addressing this issue first since it is a very serious issue. Instead of just text messaging it can involve a stalker having access to pictures and motion video of their victoms.
If YOU have a webcam installed on YOUR computer and if its unsecure it can be accessed by ANYONE, ANYWHERE!
In fact an unsecure webcam does not even need a trojan horse on your computer to exploit it. Even moreso here is the scary part – knowing what keywords to type into Google.com can produce results of thousands of unsecure webcams all across the world. Some of these webcams are public and meant to be viewed by anyone while others are private but unsecure. A stalker with access can move the cam around at their leasure, change resolution, brightness and darkness, and take screenshots – Pretty much anything the owner of the camera can do a person online can do!
Q: So what can one do to protect their webcam?
A1: Turn it off and cover the lens when not in use! (Webcam basics 101!)
A2: I will try to find links and resources on how to secure a webcam that is on if I can or if you know please post – I have never owned a webcam so a solution I can provide would not be the best source.–
Thanks so much for your valuable information you have shared with us.
I have small inquiry though. When I am on cam I usually keep an eye on the number of viewers and it’s usually one person who i talk with. Is that enough to be secured while we are on line.
Other wise I always log off and disconnect from internet when I don’t use it.
It would be so helpful if anyone helped me correcting my thoughts!WhiteMateria wrote:
WebcamsI am addressing this issue first since it is a very serious issue. Instead of just text messaging it can involve a stalker having access to pictures and motion video of their victoms.
If YOU have a webcam installed on YOUR computer and if its unsecure it can be accessed by ANYONE, ANYWHERE!
In fact an unsecure webcam does not even need a trojan horse on your computer to exploit it. Even moreso here is the scary part – knowing what keywords to type into Google.com can produce results of thousands of unsecure webcams all across the world. Some of these webcams are public and meant to be viewed by anyone while others are private but unsecure. A stalker with access can move the cam around at their leasure, change resolution, brightness and darkness, and take screenshots – Pretty much anything the owner of the camera can do a person online can do!
Q: So what can one do to protect their webcam?
A1: Turn it off and cover the lens when not in use! (Webcam basics 101!)
A2: I will try to find links and resources on how to secure a webcam that is on if I can or if you know please post – I have never owned a webcam so a solution I can provide would not be the best source.wrote:Thanks so much for your valuable information you have shared with us.
I have small inquiry though. When I am on cam I usually keep an eye on the number of viewers and it’s usually one person who i talk with. Is that enough to be secured while we are on line.
Other wise I always log off and disconnect from internet when I don’t use it.
It would be so helpful if anyone helped me correcting my thoughts
For over a year now I keep getting messages from someone containing blatant sexual harrassment on Yahoo Messenger. I have blocked this person several times and I have changed my Yahoo ID several times and I’m still receiving these messages. I have told them to stop attempting to communicate with me.
I reported them to wiredpatrol.org and to Yahoo but Yahoo always sends me an auto-reply message that only says in so many words: Just use your ignore button. So this time, I sent them a reply right back stating: I have already said that I ignored this person several times and I have also changed my ID several times since the harrassment began. I would appreciate some real help please.
Is it time to call the police?
TåkØÐã wrote:For over a year now I keep getting messages from someone containing blatant sexual harrassment on Yahoo Messenger. I have blocked this person several times and I have changed my Yahoo ID several times and I’m still receiving these messages. I have told them to stop attempting to communicate with me.I reported them to wiredpatrol.org and to Yahoo but Yahoo always sends me an auto-reply message that only says in so many words: Just use your ignore button. So this time, I sent them a reply right back stating: I have already said that I ignored this person several times and I have also changed my ID several times since the harrassment began. I would appreciate some real help please.
Is it time to call the police?
I received another instant message from the same person using a different ID this morning, even after I changed my ID on Yahoo.
I have not kept any messages but I will do so in the future. I have a local detective friend who can help me with this problem.
Have you also made sure to clean out your PC so that you are sure s/he does not have anything installed which is enabling her/him to find you on every ID? Do you frequent the same chatrooms as normal?
Submitted to haltabuse.org Sunday, March 5, 2006:
For over a year now I keep getting messages from someone containing blatant sexual harrassment on Yahoo Messenger. I have blocked this person several times and I have changed my Yahoo ID several times and I’m still receiving these messages. I have told them to stop attempting to communicate with me. I have emails to and from Yahoo and wiredpatrol.org about this.
I emailed my local law enforcement but have not heard back from them yet. When the harrassement began I asked him politely not to contact me anymore. When he continued, I sent him instant messages on two different names stating that the harrassment had been reported to Yahoo, wiredpatrol, and my local law enforcement. He stopped for awhile, then started contacting me again with explicit messages. I sent him a short version of what the law in my state says about online harrassment:
Under Senate Act 737 Louisiana Revised Statute 14:40.3 Cyberstalking is the action of any person using electronic mail or electronic communication to communicate to another repeatedly for the purpose of threatening, terrifying, or harassing any person. Whoever commits the crime of cyberstalking shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
Hopefully that will deter him from attempting to contact me in the future. From now on I am saving all my instant messages, which is something I never used to do, just in case I have to file a formal police report or need something to show to an attorney.
I use ZoneAlarm AVG AntiVirus as well as several anti-spyware applications so I’m pretty sure he’s not trying to access my machine in any way. I change my Yahoo ID about every 6 months, and I always us Ytunnelpro in the chat rooms. It also filters instant messages from unknown contacts.
When you change your ID is it just making a new alias or a completely new ID? He may be able to figure you out by your parent ID. It seems so far that you are doing all that you can. If things get really nasty I know there is an organisation (besides the ones you’ve mentioned) to contact. And if nothing else works, contact a TV news affiliate and ask for the national one (of course if they do pick up your story ask that your Identity and location are kept private…perhaps they’ll trace him and find he’s doing it to others and write a HUGE expose. I’ve seen a lot of shows where this has been done and they’ve caught ALL sorts of people being pigs on the Internet. One way to flush out a cyber stalker is to pull away the veil they are hiding under that gives them this power to harrass others.
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