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Fear of Internet Predators Largely Unfounded

2008-02-26 06:30:10 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Predators' and Their Victims," which appears Tuesday in American Psychologist, the journal of the American Psychological Association, Wolak and co-researchers examined several fears that they concluded are myths Internet predators are driving up child sex crime rates Finding: Sex assaults on teens fell 52 percent from 1993 to 2005, according...
 
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MySpace and U.S. Attorneys General Agree to Fight Sexual Predators

2008-01-17 13:12:57 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...predators on the site The attorneys general are all congratulating themselves, as is MySpace -- and there's a lot of commentary out there . To me, this all seems like much ado about nothing The measures -- details here -- won't do anything to stop child predators on MySpace. But, on the other hand, there isn't really any problem with child...
 
Tags: myspace, child predators, stop child predators, attorneys, sexual predators, movie-plot threat, tiny handful, security theater, cognitive bias
 
 
 
 
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Congrats to Law Enforcement in Oregon

2008-05-17 15:52:13 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...Predators Stopped In Oregon Oregon this week: a law enforcement task force, quietly launched this past October, has developed 53 cases against suspected online predators seeking sex with children, authorities announced Thursday. There have been many arrests of suspected sexual predators
 
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MySpace, states team up for children's safety

2008-01-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b82cb0 in Network World on Security
 
An agreement between MySpace and most U.S. state attorneys general will significantly increase the safety of minors on the popular social network and boost the ability of police to catch and prosecute sexual predators who use the Web, said MySpace and several participating attorneys general Monday
 
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Supporting your family, friends, and neighbors

2008-02-13 17:45:40 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...predators The threats we all face daily online are really no different than the threats weve all faced ever since we came down from the trees. This doesnt mean we should ignore them or become too agitated. It means that we can apply the common sense most of us already have, aided with numerous tools and bits of good advice from software...
 
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Harvard Net Scholars Spearhead Safety Task Force

2008-02-28 15:50:00 by Associated Press in Wired Security
 
The creation of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force fulfills an agreement to keep a more watchful eye for sexual predators who haunt social networking sites like MySpace
 
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Why you nearly need a P.I. to help you hire a private investigator

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2008-03-01 20:28:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
...predators They both ask for a retainer of $1500.00 (retainers are usually $1500 - $3,000, depending on the length of time your case is estimated to take). You choose company A because they tell you that they charge $95.00 an hour while company B charges $145.00. However, after attempting to follow a subject for four days and losing them for...
 
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Beware of what you post in cyber space.

2008-03-17 03:34:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...predators and discover that they are teachers, law enforcement officers and doctors. The very people that society believes they can trust Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
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What to Worry About

2008-05-01 14:43:53 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...predators in and offer them a drink. The leading cause of death for black women from 18-45 is domestic violence. The New York Health Department found that lovers committed 60% of all murders of women. Young foreign-born women were 87% more likely to be killed by a lover than a stranger. Females are much more likely to be victimized by someone...
 
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Update: Like MySpace, Facebook signs pact with state AGs to protect kids online

2008-05-08 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News