« Farewell to Doc Tom | Main | Optical search for extraterrestrial intelligence » Sinister vs safe web Here's a horror story of sorts: Claire Miller, a Manhattan publishing exec, started getting "steady onslaught of unsolicited and lusty phone calls, e-mail messages and even late-night visits from strange men – typically seeking delivery on dark promises made to them online by someone, somewhere, using her name." According to Tom Zeller in the New York Times, Miller is the victim of cyberstalking, which is recently a crime. In the Times story, Parry Aftab of WiredSafety.org describes cyberstalking as "the hidden horror of the Internet." At first glance, WiredSafety.org appears to be the best kind of approach to online safety: it's chock full of information about potential online safety issues and ways to prevent and respond. There's a companion site at WiredCops.org, "a network of law enforcement officers, who specialize in cybercrime investigation, training other law enforcement officers and who assist cybercrime victims online." There's also WiredKids.org and an Internet Super Heroes site, all related to WiredSafety. What's cool about these programs is that they bring the community together to deal with bad behavior online, avoiding heavy-handed regulatory measures and restrictions. jon posted this at 9:10 AM |
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