PRESS RELEASE — Nov 16 – According to WHOA (Working to Halt Online Abuse), an organization dedicated to educating the internet community about online harassment and abuse, 73.5% of online harassment/cyber stalking victims (from 2000 to 2006) were female and half of them between the ages of 18-30. Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together Dating offers advice on how to avoid online harassment and cyber stalking as well as compromised personal information:
- Be very leery of any additional information you may post on a personal homepage or social networks
- Avoid using screen names that reveal your identity or location.
- Install and keep computer security software up-to-date.
- When mail or phone contact is necessary use an office phone number and address or a postal box.
- Be aware of any vague or inconsistent information that a correspondent provides.
- Be skeptical of any 'too good to be true' photo.
- Report harassing behavior.
- Be familiar with online resources intended to educate the public about such online issues (www.cyberangels.org, http://www.haltabuse.org and http://www.childrenspartnership.org)
The full article was originally published at PR Inside, but is no longer available.
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These are all good suggestions. It’s sad that all, except the last point, should be common sense. As an industry we need to find a way to educate customers to apply common sense, without scaring them unnecessarily.
These are all good suggestions. It’s sad that all, except the last point, should be common sense. As an industry we need to find a way to educate customers to apply common sense, without scaring them unnecessarily.