WHO@ Newsletter - November 9, 2009
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Just how stupid can you be? Pretty stupid, it appears!
Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091109/od_
A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
South Wales Police had issued media with the photo of Matthew Maynard, wanted by officers investigating a house burglary, as part of a crackdown on crime in Swansea.
When it appeared in the South Wales Evening Post, the 23-year-old sent the newspaper a replacement photo of himself standing in front of a police van. They obligingly printed it on the front page.
The police thanked him for helping them in their appeal, saying: "Everyone in Swansea will know what he looks like now."
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter online - 11/09/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091109/ap_
The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero.
Online auction site launches for rich and famous - 11/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091
Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.
Framed for child porn by a PC virus - 11/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091
Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
Cyber vandal hits police website - 11/09/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl
A computer hacker protesting over terror deaths in Pakistan has attacked the website of Durham Police, forcing it to temporarily close.
'Chilling' cyber stalker terrorised girl with Facebook death threats for two years after she refused to go out with him - 11/90/09
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
One of Britain’s most obsessive cyber stalkers terrorised a girl on the internet for almost two years because she refused to go out with him.
NY's Cuomo settles with Tagged.com over emails - 11/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091
New York's attorney general said the operator of Tagged.com would pay $500,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked members into providing personal details to lure new members and send out tens of millions of spam emails.
Internet use in the workplace: Know legal issues when policing employees' online activity - 11/07/09
http://www.guampdn.com/article/2009
It's something new to worry about in the workplace, and it's not going to go away.
Blogging and social networking sites have transformed the way companies do business, but there are also some legal issues to be mindful of when it comes to policing the online activity of your employees and protecting your company's reputation and product, according to Meredith Sayre, a partner at Carlsmith Ball, whose practice areas include business planning, labor and employment laws.
eBay Reaches Deal With Skype Founders, Your Gabbing Is Safe - 11/06/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2009
Skype users can breathe easier, now that one of technology's greatest business blunders has been fixed. The outside chance of a Skype shutdown has gone away, messy lawsuits have been resolved, and Skype's founders are back helping run the company.
Internet Posting by Alleged Ft. Hood Killer Showed Sympathy with Suicide Bombers - 11/06/09
http://www.securitymanagement.com/n
Before entering the Ft. Hood Soldier Readiness Center and murdering 13 people12 soldiers and one civilian and wounding 30 more yesterday afternoon, the alleged killer may have already been on law enforcement radar for online postings he made, according to the Associated Press.
Cyber sticks and stones - 11/06/09
http://www.sciencealert.com.au/fea
What happens when schoolyard name-calling progresses into online harassment? With today’s adolescents now taking bullying into cyberspace, researchers are seeking ways to combat the growing issue of cyberbullying.
Teens arrested over firework killing after Facebook search - 11/09/09
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u
Three teenagers were arrested today in connection with the death of a mother killed after a firework was pushed through her letterbox.
2,000-Year-Old Scrolls, Internet-Era Crime - 11/06/09
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/nyreg
Early one morning in March, the law banged on the door of an apartment on Thompson Street in Greenwich Village. Investigators had a warrant to arrest Raphael Haim Golb and seize his computer. He was caught red-handed.
Mum raped by web beast in front of son - 11/06/09
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-storie
A mum was raped in front of her young son by a man she met on the internet, police said yesterday.
The victim, 23, and her three-year-old boy were lured to the suspect's flat before she was knocked out and raped.
Dating site staff 'faked flirt messages' - 11/06/09
http://www.news.com.au/technology/s
DIRECTORS of a dating website engaged in misleading conduct when they created fake profiles and sent messages to users to flirt with them, a consumer watchdog says.
Cyber crime at all-time high, turns to social networking - 11/05/09
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/11/05/Me
While the Internet has opened many windows of opportunity to research, shopping and entertainment, it has also opened up the window for more crime.
According to the FBI’s annual Internet crime report, 2008 was an all-time high for cyber-crime complaints a trend continuing to grow locally, as well.
Cyber-stalkers can be found lurking in phones, computers - 11/03/09
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/l
TECHNOLOGY has helped people escape from domestic violence through online help, but the wireless world and the Internet have also helped abusers to stalk and trap their victims.
Two Beefeaters suspended for bullying first woman yeoman on Wikipedia - 11/03/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
For more than five centuries the job of guarding the Tower of London was one for men only.
So when Moira Cameron became the first female Beefeater, the grumblings from her colleagues were to be expected.
Muslim mother hid bomb manual in her burka and 'considered turning her children into human bombs' - 11/03/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A mother of six tried to smuggle 'a mini encyclopedia of weapons making' into Britain by concealing a small computer memory stick under her burka.
The Sun gets website to call in ‘net cops’ - 11/03/09
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
FACEBOOK called in web watchdogs yesterday to drive out perverts - in a victory for The Sun. We called for action after the mum of tragic Ashleigh Hall accused the site of failing to stop sex fiends using it to trawl for victims.
Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091109/od_
A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
South Wales Police had issued media with the photo of Matthew Maynard, wanted by officers investigating a house burglary, as part of a crackdown on crime in Swansea.
When it appeared in the South Wales Evening Post, the 23-year-old sent the newspaper a replacement photo of himself standing in front of a police van. They obligingly printed it on the front page.
The police thanked him for helping them in their appeal, saying: "Everyone in Swansea will know what he looks like now."
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter online - 11/09/09
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091109/ap_
The personal Web site for a radical American imam living in Yemen who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers is praising alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero.
Online auction site launches for rich and famous - 11/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091
Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.
Framed for child porn by a PC virus - 11/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20091
Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
Cyber vandal hits police website - 11/09/09
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl
A computer hacker protesting over terror deaths in Pakistan has attacked the website of Durham Police, forcing it to temporarily close.
'Chilling' cyber stalker terrorised girl with Facebook death threats for two years after she refused to go out with him - 11/90/09
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
One of Britain’s most obsessive cyber stalkers terrorised a girl on the internet for almost two years because she refused to go out with him.
NY's Cuomo settles with Tagged.com over emails - 11/09/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091
New York's attorney general said the operator of Tagged.com would pay $500,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked members into providing personal details to lure new members and send out tens of millions of spam emails.
Internet use in the workplace: Know legal issues when policing employees' online activity - 11/07/09
http://www.guampdn.com/article/2009
It's something new to worry about in the workplace, and it's not going to go away.
Blogging and social networking sites have transformed the way companies do business, but there are also some legal issues to be mindful of when it comes to policing the online activity of your employees and protecting your company's reputation and product, according to Meredith Sayre, a partner at Carlsmith Ball, whose practice areas include business planning, labor and employment laws.
eBay Reaches Deal With Skype Founders, Your Gabbing Is Safe - 11/06/09
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/2009
Skype users can breathe easier, now that one of technology's greatest business blunders has been fixed. The outside chance of a Skype shutdown has gone away, messy lawsuits have been resolved, and Skype's founders are back helping run the company.
Internet Posting by Alleged Ft. Hood Killer Showed Sympathy with Suicide Bombers - 11/06/09
http://www.securitymanagement.com/n
Before entering the Ft. Hood Soldier Readiness Center and murdering 13 people12 soldiers and one civilian and wounding 30 more yesterday afternoon, the alleged killer may have already been on law enforcement radar for online postings he made, according to the Associated Press.
Cyber sticks and stones - 11/06/09
http://www.sciencealert.com.au/fea
What happens when schoolyard name-calling progresses into online harassment? With today’s adolescents now taking bullying into cyberspace, researchers are seeking ways to combat the growing issue of cyberbullying.
Teens arrested over firework killing after Facebook search - 11/09/09
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u
Three teenagers were arrested today in connection with the death of a mother killed after a firework was pushed through her letterbox.
2,000-Year-Old Scrolls, Internet-Era Crime - 11/06/09
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/nyreg
Early one morning in March, the law banged on the door of an apartment on Thompson Street in Greenwich Village. Investigators had a warrant to arrest Raphael Haim Golb and seize his computer. He was caught red-handed.
Mum raped by web beast in front of son - 11/06/09
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-storie
A mum was raped in front of her young son by a man she met on the internet, police said yesterday.
The victim, 23, and her three-year-old boy were lured to the suspect's flat before she was knocked out and raped.
Dating site staff 'faked flirt messages' - 11/06/09
http://www.news.com.au/technology/s
DIRECTORS of a dating website engaged in misleading conduct when they created fake profiles and sent messages to users to flirt with them, a consumer watchdog says.
Cyber crime at all-time high, turns to social networking - 11/05/09
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2009/11/05/Me
While the Internet has opened many windows of opportunity to research, shopping and entertainment, it has also opened up the window for more crime.
According to the FBI’s annual Internet crime report, 2008 was an all-time high for cyber-crime complaints a trend continuing to grow locally, as well.
Cyber-stalkers can be found lurking in phones, computers - 11/03/09
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/l
TECHNOLOGY has helped people escape from domestic violence through online help, but the wireless world and the Internet have also helped abusers to stalk and trap their victims.
Two Beefeaters suspended for bullying first woman yeoman on Wikipedia - 11/03/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
For more than five centuries the job of guarding the Tower of London was one for men only.
So when Moira Cameron became the first female Beefeater, the grumblings from her colleagues were to be expected.
Muslim mother hid bomb manual in her burka and 'considered turning her children into human bombs' - 11/03/09
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti
A mother of six tried to smuggle 'a mini encyclopedia of weapons making' into Britain by concealing a small computer memory stick under her burka.
The Sun gets website to call in ‘net cops’ - 11/03/09
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne
FACEBOOK called in web watchdogs yesterday to drive out perverts - in a victory for The Sun. We called for action after the mum of tragic Ashleigh Hall accused the site of failing to stop sex fiends using it to trawl for victims.
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