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May 17, 2012 – 4:32 am | Comments Off

 
A local baker wants to warn other businesses about a scam in which someone almost cheated her out of a thousand dollars’ worth of cupcakes.

“I’ve had big orders, but not that big — it’s huge,” Sarah Johnson recalled herself saying when she received an e-mail order for 450 cupcakes.
Johnson works out of her Cobb County home producing “Sarah’s Heavenly Cupcakes.” She was also surprised the …

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Lonergan hits out at cyber stalker

May 2, 2012 – 10:58 am | Comments Off

SAM Lonergan says whoever sent him threatening messages on Twitter following the Bombers' game with Carlton clearly needs help.
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Arizona anti-stalking bill passed by lawmakers

May 1, 2012 – 8:54 am | Comments Off

Lawmakers in both chambers have approved a revised Arizona anti-stalking bill that had riled social media users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online.
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Lawmakers pass Arizona anti-stalking bill

May 1, 2012 – 4:24 am | Comments Off

Lawmakers have approved a revised Arizona anti-stalking bill that had riled social media users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online. In a 52-6 final vote, the Arizona House passed
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Lawmakers pass Arizona anti-stalking bill

May 1, 2012 – 4:24 am | Comments Off

Lawmakers have approved a revised Arizona anti-stalking bill that had riled social media users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online. In a 52-6 final vote, the Arizona House passed
View full post on cyber stalking – Yahoo! News Search Results

Simple clear advice in plain English

May 1, 2012 – 3:31 am | Comments Off

What does the internet know about your friends and private life? The internet is increasingly a place where we keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues, using email, blogs and social-networking services such as Facebook and Twitter.
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Students participate in mock trial competition

May 1, 2012 – 3:30 am | Comments Off

Students from two Fayette County school districts entered the courtroom Friday to argue both sides of a mock cyber-stalking case.
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House to hold vote on anti-stalking bill

May 1, 2012 – 3:15 am | Comments Off

Lawmakers will consider a revised Arizona anti-stalking bill that had riled social media users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online.
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Twitter abuse aimed at Mifsud

April 26, 2012 – 6:39 pm | Comments Off

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Report: Serial Thief Assassinated Victims’ Characters Online

April 26, 2012 – 6:38 pm | Comments Off

CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County prosecutors say a Chinese citizen is in the County Jail, awaiting trial on charges he stole storage lockers full of merchandise and cyber-terrorized anyone who got in his way.
As WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports, Jicheng “Kevin” Liu, 32, is alleged to have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property from people’s homes, and used the Internet …

Chicago man accused of cyber-stalking former bosses, police officers

April 26, 2012 – 6:38 pm | Comments Off

Liu also put their their reputations with eBay in jeopardy, according to Molda. She said Liu went on a consumer website and wrote dozens of phony reviews about the couple’s eBay business, claiming they had duped thousands of people by selling fraudulent mortgages — a business they hadn’t even been in — as well as marketing stolen and counterfeit merchandise …

High-jumper names ‘cyber stalker’ online

April 26, 2012 – 6:27 am | Comments Off

BERLIN: Top German high-jumper Ariane Friedrich has posted the details of an alleged cyber-stalker on her Facebook page, claiming that she wanted to name and shame the individual for sending her explicit pictures of himself.
“I’ve been offended in the past, sexually harassed and I’ve had a stalker before,” she wrote, after posting the name and e-mail address of a man who allegedly sent her a …

Athlete exposes alleged dirty e-mailer on Facebook

April 24, 2012 – 4:20 am | Comments Off

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Public figures are often subject to approaches from the unwelcome.

German Olympic high jumper, Ariane Friedrich, seems no different. However, her approach toward a man who allegedly e-mailed her pictures of his genitalia is certainly somewhat novel.
For she took to her Facebook page and posted his name, details of his hometown, and excerpts from his missives.
MSNBC reports that she accompanied the post with the …

German high-jumper names 'cyber stalker' online

April 23, 2012 – 10:21 pm | Comments Off

Top German high-jumper Ariane Friedrich has posted the details of an alleged cyber-stalker on her Facebook page, claiming that she wanted to name and shame the individual for sending her explicit pictures of himself.
“I’ve been offended in the past, sexually harassed and I’ve had a stalker before,” she wrote, after posting the name and email address of a man who allegedly sent her a photo …

Sallisaw Man Arrested in Internet Sting

April 23, 2012 – 10:21 pm | Comments Off

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A Sallisaw man was arrested Sunday in Flippin, Arkansas on complaints of Internet Stalking of a Child and Computer Child Pornography, according to a report from KOTV in Tulsa.
Westley Pearce, 25, was taken into custody following a cyber crimes investigation by the Flippin Police Department, according to KOTV.
According to the report, Pearce sent sexually explicit messages and pornographic images of himself …

Facebook Dos and Don’ts for the Over-50 Crowd

April 23, 2012 – 7:05 pm | Comments Off

Just because you're not a young college grad entering the job market doesn't mean you're safe to brush off Facebook etiquette. While there may not be school administrators or potential employers peering over your cyber-shoulder, you can quickly become a pariah among your friends and a source of embarrassment to your children if you unabashedly post without forethought.
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Arizona bill drops 'annoying' online as an offense

April 21, 2012 – 10:19 am | Comments Off

A provision in an Arizona bill that riled Twitter and Facebook users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online has been dropped.
Legislators this week amended a proposal updating state harassment and stalking laws to include smartphones and cyber communication.
Free speech advocates and social media users say the statute as written could lead to people being criminally charged for comments permitted by the …

OK to 'annoy' or 'offend' on Internet in Arizona

April 20, 2012 – 10:20 pm | Comments Off

PHOENIX — A provision in an Arizona bill that riled Twitter and Facebook users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online has been dropped.

Legislators this week amended a proposal updating state harassment and stalking laws to include smartphones and cyber communication.
Free speech advocates and social media users say the statute as written could lead to people being criminally charged …

Ariz. bill drops 'annoying' online as an offense

April 20, 2012 – 10:29 am | Comments Off

PHOENIX (AP) — A provision in an Arizona bill that riled Twitter and Facebook users for making it criminal to annoy or offend someone online has been dropped.
Legislators this week amended a proposal updating state harassment and stalking laws to include smartphones and cyber communication.
Free speech advocates and social media users say the statute as written could lead to people being criminally charged for comments …

Campus Crime Briefs

April 20, 2012 – 10:29 am | Comments Off

Man arrested for cyber stalking, harassment of female student

Officers arrested Ryan Joseph Timphony of 4405 North Turnbull Drive, Metairie, on April 3 for cyber stalking, improper telephone communications and extortion.

LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said the 21-year-old, who is unaffiliated with the University, was arrested after LSUPD received a report from a female student in reference to being harassed on Facebook and by …

Sallisaw Man Arrested On Complaint Of Internet Stalking Of A Child

April 20, 2012 – 10:29 am | Comments Off

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A 25-year-old Oklahoma man was arrested Sunday in Flippin, Arkansas on complaints of Internet Stalking of a Child and Computer Child Pornography.
Westley Pearce of Sallisaw was taken into custody following a cyber crimes investigation by the Flippin Police Department, according to Police Chief Dusty Smith.
Smith says during their investigation, Pearce sent sexually explicit messages and pornographic images …

Children of a revolution

April 14, 2012 – 2:59 am | Comments Off

Alex Merton-McCann with her sons Edward, 15, William, 13, Charlie, 11 and Tom, 8 at their home in Wahroonga. Picture: Kristi Miller
Source: The Daily Telegraph

MORE than half of Australian children are smarter than their parents when it comes to going online, enabling them to outwit adult restrictions.

Fifty nine per cent of children have ways of hiding what they’re doing online …

Woman asks for restraining order against prominent blogger

April 11, 2012 – 11:52 pm | Comments Off

A woman is asking a court to keep a blogger away from her. Tricia Mezzacappa, of West Easton, filed a petition for a temporary restraining order against Bernard O'Hare Wednesday in Northampton County Court. She also is requesting protection from stalking and cyber-stalking. In an interview with 69 News on Wednesday afternoon, O'Hare said he not only intends to contest the petition, but file a …

Woman asks for restrianing order against prominent blogger

April 11, 2012 – 10:45 pm | Comments Off

A woman is asking a court to keep a blogger away from her. Tricia Mezzacappa, of West Easton, filed a petition for a temporary restraining order against Bernard O'Hare Wednesday in Northampton County Court. She also is requesting protection from stalking and cyber-stalking. In an interview with WFMZ on Wednesday afternoon, O'Hare said he not only intends to contest the petition, but file a …
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Arizona lawmakers to review cyber-bullying bill over free speech concerns

April 9, 2012 – 7:23 pm | Comments Off

Members of the Arizona House and Senate will review a recently passed anti-cyber stalking bill after critics raised concerns that it's so broad it could authorize arrests for online "trolls" who write mean comments on social media and news sites. State Rep. Chad Campbell, a co-sponsor of the bill, tells Yahoo News that lawmakers are [...]
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No shame in being a gen e-idiot

April 9, 2012 – 2:26 pm | Comments Off

Hi-tech kids … Ruby Roach 13, Beatrice Buckland-Willis 12, Odessa Blain 13, Frances Buckland-Willis, 15, Billie Rasmussen, 13 / Pic: Adam Ward
Source: The Daily Telegraph

WE know you’re out there. While there is plenty of talk about tech-hungry teens and cyber-savvy grannies, when it comes to those who don’t know how to turn on a computer let alone grasp what Facebook …

Ray Hall found guilty of attempted extortion

April 7, 2012 – 8:17 am | Comments Off

By Liz Beavers
lbeavers@
newstribune.info
Tribune Managing Editor
KEYSER – Piedmont City Council member Ray Hall was found guilty of attempted extortion Thursday following a day-long jury trial in Mineral County Magistrate Court.
Although Hall has been one of the central figures in the ongoing controversy over the investigation  into six FEMA trailers purchased by the Town of Piedmont in 2009, Thursday’s jury trial had nothing to do with that …