The most common retort against privacy advocates — by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures — is this line: “If you aren’t doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?” Some clever answers: “If I’m not doing anything wrong, then you have no cause to [...]
AUSTIN, Texas — With millions of people interacting via online communities, companies are demanding help to combat inappropriate activity and offensive language among participants. Ideal Science, a Web-based communications company offering software for large-scale Web forums, offers its customers tools to provide online safety to ensure user security. Kidzworld.com (www.kidzworld.com), an online community for Tweens [...]
In late February, investigators on our Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force (CCCTF) arrested two men for using an online social networking site to arrange sexual encounters with underage girls. Unfortunately, we’re coming across more and more child predators actively scouring the ‘net for victims. We spoke with Supervisory Special Agent Tom Veivia of the CCCTF’s [...]
