Happy St. Patrick's Day. Don't drink too much green beer (tee hee).
GREAT NEWS! SUPPORT THIS BILL!
Send your e-mails of support to STARGEL.JOHN@myfloridahouse.com and if you live in Florida and were/are an online victim, PLEASE think seriously about testifying on behalf of this bill. In-person testimony is much more impressive than a Senator trying to explain what cyberstalking is, and they don't have enough funds to fly me out there to testify in person.
'Cyberstalking' may be a crime
TALLAHASSEE -- A measure adding harassment by computer to the state's stalking law was approved unanimously by the House Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee.
The bill (HB 479), sponsored by Rep. John Stargel, R-Lakeland, creates the crime of "cyberstalking," or threatening or harassing someone over the Internet, by instant-messaging system or e-mail.
People who send threatening e-mails "exact the same fear . . . and harassment that physical stalking does," Stargel said.
The bill next goes to the House Judiciary Committee. A similar measure (SB 82) is filed in the Senate.
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .What's next, a gas and electric bill?
Dead man gets phone bill - sent to cemetery http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_760099.html?menu=news.quirkies
A man who died in 1997 has received a telephone bill at the cemetery where he is buried.
The cemetery received the bill for David Towles at Hillside Cemetery, Evergreen Section, Auburn, Massachusetts, United States.
Mr Towles was buried there in December 1997. He died aged 60.
Cemetery Superintendent Wayne Bloomquist says he was surprised to see the bill from the telephone company Sprint for 12 cents, including 10 cents for a call on February 16, five years after Mr Towles died.
"Our clients here don't usually get mail," he said. "I wondered if maybe we should start putting mailboxes on the monuments."
A call to Sprint's automated service on March 6 showed charges on the unpaid account had increased the bill to $3.95.
The bill has been handed over to interim Town Clerk Ellen Gaboury, who says she will hold on to it for a while.
"I'll have to," she said. "Mr Towles' credit could be affected if it remains unpaid."
Story filed: 13:15 Thursday 13th March 2003
In the News
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Posting resume online can result in harassment, not a job - 03/17/03 http://www.pjstar.com/news/topnews/g15812a.html
Hate e-mails, spam can follow when Web sites share your personal information
A few weeks after Susan posted her resume on an Internet job board, the move appeared to be paying off.
Pakistan forms cybercrime unit - 03/17/03 http://www.dailyherald.com/business/business_story.asp?intid=3769728
Pakistan is launching a cybercrimes unit, partly because it had to rely on U.S. investigators to trace e-mails sent by the kidnappers of slain journalist Daniel Pearl.
Report: Cyber intruders increasing despite growing security - 03/17/03 http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=5&ID=89784&r=0
Cyber intruders who hack into computer networks are causing billions of dollars in losses and are growing in number, despite increased attempts to improve computer security, the Dayton Daily News reported on Sunday.
ID theft logs on to the Net - 03/17/03 http://www.net-security.org/news.php?id=2185
The smuggling of artifacts, drugs, ancient coins, rare stamps, wildlife trophies... they're passe now. Identity theft is the latest criminal click on the block in the world of the Internet.
Stiffer e-data rules eyed - 03/17/03 http://www.asahi.com/english/national/K2003031700230.html
Internet service providers would be obligated to preserve e-mail and other information up to 90 days without subscribers' knowledge under tighter regulations governing electronic data, Justice Ministry sources said.
Legal Heat for Detective Ruse - 03/16/03 http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usamy093175691mar16,0,724440.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-print
Technique helped a stalker to kill
It's still easy as 1-2-3.
Four years after the technique was used to help a stalker track down and murder 20-year-old Amy Boyer in a notorious New Hampshire killing, Gambino Information Services of Howard Beach continues to list on its Web site a tantalizing little item called "Subterfuge Conversations."
Lawyer caught on sex charges in online sting - 03/14/03 http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/5396939.htm
FBI says Atlanta man came to Stark to sleep with girl, her mother
A prominent Atlanta attorney arrived at Akron-Canton Regional Airport on Friday, hoping to meet a 43-year-old mother and her 12-year-old daughter so the three could have sex, according to the FBI.
EBay: A thief's dream; a cop's nightmare - 03/14/03 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/local_regional/ebay03142003.htm
Thieves no longer need a dark alley or open car trunk to sell stolen goods. As the Internet links people around the globe, it also provides a quick and easy way for criminals to fence stolen goods through Web sites like the auction site eBay.com.
Internet crime can be a sticky situation for investigators - 03/14/03 http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=64772&SecID=2
A 20-year-old student is under arrest. He's accused of hacking into UT's computer system.
Investigators say Christopher Andrew Phillips, 20, stole Social Security numbers from more than 55,000 students and staff members of the University of Texas.
Online note ends in arrest - 03/13/03 http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/577/public/news437755.html
Undercover mother thwarts Internet seduction
Sandy Jaeger was curious Monday night when she saw someone was instant-messaging her daughter on the family's computer.
Cyber crimes and corruption assume serious proportions in India - 03/12/03 http://www.irna.com/en/head/030312160600.ehe.shtml
India Wednesday said cyber crimes and organized corruption have assumed serious proportions, but pledged to combat the twin menace firmly.
Library staff eyes Supreme Court decision - 03/12/03 http://www.townonline.com/lincoln/news/local_regional/lin_newsupremedecision03122003.htm
Information access at stake
With the Supreme Court weighing arguments made last week regarding whether libraries should be required to monitor Internet usage, librarians at the Lincoln Library are hoping the court will back free speech.
Lawmakers Approve New Internet Crime - 03/12/03 http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.asp?storyid=28861
A new crime of "obscene Internet contact" was approved by a Georgia House committee Wednesday, but not before lawmakers removed a provision requiring prison time for all people convicted of child molestation.
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