Web Stalkers Protect yourself from Internet Criminals & Psychopaths Stephen Andert, Donald K. Burleson Retail Price $27.95 / £17.95 Key Features About the Authors Table of Contents Index Reader Comments Errata - Order now and get 30% off! Only $19.95
ISBN 0-9745993-9-5	Library of Congress Number: 2004115996
352 pages - Perfect bind - 9x7
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More than ever before, crazy psychopaths, criminals and unsavory stalkers are destroying innocent people's lives. With remarkable ease, Web stalkers can invade your privacy, steal your identity and threaten your safety and well-being. With advice from practicing psychologists, this book is the accumulated of more than a decade of research and observations and shows you how to protect your anonymity, hide your personal information and protect you safety and reputation. This indispensable book focuses on the actual techniques used by web stalkers and show how evil and malicious stalkers attack. Best of all, you see the effective prevention and intervention secrets and the methods used to bring these people to justice. Don't be their next victim.

* See what stalkers can find out about your credit and court history. * Understand the techniques used by stalkers to intimidate you. * Use proven techniques to protect your anonymity on the web. * How to report the web stalker to police agencies.

About the Authors:

Donald Burleson

Donald K. Burleson is one of the world’s top Oracle Database experts with more than 20 years of full-time DBA experience. He specializes in creating database architectures for very large online databases and he has worked with some of the world’s most powerful and complex systems. A former Adjunct Professor, Don Burleson has written 30 books, published more than 100 articles in National Magazines, and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Rampant TechPress. Don is a popular lecturer and teacher and is a frequent speaker at Oracle Openworld and other international database conferences.

Chapter 1 - The Illusion of Anonymity Privacy on the Web? Background Investigations Real-world case: The Shaeffer Murder Disclosure of Private Information Disclosure by Proxy Web Site Responsibility for Data Privacy Finding Criminal History A Wealth of Civil Information Sources of Personal Information All about Anyone: Just a Mouse-Click Away Finding Private Medical Information Tracing E-mail Using WHOIS & FINGER Usenet Searches Government Tools to Reveal Personal Details Corporate Anti-Privacy Tools Protecting Web Privacy Sanitizing an Online Profile The Search for Self Analyze Passwords Forget Logins Safely Purchasing Online Comparison Shopping All about Cookies Privacy Enhancements Vulnerability Analysis Methods to Maintain Privacy Dumping a Computer Chapter 2 - Understanding Web Personalities Introduction The Problem of Text-Only Communication Safety in a Text-only World The World’s First Emoticon Web Stalkers Intelligence and Formal Education Assessing IQ on the Web Assessing Personality on the Web The Wannabe The Rottweiler The Baby The Luddite The Scientist The Charger The Empath The Zealot Personality Conflicts on the Web Chapter 3 - Web Weirdos The Land of Fruits and Nuts Social Incompetents and Neurotics The Pseudo Stalker Types of Web Weirdos The Narcissist The Doper The Delusional The Bi-Polar Deviants on the Web Sexual Deviants on the Web Web Addicts Web Gambling Addicts Web Pornography Addicts Looking for Love on the web Ensuring Safety from Cyber-nuts Chapter 4 - Web Stalkers Introduction What Is Web Stalking? Technology Enables Web Stalking The Credible Threat Doctrine Real World Case: Web Harassment Arresting the Web Stalker After Arresting the Web Stalker Types of Web Stalkers The Insane Among the Sane Obsessive Personalities and Web Stalking Love Obsession Stalking Erotomaniacs and Web Stalking Vengeance and Terrorism Stalking Predatory Web Stalking Legal Issues on Web Stalking Recognizing a Stalker Demographics of Web Stalkers The Scope of Web Stalking The Motivations of Web Stalkers The Web Stalking Progression E-mail Harassment and Web Stalking What an Individual Can Do Preventing Web Stalking Do Not Threaten the Web Stalker Always Stay Anonymous on the Web Do Not Reveal Personal Demographics Do Not Accidentally Reveal Personal Identity Report the Web Stalker Chapter 5 - All About Cybercrime Introduction Internet Scams Real-World Case: Nigerian Scam Hackers on the Web Outside-In Hacker Attacks Web Privacy Legislation The Problem of the Wireless Web Cyber Law and Harassment Threats over the Web Internet Harassment Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Unsolicited E-mail Crimes Libel and Defamation on the Web Libel and the Internet Malice and Libel Website Liability for Cyber-Libel The Judgment-Proof Libeler Challenging the Defamers Jurisdiction and Internet Law Web Stalkers Significant Contact and Personal Jurisdiction Fairness and Substantial Justice with Jurisdiction Real-World Case: Web Deception Real-World Case: Cyber-libel and Tortuous Interference Invasion of Privacy Identity Crimes Tortuous Interference Web Conspiracies Criminal Conspiracies on the Web Conspiracies Against One’s Civil Rights Illegal Websites and Cybercrime Website Laws Obscenity on the Web Child Pornography Sexual Addiction and the Internet Cyber Attacks and Terrorism Preventing Cyber attacks Reporting Web Crimes to Law Enforcement Victims’ Rights and Cybercrimes Local, Regional or International Crimes IC3 and Cybercrime Enforcement of Internet Crime Statutes Penalties for Cyber Criminals Cybercrooks and Security Assessment Tools

Chapter 6 - Cyber Theft Introduction Web Page Hijacking Copyrights and Cyberspace Music and the Web Software Licensing and the Internet E-Books Plagiarism and the Web Revolution The Semantics of Plagiarism The Epidemic of Web Content Theft Detecting Plagiarism A Question of Honor Punishment for Plagiarists: Real World Case Laws Against Plagiarism Cybersquatting Deceptive Domain Names: Real World Case - Chapter 7 - Internet Scams Deception at Work The Horrors of Internet Fraud Inside the World of the Web Scammer All about eCommerce The Risks of eCommerce The Upside of eCommerce Intelligent eCommerce All about eBay Shilling Scams The Cut-and-run scam Buyer fraud Real-world case: Online sales fraud Web Charity Scams Evaluating Charities on the Web The Auto Donation scam All about Online Banking Real-world case: PayPal Scam Web Sales Scams The Nigerian 419 Scams Real-World case: The Nigerian Scam Murder Get Rich Quick Scams Help Me Steal Scams The Overpayment Scam Phishing Scams Mouse Trapping Hoaxes Real World Case: Internet Consumer Scams The DBLearning Site Scam Web Resources for Scam Victims Using the Wayback Machine Chpater 8 - Identity Theft Identity Theft Physical Identity Theft Lost ID Cards Dumpster Diving Web Stalkers Social Engineering Techniques for Identity Theft Phony ATMs and Identity Theft Computer-Assisted Identity Theft Virtual Identity Theft Network Sniffing Tools E-mail Scams for Identity Theft Web Searches for Identity Theft Fake Websites and Identity Theft Phishing for Identity War-Driving and Identity Theft Preventing Identity Theft Recognizing Identity Theft Recovering a Stolen Identity Legal Protection Against Identity Theft Chapter 9 - Self Protection on the Web Online Security Measures The Appeal of Wireless Risks of Wireless Communications Encryption Rewards of Wireless Communications What is a Firewall? Types of Firewalls Hardware Firewalls Software Firewalls Recommendations for Firewall Safety Chapter 10 - Protecting Children on the Web Real-World Case - The Death of Christina Danger of Online Relationships The Dangers of Chat Rooms Games Children Play Psychological Effects of Computer Games Appropriate Use of Search Engines Protecting Kids with Monitoring and Filtering Software Using ISP Filters Knowing When a Child Is at Risk Conclusion Chapter 11 - Internet Spies Spying and Marketing, Who is in Their Sights Discovering the Secrets of Spyware The Downside of Spyware The Spyware in the Middle Detecting Spyware Free Can be Better Removing Spyware Spyware and the Law Privacy Breeches on the PC Discovering the Secrets of Adware The Downside of Adware Protection from Web Spies Chapter 12 - Virus Attacks Exposure to Viruses What Is a Virus? When Worms Attack When the Trojan Horse Rolls Through the Gate Viruses and Personal Safety Viruses: Who’s Behind Them Virus Prevention Software Software Best Practices Remedies for Virus Attacks Chapter 13 - Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam Spam is in the Eye of the Beholder Why Does Spam Exist? Fighting Spam Spamboy Reasons to Ignore Spam Safely Peeking at Spam Tools to Avoid Spam An Alternative View of Spammers Learning More about Spam A Case Study in Spam About Stephen Andert About Don Burleson

Index Topics:

A ACPA Active Server Pages ADA Ad-Aware Adware aggravated identity theft Agoraphobia American Psychological Association Americans with Disabilities Act Anonymizer Inc. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act antivirus program Archie Bunkers Artificial Intelligence Ask Jeeves B background investigations Bayesian Statistics BBB Wise Giving Alliance Bestiality Better Business Bureau blogs Brick-and-Mortar brute-force attack Buffer Overflow Attacks bugs bulk e-mail buyer fraud C CAN-SPAM Act of Carl Rogers Carnivore Catatonic Schizophrenia caveat emptor Chamber of Commerce Charities charity fraud Chat rooms Child Molesters child pornography Civil Rights Civil Rights Act Code Red worm Comet Cursor Communications Decency Act Computer Crimes Unit Computer Fraud and Abuse Act computer games Conspiracies Consumer Reports Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of cookie Cookie Monster Coolminer credible threat credit card cramming credit card fraud credit fixer credit reports cut-and-run scam Cyber Patrol Cyber Snoop Cybercrime Cyberlaw cyber-libel CyberSitter cybersquatting Cyberstalking cyber-terrorism D demographics Denial of Service Attack dictionary attack Digital Millennium Copyright Act Dinks Disclosure of embarrassing facts Do Not Call domestic violence DragonWare Suite Dumpster diving E e-books e-Commerce Electronic books Electronic Privacy Information Center Emoticon emoticons Emotional Support Animals encrypted Encryption EPIC Equifax e-tailers Experian F Fair Credit Reporting Act fake web site false light False publicity FBI FDIC Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Fighting Words File Transfer Protocol FINGER firewalls First Amendment forum shopping Fraud freeware FTP G gender-blurring Genealogy GLBA Google Google Groups Gramm Leach Bliley Act

H Harassment Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of Hebephrenic Schizophrenia HIPAA honeypot Honor Code https I IANA IC ICDRI identity theft Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of Identity Theft Protector™ ILOVEYOU impersonation Information Technology Act Injection Threats Instant Messenger Integrity Online Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet Internet Addiction Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Internet auction fraud Internet Crime Complaint Center Internet dating Internet Fraud Complaint Center Internet impersonation Internet pornography Internet search engines Internet Service Providers Internet Spyware Prevention Act InterNIC Interpol Intrusion on solitude IP address IQ I-SPY L Lanham Act libel Limited Purpose Public Figure love-obsessed stalker M MailBlocks Malicious Intent Man-in-the Middle Attacks Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matador McAfee Inc. Medical records Melissa virus MindGuard minimum contacts Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory MIT MMPI modified attack monitoring software MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems mouse trap multilevel marketing Mutilators N name servers National Center for Victims of Crime National Credit Union Association National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund National Federation for the Blind National Institute of Justice National Violence Against Women Survey NCUA NCUSIF NCVC Necrophiliacs need creation Net Nanny netizen Network sniffing Network Solutions newsgroups NFB Nigerian scam No Password Disabling Norton Internet Security O Obscenity Obsessive Compulsive on-line banking opt-in spam P Packeteer pagejacker pagejacking Paranoid Schizophrenia password Pathological Internet Usage pattern of behavior PAXWAY PDA pedophile Personal Digital Assistant phishing PHP Hypertext Protocol PIU plagiarism Point-Of-Sale political terror stalker pornography POS predatory stalker Proland Software Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of psychological abuse public records pyramid schemes

Q Qurb R rebounders Reckless Disregard for Truth Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Riverdeep Interactive Learning Root Kit Attacks S Safe Access Sam Spade Sarbanes Oxley Act Scambaiter server logs Service Set IDentifier shill bidders shill bidding Shilling Sigmund Freud SIIA simple obsession Slammer worm slander smiley’s social engineering Social Security Death Index social security number Software & Information Industry Association software licenses Sophos Inc SOX spam Spam Arrest spam filter