WOMEN AND SAFETY ON THE INTERNET

Resources
(updated December 2005)

As of Dec 2005:
Privacy 101 - Intranet acticle but some of it applies to Internet too!
Privacy and Anonymity in Email (2003) -
Don't Ask Don't Tell (2004) -While a strict delineation between business and personal life may be beneficial in theory, human brains don't contain sandboxes or personal firewalls.
Staying Nameless on the Net (2003) -
From identity theft to cyber-stalking to new rules for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) about disclosing the names of their users, staying anonymous in cyberspace is becoming a tricky business.
False Sense of Security - (2005) -Time and again, we hear the same excuse. "I don't keep any sensitive information on my PC—who would want to attack me?" But that seemingly unattractive PC may be inviting some serious trouble. Hackers love machines that are easy to compromise—they become servants for launching bigger attacks. Of course, once your machine is "owned," getting access to your e-mail and online shopping accounts is a cinch.
80 Security Tips (PC Mag 2005) - These tips can show you what to do, help you better understand the threats and be ready with a plan of counter attack.
Security Watch (PC Mag) - PC Magazine online's Security Watch Section.
CDT's Guide to Online Safety - (Online Book) - Centre for Democracy and Technology online guide to online safety.
SC Magazine - Security related articles.
Public Interest Advocay and Internet Standatds (pdf) (2002) -Seemingly narrow technical choices can have a broad and lasting impact on public policy and individual rights – more so even than traditional policy processes.
Is Consumer Privacy Still Possible in the Twenty First Century (2005) - While dangers to privacy capture our attention, they sometimes lead us to understate the unprecedented gains in privacy protection that have also been achieved over the last half of the twentieth century.
Considering Consumer Privacy - online resource for policy makers.
**  Information of Development Org - works to promote better understanding, and effective use, of information and communication technologies (ICT) as tools of poverty reduction and broad-based, sustainable development.



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Pre 2000 (some still valid)

Cert - FAQs - Frequently asked questions about maliciouss web scripts redirected from web sites.

Cert - Windows 95/98 Security - A document created to make users more aware of computer security.

Safe Women Project -   The Plan It Safe kit provides a comprehensive overview of a range of options and strategies to promote safer public places for women in your local area. A site from Australia sponsored by the Au. Attorney General's Office.

A Safer Future for BC Women - How to get involved in preventing violence against women in your community.

Internet Personal Safety - digitarts

Why Bring Gender Online - CMC magazine online - Article by Lisa Schmesier who works for the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.

Hamilton University:

BayInsider News - Man Guilty of Internet Stalking

Personal Site - A place to help those harassed with onlinee stalkers. It has some good links.

ZD NET - Cyber stalker charged and jailed in California.

WHOA - Women Halting Online Abuse

Internet Stalking - The rapenetwork.com

Stalking Innerset - From the m@gazine an online publication of St. Michaels College, Colchester VT.

Links About CyberStalking - From Stop Net Abuse, Inc.

From the site of:

Marguerite L. Malain-Lewallen
Forensic Psychology
ACJA-LAE, Sigma-Chi Chapter
California State University, Sacramento
  • Stalking from Online to Offline
  • Tips from the stalker to the stalked
  • Survivor or cyber stalking
  • Stalking in Cyberspace - University of Dayton School of Law

    S.O.S. - Survivors of Stalking

    CyberAngels - International cyberspace neighborhood watch by the Guardian Angels works to combat Internet crime. The largest safety organization since 1995.

    Article on "How the FBI Tracks Hackers" - Foxnews.com

    Crime Spider - Crime search engine

    How to Report Internet Crime - USA Department of Justice

    Computer and Internet Crimes - Cyberspacelaws
     
     

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