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Cyber Stalking
How CyberStalking is defined is Cyberstalking can be defined as threatening behavior or unwanted advances directed at another using the Internet and other forms of online and computer communications.
How this crime is committed is whenever an adult or a person is messaging and sending the person massages that are unwanted. if you type STOP then they are supposed to stop. if they do not stop then you have the right to call the authorities
U.S. Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs,Office of Justice ProgramsWorld Wide Web Home Page, Violence Against Women OfficeWorld Wide Web Home Page
One big case was a 50-year-old former security guard who used the Internet to solicit the rape of a woman who rejected his romantic advances. The defendant terrorized his 28-year-old victim by impersonating her in various Internet chat rooms and online bulletin boards, where he posted, along with her telephone number and address, messages The former security guard pleaded guilty in April 1999 to one count of stalking and three counts of solicitation of sexual assault. He faces up to six years in prison.
Cyber Stalking is unethical because it is illegal in most states and wrong
To prevent this crime Use a P.O. Box as your address (on printed checks, internet directories, etc.)Use an unlisted and unpublished telephone number.Use encrypted email.Change your password frequently. Use a nonsensical "word" that has both numbers and letters.Use an ambiguous username - a word that does not give reference to your gender, interests, location, or name.
There is no organization really for this crime but if your a victim of this crime should get help form the authorities
http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/telecommunications-information-technology/cyberstalking-cyberharassment-and-cyberbullying-l.aspx
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:6f1zOIYSTbsJ:www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/cyberstalking.htm+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
There is no most wanted list for cyber stalking
The main target of this crime would be people 18 - 32 because they are on the internet most and It is estimated there may be as many as 500000 online victims each year.