Cyberstalking

In this learning session, you

will discover strategies to

avoid cyberstalkers.

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Google Yourself

Challenge!

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The challenge is for you to search the

web for pieces of information

about yourself.

Google

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Launch an internet browser

on your computer.

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Go to Google Web Search.

Type in:

www.google.com

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Type the name you most often use online into

the search bar, and hit the search button.

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look for personal information and records

in the activity score sheet.

Go through the search results, and

of your online activities as listed

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Activity score sheet.

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Give yourself a score that

corresponds to the piece of

information you ticked off.

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Let’s start!

Google

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Time’s up!

Google

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12

Add your points to

get the total score.

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Analysis

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What score did you get?

What do you think your score implies?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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Was it easy or difficult to look for your personal details using Google Web Search?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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How do you feel about having some of your personal information publicly available online?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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What do you think are the dangers of having your personal details available online?

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Google Yourself

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With your personal information available on the Internet, how easy do you think would it be for a stranger to get in touch with you?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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How will it affect you if someone persistently sends you unsolicited messages and gives you unwanted attention?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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Have you ever come across a suspicious character online? What should you do if you think someone is stalking you?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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How can you avoid becoming a cyberstalking victim?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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Do your parents/guardians monitor your online activities? If they do, why do you think they do such a thing and does it bother you?

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Google Yourself

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In what ways can you help your friends, families, and relatives protect themselves from cyberstalking?

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Google Yourself

ANALYSIS

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What does your

score mean?

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Getting a low score (24 and below) means…

• it may be more difficult for other people to get your personal information and initiate contact with you; and

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• you are relatively safer from receiving unwanted messages and attention.

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• other people may be able to easily access your personal information and contact you.

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TAKE STEPS IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN YOUR

PRIVACY AND SECURITY ON THE WEB.

Getting a high score (25 and above) means…

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Time

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Movie

Cyberstalking Statistics| – Search the Web

Let’s watch this!

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What is

cyberstalking?

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Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking refers to activities where people repeatedly contact, harass, and/or threaten others online.

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Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking can happen in social media, chat rooms, instant messaging, email services, and blogging sites, and it can occur alongside stalking in the conventional sense, which happens in real life.

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Search

Examples of cyberstalking

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Making unwanted contact by calling, emailing, texting, messaging, or sending offensive material

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Sharing or threatening to share photos, videos, personal information, or anything that's humiliating or embarrassing

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Examples of cyberstalking

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Posting humiliating, abusive, or [threatening] comments about [someone] on social media

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Accessing [someone’s] email or social media accounts to find [ ] personal information, read [ ] emails and messages, or change [ ] passwords

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Impersonating [someone’s] online identity in order to harm reputation or relationships

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Monitoring [someone’s] movements using [global positioning system], tracking apps, or spyware

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Common reasons for cyberstalking

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Common reasons for cyberstalking

Gathering information to defame a person or an

organization out of prejudice

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Harassing an identified target in exchange for

money

Common reasons for cyberstalking

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Acting on personal hatred

Common reasons for cyberstalking

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Exacting revenge

Common reasons for cyberstalking

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Engaging in the act for fun

Common reasons for cyberstalking

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Ignorance (the stalker doesn’t know that he/

she is committing a crime)

Common reasons for cyberstalking

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PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM

CYBERSTALKING

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• Never reveal home address/es online.
• Password-protect all devices and online accounts, and use secure passwords that would be difficult for anyone to guess. Regularly update your passwords.
• Conduct an internet search using your name and phone numbers to find out how much information about you is publicly available online.

How do you prevent being cyberstalked?

(Moore, 2018)

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PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM

CYBERSTALKING

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• Be suspicious of any incoming email, phone call, or message that asks for identifying information.
• Use web analytics* or other free registry counters that will record all incoming traffic to your online accounts (personal blogs and websites included); that way, page visitors are identified.

How do you prevent being cyberstalked?

*Web analytics is the process of analyzing the behavior of visitors to a Web site. (Rouse, n.d.)

(Moore, 2018)

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PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM

CYBERSTALKING

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• Ask an information technology (IT) professional to check the security of the computer devices you own, especially if there are suspicions of being a target victim.
• Take preventive measures right away when you suspect that you are being cyberstalked.
• Avoid inaction because you think you could be overreacting or being paranoid; it’s always best to err on the side of caution.

How do you prevent being cyberstalked?

(Moore, 2018)

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PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM

CYBERSTALKING

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• Block the potential cyberstalker and record incidents (date, time, and place).
• Make it clear that the attention is unwanted. Write once to the cyberstalker and document it. Warn that further contact will result in a police report.
• Save copies of all communications. Take screen-shots and back up evidence on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) stick or an external hard drive.

How do you respond to a cyberstalking incident?

(Take Back The Tech, 2018)

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PROTECT

YOURSELF FROM

CYBERSTALKING

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• Report, block, or filter online communications. Learn how to turn on filtering and blocking capabilities of messaging or email applications. Use built-in reporting mechanisms.
• Go to the authorities, and turn over pieces of evidence. Having more evidence can help the authorities resolve the case faster.

How do you respond to a cyberstalking incident?

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PROTECT

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• Get emotional support. Inform your family, friends, and teachers about the incident of cyberstalking.
• Approach the authorities or the police to clean up the damage if internet searches reveal that the stalker published private information.

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How do you respond to a cyberstalking incident?

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PROTECT

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REMEMBER

Cyberstalking refers to repeated unwanted contact from someone on the Internet. Often, this makes the victim afraid or concerned about her or his safety. In general, a cyberstalker’s conduct induces fear and invades a person’s right to privacy.

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REMEMBER

Reasons for cyberstalking include gathering information that can be used against a person or an organization, harassing an identified target in exchange for money, exacting revenge, or simply cyberstalking someone for fun. In some cases, people who excessively stalk others online for fun may not realize that what they’re doing may be considered a crime.

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REMEMBER

Cyberstalking is a crime. Don’t be the next victim. Inform your parents, friends, teachers, and the authorities at once about suspicious people you encountered online.

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Practice common sense and critical thinking when interacting with other people online. Remember not to give away important personal information to strangers. This includes your home address, school, and phone number.

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REMEMBER

Learn about the privacy and security features of the social networking and blogging sites on which you have existing accounts. This will allow you to control the amount of information that you share with people you actually know and the general public. Doing so will decrease your risk of being a target of cyberstalkers.

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REMEMBER

When you find yourself in a cyberstalking situation, immediately seek help from friends, family, teachers, and the authorities to resolve the issue. Block the cyberstalker online at once, and document all communications sent to you and save copies for evidence. More importantly, remain resilient and exercise critical thinking as you deal with the situation.

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REMEMBER

Exert conscious effort to be aware of your online behavior to avoid becoming an abuser yourself.

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Application

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Check how strong your password is at

www.passwordmeter.com

APPLICATION

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Set-up two factor authentication on your social media accounts

APPLICATION

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Watch these tutorial videos to learn how!

Click on the social media icons to access the videos

How to Enable 2 Step Verification for Facebook

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2 Factor authentication for Twitter

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Google Authenticator App : Enable Two-Step Verification in Gmail

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APPLICATION

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Create an infographic about cyberstalking and some strategies to safely deal with a cyberstalking incident

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Assessment

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• 3 things you learned from the lesson (1 minute)

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• 2 questions still left hanging in your mind (1 minute)

ASSESSMENT

REFLECT

&

REVIEW

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• 1 thing you promise to do to remain safe from cyberstalkers (1 minute)

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• 1 personal commitment to share what you learned with your friends, families, and relatives to help them protect themselves from cyberstalking (1 minute)

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ASSESSMENT

REFLECT

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REVIEW

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Alexis A. Moore. (26 March 2018). 12 Crucial Tips to Protect Yourself from Cyberstalking. Retrieved from the ThoughtCo. website: https://www.thoughtco.com/tips-to-protect-yourself-from-cyberstalking-3534318.

AnandK. (23 May 2016). What is Cyberstalking? Examples, Prevention, Help. Retrieved from The Windows Club website: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cyberstalking-definition-examples.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (2018). Cyber-stalking. Retrieved from the Mass.gov website: http://www.mass.gov/ago/public-safety/cyber-crime-and-internet-safety/cyber-crimes/cyber-stalking.html.

Cyberstalking [Def. 1]. (2018). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. Retrieved from the Merriam-Webster website: https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/cyberstalking.

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References

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Laura Riparbelli. (14 July 2011). 12-Year-Old Sentenced for Cyberstalking Classmate. Retrieved from the ABC News website: https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/12-year-sentenced-washington-cyberstalking-case/story?id=14072315.

Margaret Rouse. (n.d.). Two-Factor Authentication. Retrieved from The TechTarget website: https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/two-factor-authentication.

Margaret Rouse. (n.d.). Web analytics. Retrieved from the TechTarget website: https://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/Web-analytics.

Meg Barbor. (25 October 2017). Cyberstalking: 1 in 5 US Children Solicited for Sex Online. Retrieved from the Medscape website: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/887592.

Office of the eSafety Commissioner. (n.d.). What is cyberstalking? Retrieved from the Australia Government’s Office of the eSafety Commissioner’s website: https://www.esafety.gov.au/women /take-control/cyberstalking/what-is-cyberstalking.

References

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Sameer Hinduja. (21 March 2018). Cyberstalking. Retrieved from the Cyberbullying Research Center website: https://cyberbullying.org/cyberstalking.

Stalking [Def. 2]. (n.d.). In Urban Dictionary. Retrieved from the Urban Dictionary website: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stalking.

Take Back the Tech. (2018). Cyberstalking Strategies. Retrieved from the Take Back the Tech website: https://www.takebackthetech.net/be-safe/cyberstalking-strategies.

Techopedia. (2019). Cyberstalking. Retrieved from the Techopedia website at https://www.techopedia.com/definition/14326/cyberstalking.

The Lawyer Portal. (2018). Law Guides: Internet Trolling and Cyberbullying Law. Retrieved from The Lawyer Portal website: https://www.thelawyerportal.com/2017/04/20/law-guides-internet-trolling-cyberbullying-law/?cn-reloaded=1.

Working to Halt Online Abuse. (2013). 2013 Cyberstalking Statistics. Retrieved from the WHOA website: http://www.haltabuse.org/resources/stats/2013Statistics.pdf.

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References

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