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Religions > Atheism |
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"Thrasher Remailer" |
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23 Feb 2006 02:10:19 AM |
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Dangers of Chat Rooms |
The Dangers of Chat Rooms
Internet chat rooms can be time wasters and are increasingly
associated with relationship breakdowns. Expressing frustration
over the amount of time his wife spends on-line, one man wrote:
“When she gets in from work, the PC goes on and it can be five
or more hours before she logs off. Our marriage is suffering as
a result.” Yes, time spent on the Internet is time spent away
from your mate and family.
Angela Sibson, chief executive of the marriage guidance service
Relate, says that the Internet “is a gateway to other
relationships. They can be very potent and break up existing
relationships.” What starts as a friendly on-line conversation
in a chat room can quickly become something more serious. Intent
on engaging in immoral relations, those “cunning of heart” use
“smoothness of the tongue” to tell potential victims what they
want to hear. (Proverbs 6:24; 7:10) Nicola, a 26-year-old victim
from the United Kingdom, explains: “It was like a love
bombardment. He kept saying how wonderful I was and I fell for
it.” Dr. Al Cooper, editor of Sex and the Internet: A Guidebook
for Clinicians, says that we need to “warn people about the
slippery slope that starts with online flirting and too often
ends in divorce.”
Children are even more vulnerable to exploitation and harm by
“computer-sex offenders.” Using “crookedness of speech” and
“deviousness of lips,” pedophiles target inexperienced children.
(Proverbs 4:24; 7:7) Engaging in a practice known as grooming,
they shower the child with attention, affection, and kindness to
make the youngster feel special. They seem to know everything a
child is interested in, including that one’s favorite music and
hobbies. Minor problems at home are accentuated in order to
drive a wedge between the child and his or her family. To
fulfill their evil desires, predators may even send their target
victim a ticket to travel cross-country. The results are
frightening.
Bible Principles Can Safeguard YouAfter assessing the dangers,
some people have concluded that it is better for them to avoid
using the Internet altogether. However, it must be acknowledged
that only a small percentage of sites on the Internet pose a
danger and that most users have not experienced serious problems.
Thankfully, the Scriptures provide guidance to “safeguard” us
from danger. We are encouraged to acquire knowledge, wisdom, and
thinking ability. Such qualities will ‘keep guard over us’ to
‘deliver us from the bad way.’ (Proverbs 2:10-12) “But wisdom
itself—from where does it come?” asked God’s ancient servant
Job. The answer? “The fear of Jehovah—that is wisdom.”—Job
28:20, 28.
“The fear of Jehovah,” which “means the hating of bad,” is the
basis for developing godly attributes. (Proverbs 1:7; 8:13;
9:10) Love and reverence for God, along with a healthy respect
for his power and authority, result in our hating and avoiding
the bad things he hates. Clear thinking ability, coupled with
godly knowledge, helps us recognize dangers that can poison our
mind, heart, and spirituality. We come to abhor selfish and
greedy attitudes that can wreck our family and destroy our
relationship with Jehovah.
So if you use the Internet, be aware of the dangers. Be resolved
to keep God’s commandments, and avoid flirting with trouble. (1
Chronicles 28:7) Then, if Internet dangers confront you, you
will wisely flee from them.—1 Corinthians 6:18.
BEWARE OF INTERNET CHAT ROOMS!
A female police detective specializing in Internet crime invited
Awake! to see the dangers of Internet chat rooms. She entered a
chat room, posing as a 14-year-old girl. After just a few
seconds, a number of individuals made contact. The strangers
asked such questions as: “Where are you from?” “Are you a girl
or a boy?” “Can we talk?” Several responses were from suspected
sexual predators whom the police were tracking. That shows how
easily a pedophile can get into a chat room with your child!
Some parents think that children are safe when using chat rooms
because their conversations are accessible by everyone in the
chat room while the discussion is taking place. However, once in
a chat room, you can be invited to have a one-on-one
conversation. Referring to this practice, sometimes called
whispering, the United Kingdom’s Internet Taskforce on Child
Protection warns: “This is like stepping out of a party full of
people into a private room and having a separate conversation
with a stranger.”
It is also important for parents to understand that most
pedophiles want to do more than chat with a child. A paper
prepared by the Internet Crime Forum reports: “Contact initiated
in chat rooms may well be developed through other media, such as
email and (mobile) phone.” A report from the U.S. Federal Bureau
of Investigation states: “While talking to a child victim on-
line is a thrill for a computer-sex offender, it can be very
cumbersome. Most want to talk to the children on the telephone.
They often engage in ‘phone sex’ with the children and often
seek to set up an actual meeting for real sex.”
To accomplish this, computer-sex offenders will give out their
phone number. Should your child call them, caller ID will reveal
the child’s phone number. Other predators have toll-free numbers
or tell the child to call collect. Some have even sent the child
a cell phone. Offenders may also send letters, photographs, and
gifts.
Children are not the only ones succumbing to the dangers of chat
rooms. Using smooth speech to tell women what they wanted to
hear, one man recently made six women in the United Kingdom fall
in love with him at the same time. One of the victims, Cheryl,
an attractive 27-year-old postgraduate student, said: “I just
can’t explain it now. It became so intense it took over my whole
life.”
“Women find cyberspace comforting because they are not being
judged by their looks,” said Jenny Madden, the founder of Women
in Cyberspace. “But they also leave themselves very open to
manipulation because there is a tendency, in chat rooms
particularly, to give away a lot about yourself very quickly.”
“All I have to do is turn on my computer and I have thousands of
women to choose from,” said one man questioned for a University
of Florida research study conducted by Beatriz Avila Mileham.
She stated: “The internet will soon become the most common form
of infidelity, if it isn’t already.” “We are hearing from
therapists around the country reporting online sexual activity
to be a major cause of marital problems,” said Dr. Al Cooper,
editor of the book Sex and the Internet: A Guidebook for
Clinicians.
In view of these sobering facts, it is wise to take sensible
precautions when using the Internet. Talk to your children, and
teach them how to protect themselves from danger. Equipped with
proper knowledge, you can avoid the dangers of the
Internet.—Ecclesiastes 7:12.
For a free Bible study contact your local Kingdom Hall.
Peace be with you,
John Drew Halcomb Jr.
West Side Congregation of'
Jehovah's Witnesses
Chicago, Il
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| User: "suaveman" |
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| Title: Re: Dangers of Chat Rooms |
06 Mar 2006 01:50:22 PM |
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A christian or jew should follow the guidance provided by [wise] King
Solomon, in the book of proverbs with regard to [concerning] people
they meet on the internet and in chat rooms.
Proverbs 15:14
"The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on
folly."
and Proverbs 15:21
"Folly delights a man who lacks judgement, but a man of understanding
keeps a straight course."
source: "Gideons Holy Bible"
[If some one could tell me the specific translation this was taken from
I would be very grateful, thanks: suavexeman@googlemail.com]
bearing in mind some person could be addicted (could be a waste of
time, causes grades to fall at school/productivity to suffer at the
workplace] to speaking to someone else who may be a couple of
blocks/housing schemes away. If certain characteristics of the chatter
or location, even phone number or surname are disclosed [given] to the
other side[s] then serious trouble could result. [including
kidnap/things too horrible to describe].
Even some people can find out your identity and where you stay from
your email address, so don't disclose that. Also many chat rooms
provide the facility for a hacker to break into your computer without a
password and take files (either delete, move or copy) to his own
computer. This could be your address book both physical in the real
world, or email. Also could include credit card details that your
parent(s) have inputted into a secure site. It could include your
address and telephone number, all by the hacker accessing your computer
and copying files. All they need is a number [IP address] which is
broadcast across the internet when such activities as using chat rooms
are performed. Even confidential patient information e.g. if your
parent(S) were nurses/doctors e.t.c. could be transferred in addition
to secret business plans for a new product or company accounts while
they are confidential [could be transferred].
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| User: "cactus" |
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| Title: Re: Dangers of Chat Rooms |
06 Mar 2006 07:55:16 PM |
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suaveman wrote:
A christian or jew should follow the guidance provided by [wise] King
Solomon, in the book of proverbs with regard to [concerning] people
they meet on the internet and in chat rooms.
Proverbs 15:14
"The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on
folly."
and Proverbs 15:21
"Folly delights a man who lacks judgement, but a man of understanding
keeps a straight course."
source: "Gideons Holy Bible"
[If some one could tell me the specific translation this was taken from
I would be very grateful, thanks: suavexeman@googlemail.com]
bearing in mind some person could be addicted (could be a waste of
time, causes grades to fall at school/productivity to suffer at the
workplace] to speaking to someone else who may be a couple of
blocks/housing schemes away. If certain characteristics of the chatter
or location, even phone number or surname are disclosed [given] to the
other side[s] then serious trouble could result. [including
kidnap/things too horrible to describe].
Even some people can find out your identity and where you stay from
your email address, so don't disclose that. Also many chat rooms
provide the facility for a hacker to break into your computer without a
password and take files (either delete, move or copy) to his own
computer. This could be your address book both physical in the real
world, or email. Also could include credit card details that your
parent(s) have inputted into a secure site. It could include your
address and telephone number, all by the hacker accessing your computer
and copying files. All they need is a number [IP address] which is
broadcast across the internet when such activities as using chat rooms
are performed. Even confidential patient information e.g. if your
parent(S) were nurses/doctors e.t.c. could be transferred in addition
to secret business plans for a new product or company accounts while
they are confidential [could be transferred].
And you are here because ... ?
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| User: "R. Pierce Butler" |
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| Title: Re: Dangers of Chat Rooms |
23 Feb 2006 03:41:22 AM |
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Thrasher Remailer <thrasher@reece.net.au> wrote in
news:YEVQN9V938771.6738310185@reece.net.au:
The Dangers of Chat Rooms
Chat rooms?
Try some games.
I think the kid goes a little overboard when he tells him mom to get him some
chocolate milk.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7153152098207965240
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