Apparently, it seems to be all the rage for people to start their own vigilantes ‘pedo-hunter’ Facebook pages. I’ve talked about groups like this before here and here. Basically, these groups follow the Perverted Justice business model. They pose as children and lure suspected online predators to a meeting place where the cell phone cowboys …
For the betterment of my mental health, I’ve been mostly avoiding Facebook. Let’s face it, Facebook is a flaming trash heap that’s become nothing more than the trailer park of the internet. Adding gasoline to that dumpster fire are the numerous so-called predator hunter groups on Facebook. The Springfield News-Leader out of Missouri has published …
If you’re not familiar with Fortnite, it’s the most popular video game going right now. It started out as a really bad zombie survival game, then it ripped off a better game, PUBG, and became the sensation it is today. Fortnite is what’s called a battle royale game. Basically, 100 players are dropped into a …
Noted tech blog The Verge, recently made a post where they said mobile messaging app Kik is the de facto app used by online predators. While I have all the respect in the world for The Verge, I do have to ask the question where have you been? I’ve been saying this for the past …
I initially posted about the app Yellow here. At the time of that posting I said that it reminded me of Omegle because it encouraged users to make new friends on Snapchat, you know, as in random strangers. Since that time it seems that Yellow has upped its game and turned into an almost duplicate …
This is an article from the StarNews Online, from Wilmington, North Carolina, about Lucas Michael Chansler. If you’ll recall Chansler is said to have extorted explicit pictures from at least 350 underage girls that he met on MySpace and Stickam. I don’t want to talk about Chansler per se but how easy it was to …
Facebook loosens privacy policy on teens’ posts: This past week Facebook changed their privacy policies for teens between the ages of 13 and 17. Before, all their posts and information were only visible to their friends list. Now it can be viewed by the world at large. I emphasize can be because this doesn’t automatically …
Police call ‘Snapchat’ app perfect for child sex predators: Teens’ Nude Photos From Snapchat Lead to Investigation: If you haven’t heard of Snapchat yet it’s an app that’s available for both iOS and Android devices. That means it’s available for iPods, iPhones and iPads along with Android phones and tablets. It allows the user to …
That’s a creepy title if I say so myself. Facebook developing technology to allow access to children under 13: This isn’t a new idea actually. It usually crops up about once a year. If I could be bothered I’d post the last time I talked about this. It’s in the archives somewhere. You go look …
