Cyberstalking – I never thought it would happen to me (Part 2)

There was no way to determine whether this person who requested to be my friend on MySpace was really the person in the photo with the accompanying profile information. Not really thinking that there was any harm in accepting a friend’s request, I approved his request. He had a ton of photos posted on his profile, and it seemed like he was a decent person. Honestly though, you never know who it is that you are really communicating with because whoever that person is, is hiding behind a computer. In the millions of accounts online, how do you determine who is really your friend and who is out there to hurt you?

Some people think it’s fun to post photos and information and status updates on sites like Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace. But just think about all the hundreds or thousands of people who see or could potentially see that information. Some may even become obssessed and ‘follow’ your every single move! Recently, a 25 Random Things about Me was widely distributed through Facebook. It is phenomenal how many people responded to that chain letter with the most intimate and personal things about them, at the same time, it is chilling to realize that the widely spread note ‘25 Random Things’ “reiterates that users really, really like sharing and spreading information about themselves online, no matter how personal or vulgar or trite.” I hope that in bringing up topics like these, it will help you to determine how it may effect you if you become the victim of a cyber stalker and by thinking twice before you decide to post up personal information.

Read Part 1 Here