Hey, I said they were funny! As for the serious stalker problems, needing to contact authorities like the police isn't really a sad indication of our social system, which I think you were kinda getting at, so much as a sad indication of what amounts to a mental disorder on the part of the stalker.
I have a little personal experience with this, so that's just why it tweaked my attention. But the original suggestions were a bit funny. Like getting back at an annoying neighbor by ordering a delivery of 5 yards of dirt to their address and paying for it in advance. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 1:17 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Yahoo Groups > > > Take it or leave it, these are only ideas. Whether they are good or bad > ideas really does depend upon what the listener does with them and the > outcome in that person's situation. > > I suppose contacting the police could be useful, but isn't it sad to think > we have no solution to privacy problems without the help of the 'proper > authorities' (be they sysadmins, police, etc)? Isn't it even > sadder to think > that, in many circumstances, there is nothing they can do (and > may not even > acknowledge a real problem exists)? Personally, I like dealing with my own > problems and ask for help when it's clear I will be in over my head. > > Anyone who's read Kevin Mitnick's book already knows the power you hold in > overcoming obstacles through social engineering. Personally, I am > constantly > surprised at what people will believe, especially ones who are giving you > their undivided attention. (For that matter, I am equally shocked by what > they will deny and ignore in order to justify their own view of > the world or > protect their interests.) > > I'm not really suggesting anyone take a specific course of action, just > thinking out loud about applications of security strategy applied to > non-technical areas of our lives... Really, I would not do (and would not > suggest anyone does) any of these things if I/he/she felt the action was > uncalled for or dangerous in the situation. > > The important thing is that the person goes away. The way in which this > happens, barring violence, destruction of property, or emotional > damage, is > secondary to achieving that goal. > > M > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 12:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Yahoo Groups > > > While funny, these are exceptionally bad suggestions for dealing with real > stalkers. > > Stalkers feed off of any interaction with the victim. Negative interaction > works to fuel the situation just as much as positive interaction. > > The only good way of that I know to deal with it is to resort to a > third-party authority. It is best if that is the police because then there > is an official legal record. Calling domain owners and such may be small > steps, but they lack in significant capabilities. > > -Kevin > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
