Internet Safety is a Bigger Subject than We Realize Redefining CyberStalker Internet safety is alarmingly overlooked, misunderstood, and underrated. There is a general lack of awareness of the frequency of harmful occurrences, the range of severity, and areas involved. The dangers of the Internet lurk everywhere and we are wont to ignore, or at least take Internet safety lightly. Usually we consider child safety, because there is publicized issue of predators, pornography, and pedophilia. Yet there is also adult stalking, rapes, even deaths, from meetings arranged on the Internet.
Privacy protection is at the heart of the issues.
When you look at the section for reporting Cyber Stalkers you will notice that every one of these problems fall under the definition of Cyber Stalker, and the Cyber Stalker is all about compromising your privacy. Get to know what they are, who they are, and what to do about them. It's for everyone's good. The only place on the Net where you can be sure of who you, or your kids are talking to. While there are already many solutions to computer security, as we discuss in the next section, no one has been able to solve the problem of finding who it is you are really talking to online.