A study presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association indicates that people are much more stressed and traumatized by online harassment and cyberbullying than they are when subjected to the same treatment in real-life. Investigators behind the new study say that it makes more sense for ... |
8 August 2011
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A former computer technician from Minnesota was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for hacking into his neighbour's wireless network and framing them for illegal acts.Barry Ardolf, 46, who used to work as a computer technician at Medronic, launched a personal vendetta against his neighbours, the Kostolnik&rsq... |
13 July 2011
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The first study of its kind finds that children with food allergies are often victims of bullying, teasing or even harassment because of their condition.This is the first time that scientists have studied the social impact of food allergies in children, over the age of five, and researchers from Mount Sinai have conc... |
28 September 2010
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Let's get things straight from the start, harassing somebody live or via any other means of communication is evil, despite what conclusions I might draw later on. Stalking isn't good either, unless it's for a really noble cause, and as those don't roll around that often and mobster ex-boyfriends d... |
5 March 2008
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It has come to this While we're enjoying "the season to be jolly", other people seem more keen on tormenting innocent gamers, by harassing them. Enter Xbox Live Microsoft's famous service allowed a 15 year old girl and a 20 year old man to meet virtually, play a bit of Halo and start chatting, but things... |
31 December 2007
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An old but pretty dangerous online activity, cyber bullying, tends to become more threatening than anytime before, experts believe. Lots of teenagers admit they were victims of online harassment, many of them with ages between 10-15, mentioned several researchers in a special study according to Reuters. "Youth harass... |
28 November 2007
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One in three teens surfing the Internet is a victim of online harassment while girls seem to be more vulnerable to these attempts. The Pew Internet organization conducted a special report to find out how many online teens are the victims of online harassment and how strong the impact resulted from these attempts is. ... |
29 June 2007
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We are all looking for power, of any kind, but when the power gets in the hands of an unbalanced person, the situation can go out of control. Often, in the workplace, power abuse can lead to sexual harassment, a theme investigated by Debbie Dougherty, assistant professor of communication in the College of Arts and S... |
4 April 2007
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