This destructive behavior is the direct results of the Internet and sites like Youtube, Facebook,Google and other sharing sites.  In order to get noticed, the actions and behaviors become more and more extreme.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_MEXICO_GRADE_SCHOOL_PORN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-05-09-19-14-27

This article posted today by the Associated Press is very telling in that students filmed a pornographic video in a school room and except the parent saw it, the school would have never known.  Where is the supervision?  Our children are raising themselves and the Internet is their source of information. It does not take a psychologist to predict where this is going and it isn’t good.

If you have any doubts, please read “Lord of the Flies”

This article, written by Chelsea Schilling from WorldNetDaily  is an update to the previous post.  It further details the dark side of Facebook.  Please be forewarned, the article contains some graphic descriptions and is not for the young.  Unfortunately there is no other way to explain what is happening on Facebook.  Whitened seplechurs is the term that comes to mind.  Looks good on the outside, but contains rotting corpses on the inside.  Again I must remind everyone that I KNOW Facebook has some wonderful functions and is very popular.  But it is like drinking water every day with a little bit of lead or arsenic in it, eventually it will kill you!  Here is the article!

http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/investing-in-facebook-you-dont-have-clean-hands/

Folks, the following article from WorldNetDaily breaks my heart, it is the most heinous crime I have ever posted on this site.  This is the kind of crime victim story I have tried to share and prevent for over 14 years.  The article speaks for itself.  Most of you will be moved to tears as I was, the story and the pain for the victim has to be unbearable for most.  I’ve been called out of touch, old fashioned, paranoid and a number of other derisive adjectives because I have tried to warn folks of this kind of activity on social sites.

Facebook is not the only culprit, but it is certainly the largest.  And I know, I know, there  is a lot of good stuff and good things that happen on facebook, but why turn a blind eye to the evil?  If you have young children or a spouse or other family member addicted to facebook, you have a potentially life changing problem.  Ok, this is enough from me, most of you know where I stand.  Please read the entire article very carefully, but also heed the warning.  Folks lets do something about this!

http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/kids-raped-sodomized-on-facebook-pages/

What makes this crime particularly heinous is that many of the identities stolen are for children which means their credit and identity have been ruined even before they get a chance to start using it.  Unfortunately all that we can do to protect ourselves from this type of hacking is to monitor our credit and social security number or hire one of the online services to do it.  Either way it is an extreme cost to us to protect our identity.  The Internet is a wonderful tool, but it also has a dark side.  This theft is among the worst.  We need to encourage authorities to pursue and prosecute these criminals at all costs.

Here is the link to the story, please read the entire article because it does give some helpful tips at the end.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/10/hackers-steal-hundreds-thousands-social-security-numbers/?intcmp=features

According to an article published by Ted Thornhill and posted on Mail Online, Google is at it again.  Now they plan to capture background noises and data through android powered devices equipped with appropriate sensors in an effort to target more advertising.  Their corporate motto is “Don’t be evil”.   How does this new invasion reconcile with their motto?

Bottom line, more privacy invasion by a company that has already proven it will push the borders of privacy.  And although this is bad enough, what scares me more is who will have access to all that information?  Local, state and federal authorities,  hackers or Google employees?  What if you decide to attend an anti-abortion rally and some local government decides you are trespassing?  Can they then fine you electronically based on background noises (like a pro-life speech)?

What if a hacker determines from Google data that you are away on vacation and wants to violate your home and property?  Or a stalker determines your daughter is at the mall based on PA announcements.  I understand that some of these scenarios may not happen, but why open that door for the sake of advertising?  Why put our very lives at risk for the sake of the almighty dollar.

Is this evil?  You be the judge!  At the very least it is extremely dangerous!

PS. Unfortunately I cannot post a link to the original article, because it has other inappropriate content on the same page.  But if this reporter is correct, we will see other confirmation.  As always, confirm everything you hear or read from the press and me!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9119090/Facebook-in-new-row-over-sharing-users-data-with-moderators.html

Facebook, Google and many others  have no concern for your privacy or security unless they get caught!  In the largely unregulated, unmonitored and lawless Internet world money is the bottom line.  Not you, but your money.  Again lets be honest, Facebook isn’t going away nor is Google, so be vigilant, be aware,, be wise.

The alternatives?  There are some, find the Christian sites and use them.  Praize.com,  AFA.net, GodTube.com and many, many others.  Keep your Facebook activity casual and general.  Do not put anything on Facebook that you would not want on the front a page of your local newspaper because it will get stolen.

Although this has been an issue for some time and was one of the first breaches by Google that got my attention, this fact again bares repeating.  For those of you who are Safari, IE and Google users, this is not only annoying, it borders on criminal.  Google is tracking you and spying on you without your knowledge or permission and in fact violating privacy settings that you have deliberately set to prevent such activity.

Not even the government can legally do what Google is doing without a warrant.

Once again Google is the 800 lb gorilla in the room that no one wants to confront.  When will it stop?  The answer is never, we have lost those freedoms!

My advice if you value your privacy and security – DON’T USE GOOGLE!  There are lots of alternatives.

Regardless of how you might feel about Whitney Houston, these scams go beyond vulgar or crass and cross the line into criminal deceit.  Although it isn’t technically illegal, the folks who do this kind of opportunistic scamming are the same folks who stalk your children, steal your identities and believe that breaking a law is only bad if you get caught!

Why is this an Internet safety issue?  It should concern you because often these scam sites have viruses, tracking code, redirects to porn sites and identity theft schemes.  Facebook is great for staying in contact with real friends and family, but because it is so open, it also has a dark side, a very dark side.  I do not propose limits on Facebook, I only want you to be aware of what your are dealing with when you use Facebook.

I think you should be free to use it, I just also think it should come with a warning label like drain cleaner requires!

It is good to see Google backpedaling on this privacy issue, but if you read the article I hope you caught two significant items.  First you have to opt out in order to NOT be tracked and secondly DoubleClick is used for tracking on thousands of web sites, not just Google.  We block DoubleClick with our suite of family Internet filters just for that reason.  It tracks your activities WITHOUT permission.

The danger is self evident.  If they are tracking all your Google activity (and others), they know where you and all your family are located, what you are doing and when you are doing it.  So what is to stop predator employees of Google or hackers or the Government from using that information to harm you or your family.

Honest folks, I am not a conspiracy theory person nor am I paranoid about government, but this technology is a serious breach of privacy and SAFETY.

Here at AFO we see a lot of these email scams designed to steal your identity or financial information.  And they get more and more clever every day.  Unfortunately some of our subscribers fall for these scams.  One single lady was wiped out when she responded to what she thought was a legitimate email. She lost her home, her money, her credit rating and her social security number.

My advice, do not respond to these emails wanting any kind of personal information.  If you think it might be legitimate, call the organization.  A legitimate organization will always include a valid telephone number in the message.  Rule of thumb, “No telephone number = No response”.

Please do not be the next victim!