Sources Used.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft//consumers/about-identity-theft.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4306048.stm

http://www.scmagazineuk.com/technology-can-help-criminals-to-rob-houses/article/173711/

www.gifpedia.com

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9630072.stm

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/detect.html

http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/katrina/protectyourselfonline.htm

Evaluation of the previous posts

In the last couple of posts I presented a variaty of the types of techniques used in class to help with persuasion.

A message from Sheriff John Bunell was attempting to make readers belive that Internet crime is a social problem and that although there are many advancements being made to help the police, it is still a concern. John Bunell being from a semi-national T.V show and a cop was a trustworthy canidate for the cause as well as an experienced spokesman because of his age, and his experience working with police officers on a variety of cases.

Aunt Rody was a humorous example of central route processing. in that passage I was showing the practice of taking both sides of the argument (A.) do nothing about online saftey. B.) become aware and get protection) presenting both sides, and than explaining why the second choice would be a better alternative than the first. Aunt Rody is somewhat aware of what is going on in terms of computers and it makes her evaluate what she is doing in terms of internet saftey.

Take my Survey was showing that I can make a survey and put it in a blog

Did you know was an example of how fear is used in terms of acheving a goal. I was carful to present this as a danger goal and not as just fear. I stared by giving examples of how Internet saftey is a real danger to people and that it can seriously effect your life if left untreated. I than let the readers know that this WILL HAPPEN to you if you do nothing. the third part of the blog shows how it is likly that this will not happen if they learn to protect themselves and the last part of the blog gives steps on how to protects oneself and the family while using the internet,.

Project Project was an example of Peripheral Route Prcessing and was designed to distract readers from the simple message so that the message is easy to remember and the point gets across easily.

A message from chris Hansen was another example of using an expert/a person who is easy to relate to as a spokesperson. Chris Hansen has seen his share of crimals and because he is not part of the police force/introduced many Americans to child preditors, he can be viewed as a hero to some people because he gots criminals off the streets and showed how cops catch preditors. The hope was that some poeple would be ammused by the Chris Hansen referance but at the same time would take it seriously because he his a respected source.

A Message from Sheriff John Bunnell

Hi Im Sheriff John Bunnell. you may recongnize me as the narrorator for the show WORLDS WILDEST POLICE CHASES!!! I relize after you youtube me and hear me talk you will read the rest of this short statement in my voice....I accept that. it is a small price to pay for me to inform you about the social problem that is ON...LINE....SAFTEY.....

Although Statistics say that problems such as Identity theft and breeching personal computer networks is going down, it still continues to be a problem in modern living. police across the contry are cracking down on these crimnals with an armada of new technologies and advancements in cyper tracking. as metioned earlier in this blog, cops can now use camera to track license plates to find wanted criminals for a variety of crimes. advances in computers allow the police to find information on crimnals faster than ever by having high powered laptops in the police cars linked to a national databass so that law enforment agents can figure out the patterns of criminals and find them faster. banks now have special scanners and require more identification when withdrawing money. computer tracking has made finding where crimals work easier. In the past, crimnals could go though an elaborate set of routers to through off the police, not anymore. today the police can find where you are using your computer from and everything on that computer in a matter of seconds. police officers are still known to occationally go online and pose as inexperienced users with the hopes of catching a thief surfing the web (in a similar manner that is used when searching for child predators).

Through The Years I have been though a variety of police forces, see countless people fall victim to these crimes, and have seen the devastation that computer hacking and fraud can cause to a family and to an individual. through technology, we will be able to help get victims lives back on track and to make identity theft and fraud harder to come by.

Aunt Rody

So by now you are probably very well versed in knowing what is safe to do on-line, how to spot if you are being targeted as a victim of cyper theft, and understand the procations that can be taken to prevent this from happening. You now want to do the next reponsible thing Inform others!! but as you are probsably well aware this can be difficult... this is a presentation of how a conversation between you and your beloved Aunt Rody may go and how to convince her to take the steps required to protect herself!

Find a friend and act out the parts. (I prefer to think of Aunt Rody having the Voice of Mrs. Broflofski from South Park, feel free to adlib!)

Aunt Rody: OOOOOOOOOO (insert your name) how have you been?

You: good Aunt Rody, how about you?

Aunt Rody: I'm doing fine, but did you hear about your cousin Sebastian? he was hacked while buying an assortment of exotic cheeses on-line! I am terrified to go on-line for fear that they might steal my Identity!

You: That is terrible!! do you know if Sebastian had on-line protection?

Aunt Rody: What What?

You: Many People like to Gallivant around the internet freely and rely on luck to get them around safe and without problems. although sometimes this works it is very easy to be caught by cyber criminals

Aunt Rody: Cyber Criminals? O heavens!!!

You: There are Crimnals that that prey on people online and use there inexperence to hack into there systems and steal personal information such as bank account numbers, social security numbers, phone numbers, E-mail addresses, and anything else that they can use.

Aunt Rody: But my computer is in the living room and I only leave it when I go to play bingo with the girls on Tuesday afternoon.

You: OH AUNT RODY!!!!!! they do not need to be in the house they can get into the system from there own house, the front yard, even while at startbucks, once they are in they can return whenever they want and the worst thing is that you would never know unless you are looking!!

Aunt Rody: Great SCOTTT

You: why did you just quote back to the Future?

Aunt Rody: Im just so flustered!!!!! I turn off my computer when its not in use, I try not to go to bad websites, and I usually have a good understanding of what is going on with my computer.

You: those are all good steps towards being activily engaged in your computers protection. Again....many people belive that if you do nothing, they will not find you and you will be safe. I belive that if you should be prepared for a cyber attack. install a firewall in your computer, always make sure to clear your cookies, alway ma...

Aunt Rody: Cookies? Im old dear... ENGLISH please

You: OH AUNT RODY!!!! Cookies are a digital fingerprint where you went while online. they store information that can be used by hackers

Aunt Rody: Thank you!!!

You: anyway... always make sure that you only shop on sites that are safe and secured, never give out your information on line, keep an eye on your bank account to make sure funds are consistent with purchases you've made. and in general be supicious of people walking around and acting sketchy. you never know when somone could be trying to steal your information or take advantage of your hard work.

Aunt Rody: sounds exausting

You: its not that difficult actually... although some people like to stand by and hope for the best, It is better to be safe than sorry.

Aunt Rody: I totally agree. that was a well though out message that was designed to appeal to central route processing

You: OH AUNT RODY!!!!!!!!!!

(Both laugh as generic 80's sitcom music plays in backround)

Take my Survey!!!!

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See you well you are protected!!!

Did you know?

everyday hundreds of people lives are ruined and thrown into shambles because of Identity theft, Scamming, and being taken advantage of due to technology. even worse is that many of these people do not relize that they are being targeted until it is to late and there is absolutly nothing that can be done about it. Cyber thives regulary use scanners to steal information form people just like you while your walking to work, driving your car, with your kids at the park, or even sitting here readingthis blog. without protection it is easy for crimnals to hack into your computer, phone, system, anythingthat holds personal information or value and for then to take it. you can stop being a victim by learning the facts about internet saftey, learning the signs of theft, scam artists, Identity Theft, keeping your computer on constant guard from attack, and knowing what to do when you are caught. by following these steps you can have a safe on-line life and not fear that your life, reputation, and future are at risk every time you log on.

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A message from Chris Hanson

Hello.............
This is Chris Hanson............
you many know me as the host of the show to catch a preditor.............
why don't you have a seat and talk with me for a minute.....................................
every week you invite me into your home to show you how law enforcement angents are cracking down on child preditors. this is a serious problem that is slowly decreasing thanks to technology and public awarness. modern technology however, there is another rising problem in America..........

Thieves using the internet and modern computer technologies to hack into peoples home computers, using scanners to read your crdit cards against your will, Identity theft, freud, and an assortment of other dioblical things thats can be performed online and wityhout you even knowing it is happening.

There are ways to protect yourself however.......
by working with the police and seeing first hand how some of these theives can get themselves into your computer system or your house make sure you are aware of what sites you visit....... always be aware of who you are talking to.....never give out personal information over the internet.......always be sure to clear your cookies and cache............(extra long pause)...............regularly run virus scans on your computer and keep it updated for new virusus and other nasty things that can harm your computer.

Thank you

Explanation of my Homepage.

example 1 was using classical conditioning in an attempt to draw a connection between being aware of your security and Megan Fox. by using an attractive figure, hopefully people would be more aware of there surrounding

example 2 was corrilating the intese feeling of family, warmth, and safty, and relating it to keeping your firewall updated so that you can continue to protect your family

example 3 was an intese segment that used fear and intimidation to try and motivate people into takingthe steps to learn when online hacking has occured and what measures needto be taken to protect themselves.

example 4 was attempting to repeat the meassage protect yourself over and over so that the consumer would get the message in there head and hopefully remember to watch themselves in the future.

example 5. was explaining how subliminal messaging could be used to help stop online hacking and theft and while simtaniously making people aware of the dangers online.

This Blog is for my class Technology as a Human Affair.

Technology and Crime

Throughout American History, technology has always been the driving force behind our advancement. In regards to our independence, expansion as a nation, wars we have fought, industrialization, or the technological revolution we are in now, technological innovations have powered America and formed into what it is today. Anthough most technology in the modern day was designed with the intention of helping people, there is an equal amount of technology that is used to to help criminals and to try and take advantage of citizens.

Modern criminals have a vast amount of tools that can be used in order to help them in many tasks such as Identity theft, burglary, and tracking devices that make it difficult to be found by authorities. whioe the invention of the credit card has made it much easier for people to shop online, go through checkout lines quicker, and has made it easier to transfer funds into different accounts and keep track of how your money is spent, it has also made it easier for criminals who want to know your information. modern thieves can aquire trackers that read the information off of your credit card, drivers lincense, or any other personal indentification card that you carry with you that holds important information. the thief can simply have the scanner in his pocket and can take your information while your walking to work, while your sitting in your house, really anywhere that is convient for the thef. new hacking tools can be used that allow criminals to hack into your private internet at home, acquire personal information such as your bank account, work schedules, contact lists, without you knowing. many burglars use this same technology to figure out which houses to rob. Houses that have an advanced firewall or multiple systems are usually full of technological goodies (which are very easy to make quick money with at pawn shops, or by selling them) and simple monitoring alerts the burglars when the best time to rob the house is.

Technological Fixes

Although it is easy to blame technology as the culprit behind all of the deeds just mentioned the real responsibility is on people who use good things for evil purposes. there are many devices being used by law enforcement and government to crack down on these problems. there are also precautions people can take to help them against Identity theft. There are modern wallets made of metal that work as a shield for scanners to steal your information by passing it. Also making sure to keep on top of your firewall, monitor where you go on the Internet, check your computer and devices regularly for viruses and tracking agents/cookies. Advances in DNA have allowed law enforcement agencies to track down crooks with greater ease and accuracy. installation of cameras in police cars allows cops to drive and simultaneously scan the license plates of cars in front of them/ behind them/ and even a row of parked cars and search for wanted criminals. Advancements in computer technology have also made tracking where identity

Social Engineering

Although the topic is still controversial, techniques such as subliminal messaging have helped consumers in protecting themselves against cyper criminals and protecting themselves. messages that continusly prompt users to be aware of there passwords, the websites that they visit, the messages that appear when downloading content from the internet are all suttle reminders of what you are doing on line and make sure to keep you concious. for bugalury, the rise of alarm systems in houses has grown substantally since the early 2000's and companies such as ADT are very common around the nation. movies produced by Lifetime Network and TV shows such as To Catch a Preditor have helped to engrain into the public mind that if you use the internet for sinister purposes, you will get caught by the authorities, the conciquences will be severe, and it will be humiliating. this has helped signifcantly in the lowering of online crime.