Spam Texting
Spam texting
is when you receive countless number of messages from unknown numbers,
advertising products or telling you that you have a claim you never heard about
from an accident you've never been in. Also you can often get messages
convincing you that you have won a ridiculous amount of money however you have
to send them a few hundred quid before you can collect it. Of course those are
just a few most popular examples and there are a lot more types of messages you
can receive.
Years ago, spam texing wasn't as big of a problem as it is now.
This is due to mobile phones and the internet becoming more popular. People
order things over the internet more often and therefore give away their personal
details. The companies then use that information to spam you with texts and
messages advertising themselves and their products. There are also lots of pop
up ads coming up when you surf the internet, allowing you to enter competitions
to win all sorts of new technology but as usual they need all your contact
details which are then used to spam you.
What You Can Do to Stop Unwanted
Texts
- Do not display your mobile phone number or email address in public.
- Be careful about giving out your mobile phone number, email address, or any other personal information. Make sure to read through and understand the entire transmitting form. Some websites allow you to opt out of receiving email from partners – but you may have to uncheck a preselected box if you want to do so. Make sure to check for a privacy policy when submitting your wireless phone number or email address to any website. Find out if the policy allows the company to sell your information.
- Check with your mobile service provider about options to block future text messages from specific senders.
How has technology changed how crime is committed
and prevented
Types of technological crimes:
- Telemarketing fraud.
- Nigerian letter or "419" fraud.
- Identity theft.
- Credit card fraud.
- Counterfeit prescription drugs.
- Ponzi schemes.
- Investment schemes.
- Use of minors in sexually oriented material.
Crime
Prevention
– CCTV
– street lighting
– citizen protection
devices(e.g. mace, tasers)
– metal detectors,
– ignition interlock
systems(drunk drivers)
– Threat assessment instruments
– risk assessment
instruments
– Bullying ID protocol
– sex offender registration
– risk
assessment prior to involuntary civil commitment
– profiling potential
offenders
– facial recognition software used in conjunction with
CCTV
Police
– Improved police protection devices(helmets,
vests, cars, buildings)
– Improved/new weapons
– less than lethal force
(mobile/ riot control)
– computers in squad cars
– hands free patrol car
control (Project 54)
– offender and citizen ID’s via
biometrics/fingerprints
– mobile data centers
– video in patrol cars
–
Crime mapping (hot spots)
– Crime analysis (e.g. COMPSTAT)
– Criminal
history data systems enhancement
– Info sharing w/in CJS and private
sector
– New technologies to monitor communications(phone, mail, internet)
to/from targeted individuals
– Amber alerts
– Creation of watch lists of
potential violent offenders
– gunshot location
devices
