https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/On-being-anonymous/m-p/201753#M90806 <DIV>Just one example of a relatively new phenomenon:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Anonymous threats are not so anonymous online | Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney Blog</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P style="padding: 0px 0px 1.2em; margin: 0px;">"People sometimes overestimate their anonymity when it comes to online activity. When people harass a person on social networking sites, download illegal material or instigate online scams they may not realize that all of these leave a trail. Minnesota state and federal law enforcement have entire agencies devoted to investigating Internet crimes. Police can track these people down and all of a sudden, a person who thought his or her actions were anonymous is charged with committing a cyber crime.</P> <P style="padding: 0px 0px 1.2em; margin: 0px;">A recent online phenomenon has been keeping law enforcement very busy these days. The behavior is referred to as "trolling" and consists of a person posting provocative comments on a site, hoping to drum up extreme reactions from other people." (more at link)</P> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.minneapolismncriminaldefenseblog.com/2012/04/anonymous-threats-are-not-so-anonymous-online.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.minneapolismncriminaldefenseblog.com/2012/04/anonymous-threats-are-not-so-anonymous-online.shtml</A></DIV> <P> </P> Tue, 08 May 2012 22:01:59 GMT dooBdoo 2012-05-08T22:01:59Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/On-being-anonymous/m-p/201753#M90806 <DIV>Just one example of a relatively new phenomenon:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Anonymous threats are not so anonymous online | Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney Blog</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P style="padding: 0px 0px 1.2em; margin: 0px;">"People sometimes overestimate their anonymity when it comes to online activity. When people harass a person on social networking sites, download illegal material or instigate online scams they may not realize that all of these leave a trail. Minnesota state and federal law enforcement have entire agencies devoted to investigating Internet crimes. Police can track these people down and all of a sudden, a person who thought his or her actions were anonymous is charged with committing a cyber crime.</P> <P style="padding: 0px 0px 1.2em; margin: 0px;">A recent online phenomenon has been keeping law enforcement very busy these days. The behavior is referred to as "trolling" and consists of a person posting provocative comments on a site, hoping to drum up extreme reactions from other people." (more at link)</P> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.minneapolismncriminaldefenseblog.com/2012/04/anonymous-threats-are-not-so-anonymous-online.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.minneapolismncriminaldefenseblog.com/2012/04/anonymous-threats-are-not-so-anonymous-online.shtml</A></DIV> <P> </P> Tue, 08 May 2012 22:01:59 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/On-being-anonymous/m-p/201753#M90806 dooBdoo 2012-05-08T22:01:59Z