pjvdixon asked:

www.globalchange.com Banks will become phone companies and telecom companies will become banks. Mobile payment systems, micropayments, mobile phone credit card transactions and loans. Economic impact of remittances from foreign workers using SMS credit to avoid foreign exchange transaction costs. How biometrics fingerprint technology will allow large mobile phone payments. Commissions and interest charges on loans. Impact of revenues from American Express, Visa, Delta, Access, Mastercard …

nearingmidnight asked:

Cell Phones are being used as bugs, taps, tracking, spying ……Dr. Alfred Adams Author of the books Nearing Midnight has put together some clips about how it works. and what you can do to stop it.

Josh Wilson asked:


Chances are, we have all had a few prank calls. Usually kids looking for a little fun. However, sometimes, that innocent (if annoying fun) turns into something more sinister.

Cyber stalking, internet harassment, and harassment via cell phones, including text messages, is becoming more and more prevalent. The problem is that these modern technologies all offer anonymity to the perpetrator, making it easy for them to make your life miserable!

Fortunately, new technology like reverse telephone search services are making it a little easier for us to protect ourselves, but the statistics are nonetheless scary. Research shows that a million men and women are victims of online and telephone stalking. That is eight percent of women, and two percent of men.

How to Stop a Stalker

Cyber stalkers find out every piece of information on you via the internet, and other means. They will continue to harass you, and the harassment will escalate, as long as you allow it to. Take action, including the following:



Minimize the amount of information you put online.



Never include your telephone number, or address.



Make social networking and other sites private, viewable only to friends.



Avoid posting pictures of yourself online.



Make sure your internet security is up to date.



Request that your number be unlisted, and remove it from any directories, online or off.



Use an alternative number when you have no choice but to give out your phone number, whether online or off. Do the same with your email address.



Report prank call or stalking incidents to the police.



If your caller calls from a number that you can check, run a reverse telephone search and identify them immediately.



Keep detailed records of any incidents. This will help if your stalker is prosecuted, or you decide to get a restraining order.



These are just a few of the key points to remember. Of course, if the stalking is via phone, or escalates to include telephone contact, make sure you run a reverse telephone search – that should make it a little easier to identify and take action against your harasser!

Stalking is Serious

While the majority of harassment via phone or internet never reaches life or death proportions, there are incidents where people are injured or even killed by their stalker. Taking this kind of harassment seriously, and contacting the authorities, making physical security provisions, such as carrying pepper spray or taking a self defense calls all help.

Make sure you identify your stalker by running a reverse phone search, and if that does not work, request that authorities put a trace on your phone line.

The bottom line is, we all need to start being more conscious of our security, online and off. Blithely handing out details like addresses and telephone numbers online opens us up to online and offline stalking, and can make our lives very unpleasant indeed! Take an active stand in making sure you do not become the victim of a stalker, and if you do, that you resolve the issue quickly, before it escalates!