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Although they may never stop giving a tramp a lift on the highway, there are a lot of romance whose desire will lead them to the equivalent of picking up hitchhikers online.
Instant messaging, chat rooms and online personal ads have become an essential part of the online experience, but who knows who might be on the other side of the keyboard?
Keep yourself and your identity when you are looking for love online is difficult but not impossible, according to Paul A. Falzone, CEO of the good and Together Dating, the largest brick and mortar dating service in the world.
"For every man of heart or a woman looking for love, there is a danger line-up of shady characters including crooks, liars and violent criminals. Giving too much information, or even a little, as you chat and you can end up a victim of Cyber Stalker, harassment, identity theft or worse, "said Falzone.
According to WHOA (Working to end abuse line), an organization dedicated to educating the community on the internet harassment and abuse online, 73.5 percent of stalking victims online harassment / cyber (from 2000 to 2006) were women and half of them aged 18-30 years. Of females harassed / stalked, 16.7 percent knew the attacker to a friend online.
In a recent U.S. Department of Justice report, threatening e-mail and other electronic communications were reported as factors in about 20 percent of cases handled by the hunt in Los Angeles and Threat Assessment Unit. Computer Investigations and Technology Unit of the New York Police Department estimated that nearly 40 percent of its caseload involved threats and harassment.
Also making the case about the dangers of online interaction, a study of the sexual victimization of college women by researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that almost 25 percent of respondents were cyber harassment.
Most people, fortunately, will not face extreme cases of violence. But other dangers abound, such as identity theft, which has more than 9 million people a year according to the best Affairs Office. And, according to national trends and state of the Federal Trade Commission in fraud and identity theft, identity theft was the complaint of the customer for many years.
In light of recent tragedies of online dating gone wrong and the significant increase in identity theft, Falzone offers advice on how avoid online harassment and cyber stalking and compromised personal information:
• Do not fill out profiles online for free e-mail accounts that you can use in chat or instant messaging. Even the most seemingly innocuous piece of information, when coupled with the personal information that can slip into the conversation can be used to interfere in your personal life.
• Be aware that the abundance of personal information may be collected through both free and paid websites. Be very wary of any additional information you can display on a personal page or on social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and others.
• Avoid using screen names that reveal your identity or location.
• Be sure to protect your computer and your personal information by installing and keeping software computer security updated to deter thieves online.
• Do not respond, and to block any annoying, threatening or harassing e-mail.
• When you contact by phone or mail is necessary, as when using auction sites, try using a telephone number and office address or a PO Box.
• Be aware of any vague or inconsistent information that provides a correspondent.
• Beware of any photo they send that look too professional or "too good to be true." It may just be an image drawn on the Net.
• If you are a victim of harassment or harassment, please report it to the judicial authorities as you would with such offline processing. You may also be able to report such behavior to the offending party provider of Internet services.
• Become familiar with online resources designed to educate the public on these issues online. These sites include www.cyberangels.org, and www.haltabuse.org www.childrenspartnership.org.
As for dating services, only a few do a good job of screening candidates. Unfortunately, many are open to anyone with the ability to pay the fee and post a picture (or not the image is actually of them). Men and women can use the anonymity of the Internet lie about their age, appearance, marital status, name and even gender.
Whether you use an online dating service for single or even one of the "brick and mortar" variety, ask questions to assess how they protect and serve you. Do they conduct background checks? Are their guarantees to ensure that members are not married or have a criminal record? Will they offer a guarantee? Are they in good standing with professional associations and the local prosecutor's office?
Falzone continued, "There is no way to be completely safe and secure using the Internet as a meeting place. But being skeptical and using your head as much as your heart, you can have fun without attracting unnecessary danger. "
Now catering to more than 300,000 members in over 60 locations throughout North America, the right meeting and collaboration are the largest bricks and mortar dating services in the industry. Good and Together Dating offer a more consistent product, a greater number of potentially compatible mates and added value of flexibility in transferring memberships to another geographic area.
Romantic locations
The right one has offices and subsidiaries located throughout the United States include: California (San Diego) Colorado (Glendale), Florida (Miami), Georgia (Atlanta), Kansas (Wichita and Overland Park), Illinois (Downers Grove, Rockford and Bloomington); New Jersey (Cherry Hill, Hackensack), Massachusetts (Norwell, Newton, Shrewsbury and Woburn), Nebraska (Omaha and Lincoln), Pennsylvania (King of Prussia, Pittsburgh and Monroeville); Rhode Island (Warwick), Texas (Dallas, Austin) and Wisconsin (Madison, Appleton, Brookfield).
North American locations and affiliates of Together are: California (Encino, Irvine, Los Angeles, Upland), Florida (Palm Beach, Vero Beach), Georgia (Savannah) Indiana (Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend); Kentucky (Lexington, Louisville), Louisiana (New Orleans) Maryland (Columbia, Frederick), Minnesota (Minneapolis), Nevada (Reno), New Hampshire (Hooksett, Nashua, Portsmouth and Salem) New Jersey (Bridgewater, Clark, Colts Neck and Lawrenceville), Ohio (Cincinnati), Pennsylvania (Mechanicsburg) South Carolina (Greenville); South Dakota (Sioux Falls), Texas (San Antonio, Beaumont and Houston) and Virginia (Falls Church).
For more information about Together Dating and the good, Please visit their website and www.therightone.com www.togetherdating.com or call (800) 818-DATE (3283).
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