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Posted on April 11, 2006November 15, 2012 by Allen Lew

The “danger” of Online Surveys

So we’ve all done a few of those surveys and our friends do that too. But did you know those kinds of survey’s could lead to people *gasp* finding out our interests *gasp*, particularly *gasp* online predators *gasp*?

From a Dateline NBC article on Myspace:

Stafford: You don’t think you gave him any private information?
Amber: No. I don’t believe I did.
Stafford: But what did you find out about Amber?
Det. Dannahey: Her real name. Your birthday. And you have a 377– question survey in your page,
Amber: Oh! I forgot about that.
Det. Dannahey: … which if I really was a predator, that would be just the kind of information that could maybe years ago, take me months talking to you to get that kind of information.

*Dun Dun Dun* The survey exposed that girl to a predator. *Dun Dun Dun*

Alright all kidding aside, predators are serious business and teaching kids to protect themselves is important. But seriously, the way these kinds of shows make everything seem so dangerous (which I know has been going on for years so don’t tell me that) is crazy. And then take a look at this sample profile that lists all the common mistakes of Myspace users, all the fun features are considered dangerous.

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Last reply was April 13, 2006
  1. koenma
    View April 12, 2006

    There’s always some type of paranoia going around, whether it be terrorist attacks or sexual predators. The car chase phenomenon is also “in” right now too. Just to see a car randomly drive around avoiding the police seems to be very interesting to many viewers…

    Yes predators are dangerous so shut yourself in a small box and never come out.

    People just have to be careful of what they put online, period. No one is safe, not even a hammer sitting on the porch (hammer-napped!).

    Any ways, how are you doing? Long time no message, dude.

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    • fine_alreplied:
      View April 13, 2006

      Yeah I know, I don’t use LJ enough.

      Sorry I took so long to reply. I’ve been insanely busy and put off from doing anything I consider fun like LJ. It’s stressful, but at times it’s pretty rewarding.

      Since a few people have asked on my life status, I’ll write more about it in a future LJ post.

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