Connecticut Woman Charged After Using Internet to Harass Ex-boyfriend’s Wife

When strange men started calling a Waterford woman’s house last summer, saying they had seen her profile on an adult Web site, her husband booted up his own computer to investigate.
The woman’s husband discovered someone had created a profile for her on several Internet sites and included her home and work phone numbers and high school […]

American Greetings thinks we need “stalker” cards now?

hi. how are you?
you don’t know me
but I know you
I watch you
a lot
your every move
your every breath
does this make you uncomfortable?

you don’t know me but I know you
 & lynn

does it bother you that I know your beautiful blue eyes
your soft blonde hair
you can turn this off, you know
and I’ll be gone
or will i?
maybe I’m nearby
oh, where is that again?
that’s right, Columbus avenue.
i’m watching you.
It’s an e-card, one of those where you go to […]

Blogging, cyberstalking, and paranoia

As I read an article this morning, Blogging can be a dangerous game, I was reminded that one reason I began this blog is that I hoped to be a more moderate voice than some of those who are already speaking. While I respect many of those people, I can’t agree with some of their […]

Establishing authorship of IMs and text messages

Texts to reveal “whodunnit”
Psychologists at the University of Leicester are to investigate texting language to provide new tools for criminal investigation.
The forensic linguistic study based in the Forensic Section of the School of Psychology will examine how well an individual can be identified by their texting style.
This study has obvious implications for identifying the author of instant messages. […]

Welcome!

I’m Cynthia Armistead, known as TechnoMom to many people I’ve encountered online since 1995. I’m a mother, a writer, a computer geek, and many other things. I’m also a survivor of internet harassment, because a multiply convicted felon, Richard Hillyard, targeted me and my daughter Katie for harassment in 1996.
Our story has been online for […]

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