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OUR STAND: WEB-CAM VOYEURISM PLAYED ROLE IN FATAL DRUG OVERDOSE
RIPPER: I got a grip of drugs. ... tune in. watch. And the Internet death show began.Using the screen name of Ripper, 21-year-old Brandon Vedas typed notes back and forth with people signed on in a chat room. Through the Web cam in his Phoenix bedroom, they saw him swallow massive doses of prescription drugs last month.Methadone. Klonopin. Restoril. Inderal. Vicodan.They urged him on: "Eat more." And they watched him pass out, dying of an overdose.The...
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When Akonix started out two years ago, the San Diego company cast itself as a leading supplier of e-business software used to create online "communities" replete with Web cams, chat rooms, and a variety of online services. The concept borrowed liberally from CollegeClub.com, the $60 million dot-com flameout where Akonix co-founder Dmitry Shapiro and several other early staffers were once employed. Nevermind about that now. Following an overhaul that...
Web Cams Chat Rooms San Diego Software Firm Morphs Into Instant-Messaging Controls
Jun. 18 When Akonix started out two years ago, the San Diego company cast itself as a leading supplier of e-business software used to create online "communities" replete with Web cams, chat rooms, and a variety of online services. The concept borrowed liberally from CollegeClub.com, the $60 million dot- com flameout where Akonix co-founder Dmitry Shapiro and several other early staffers were once employed.Never mind about that now.Following an overhaul that...
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Net survey results signal disturbing trends
A Bangkok-based organisation that campaigns against child prostitution recently asked young children and teenagers to tell them what they get up to on the Internet. They also invited parents and teachers to say what they think these young people do.In total, 557 people, mostly young Thais, responded to an online survey, drawn up for Ecpat International and hosted at the Bangkok Post web site. Their answers to nearly 100 questions tell of a growing gap between children and parents when it...
