Spam texting is when you receive countless number of messages from unknown numbers, advertising products or telling you that you have a claim you never heard about from an accident you've never been in. Also you can often get messages convincing you that you have won a ridiculous amount of money however you have to send them a few hundred quid before you can collect it. Of course those are just a few most popular examples and there are a lot more types of messages you can receive.
Years ago, spam texing wasn't as big of a problem as it is now. This is due to mobile phones and the internet becoming more popular. People order things over the internet more often and therefore give away their personal details. The companies then use that information to spam you with texts and messages advertising themselves and their products. There are also lots of pop up ads coming up when you surf the internet, allowing you to enter competitions to win all sorts of new technology but as usual they need all your contact details which are then used to spam you.
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What You Can Do to Stop Unwanted Texts
- Do not display your mobile phone number or email address in public.
- Be careful about giving out your mobile phone number, email address, or any other personal information. Make sure to read through and understand the entire transmitting form. Some websites allow you to opt out of receiving email from partners – but you may have to uncheck a preselected box if you want to do so. Make sure to check for a privacy policy when submitting your wireless phone number or email address to any website. Find out if the policy allows the company to sell your information.
- Check with your mobile service provider about options to block future text messages from specific senders.
How has technology changed how crime is committed and prevented
Types of technological crimes:
- Telemarketing fraud.
- Nigerian letter or "419" fraud.
- Identity theft.
- Credit card fraud.
- Counterfeit prescription drugs.
- Ponzi schemes.
- Investment schemes.
- Use of minors in sexually oriented material.
Crime Prevention
– CCTV
– street lighting
– citizen protection devices(e.g. mace, tasers)
– metal detectors,
– ignition interlock systems(drunk drivers)
– Threat assessment instruments
– risk assessment instruments
– Bullying ID protocol
– sex offender registration
– risk assessment prior to involuntary civil commitment
– profiling potential offenders
– facial recognition software used in conjunction with CCTV
Police
– Improved police protection devices(helmets, vests, cars, buildings)
– Improved/new weapons
– less than lethal force (mobile/ riot control)
– computers in squad cars
– hands free patrol car control (Project 54)
– offender and citizen ID’s via biometrics/fingerprints
– mobile data centers
– video in patrol cars
– Crime mapping (hot spots)
– Crime analysis (e.g. COMPSTAT)
– Criminal history data systems enhancement
– Info sharing w/in CJS and private sector
– New technologies to monitor communications(phone, mail, internet) to/from targeted individuals
– Amber alerts
– Creation of watch lists of potential violent offenders
– gunshot location devices
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