Policing The Cyber World for Underage Alcohol Issues

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Policing The Cyber World for Underage Alcohol
Issues
A guide to the internet and navigation of popular
social networking sites
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DISCLAIMER
The following presentation involves serious
subject matter and is presented for academic
purposes. The opinions provided by the instructor
are not the opinions of the Town of Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill Police Department, or any designee of
Chapel Hill. The content of this presentation
does contain some material of a sensitive nature.
All individuals presented within the format of
this presentation have been adjudicated or their
individual case histories are cleared/closed. The
instructor encourages group discussion and
questions. The instructor also encourages anyone
offended by some of the imagery or content to
excuse themselves at any point during the
presentation.
Mitch McKinney VICE/NARCOTICS Chapel Hill
Police Department mmckinney_at_townofchapelhill.org
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Our Goals Today

• Define and Discuss Internet Fundamentals

Define and Discuss Social Networking Sites
Demonstrate How You Can Access Social Networking
Sites to Gather Information Associated with
Underage Drinking and Other Criminal Activity
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Internet 101

• The Internet is
• A global system of interconnected computer
  networks.
• Millions of private and public, academic,
  business, and government networks of local to
  global scope.
• Linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables,
  and wireless connections.

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Internet 101

• The Internet
• Carries a vast array of information
  resources and services.
• Infrastructure to support electronic mail.
• Originated back in the 1960s.

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Internet 101

• In the 1990s worldwide participation in the
  development of new networking technologies led to
  the commercialization of an international
  network.
• Popularization of countless applications
  ensued becoming present in virtually every aspect
  of modern human life.
• In 2009, it estimated that one quarter of
  Earth's population uses the services of the
  Internet.

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The Internet and Social Networking

• New forms of social interaction, activities
  and organizing, are inherent to the internets
  basic features. The net facilitates widespread
  usability and access for users.

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Social Networking

• Social networking websites have defined
  maximized these new forms of socialization/interac
  tion.
• Users of these sites are able to add a wide
  variety of items to their personal pages, to
  indicate common interests, and to connect with
  others.

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Social Networking

• Write down all the different forms of media
  and or online social networking sites you use on
  a daily basis.
• How many times a day do you use that different
  type of media?
• What are the benefits of each site?
• Does that site have a picture uploading
  feature?

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Social Networking

• Turn to the person next to you and see if
  there is any media/social networking site your
  neighbor is using and you are not.

Now Lets Compile Them
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Social Networking

• Why are Social Networking Sites so appealing?

Anonymity
People can be whoever they want to be. Hide Age,
Sex, Location, Picture Job Occupation, Income,
Qualifications Hidden Interests, Hobbies, Life
Events Easier To Make Statements about Oneself
when Not Meeting Face-To-Face. Ever Talk Behind
Someones Back??? Make False Statements On the
Telephone??? The prevalence of cyber bullying.
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Social Networking

• Instructor Note (We will now go to the
• internet live and create our own site.)

• Now that we know what social networking sites
  actually are lets look at the complexities of
  creating our own site.

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Facebook
Confirmation email sent to addresses used to
create account.
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Facebook
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Facebook
School Search by Name or by Location
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Facebook
Add Credit Card Information to Account?!?!
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Gizmo.NET

• Upload Pictures
• Account Settings
• Email IM
• Friend Requests
• Search
• School, General Info, Email Address, Name

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Gizmo.NET

• Eligibility. THE WEBSITE IS INTENDED SOLELY
  FOR ACCESS AND USE BY INDIVIDUALS 13 YEARS OF AGE
  AND OLDER. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE,
  YOU ARE CERTIFYING THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS
  OLD. By using the Web site, you represent and
  warrant that you have the right, authority, and
  capacity to enter into this Agreement and to
  abide by all of the terms and conditions of this
  Agreement. If you are merely surfing or browsing
  through the site and have not yet registered to
  become a member, your use of the Website is still
  subject to the Terms of Use if you do not agree
  to the Terms of Use, do not use the Website.
• Taken From Gizmo.NET Terms of Service

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Social Networking

• Not to difficult to do is it?
• Now lets see what an investigative glance
  into these social networking sites can
  reveal..

REMEMBER MY DISCLAIMER?
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Points to think about

• Revealing too much personal information creates
  safety concerns, could lead to identity theft
  (even just birthdates, address, name) or
  stalking.
• Role model and reputation People are looking at
  each others profiles all the time.
• One could be subject to disciplinary or criminal
  action The FBI investigated a student for
  joining an I hate Bush group. The student asked
  others to donate a dollar for the assassination
  fund.
• Law Enforcement use social network sites in our
  investigations. It is perfectly legal for us to
  do so as this is all public information.

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Investigative Purposes
Points to think about

• Detect evidence of past and present crimes, or
  crimes in progress.
• Identify at risk youth.
• Monitor social behavior.
• Conduct counter intelligence.
• Monitor gang and hate group recruiting.
• Monitor your own childrens activity.
• Proactive policing of pedophiles.

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Some of the Dangers
Points to think about

• On line predators - 1 in 5 kids are approached by
  a predator (National Center for Missing and
  Exploited Children)
• False sites, pornography, phishing for personal
  info for identity theft.
• Gang and hate group recruitment.
• Little supervision.
• Cyber Bullying.

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Points to think about

• Take the time to develop a working knowledge of
  these sites
• Searches
• Groups
• Friend requests
• Internal email and external comments

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Points to think about

• I encourage you to think of a profile as a
  virtual resume.

Social networking users can add a wide variety of
items to their personal pages. They can find
others with common interests. It is also possible
to find a large circle of existing acquaintances,
especially if a site allows users to utilize
their real names.
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In Closing

• I want to leave you with one thought. I would
  challenge everyone here to Police All Resources
  Effecting our Nations Teens.

Being a good PARENT will let us work together to
impact the negative behaviors that are rapidly
emerging in some of our young adults.

• I want to thank you for you time and attention
  today. I would also welcome questions at this
  time.

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