Internet dangers: Never ever get naked in front of a camera
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:09 pmBBC News Technology
The police in Scotland are investigating whether a teenager who took his own life was a victim of online abuse.
Daniel Perry, who was 17 and from Dunfermline, thought he was communicating with a girl his own age in America - but actually he'd been caught up in a scam and was being blackmailed over personal images.
The BBC spoke to internet security specialist Graham Cluley who warned of the dangers surrounding internet web cams and explained the increase in the number of people being blackmailed and victimised online.
Link & Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23733560
The police in Scotland are investigating whether a teenager who took his own life was a victim of online abuse.
Daniel Perry, who was 17 and from Dunfermline, thought he was communicating with a girl his own age in America - but actually he'd been caught up in a scam and was being blackmailed over personal images.
The BBC spoke to internet security specialist Graham Cluley who warned of the dangers surrounding internet web cams and explained the increase in the number of people being blackmailed and victimised online.
Link & Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23733560