Another urban legend
But a good way to illustrate the dangers out there
Even an IP address can be backtracked to the location given the right equipment/person
Quote:
"GoTo123", a person she believes is a teenager from another state. "GoTo123" is able to collect enough information to locate Shannon and follow her home. Luckily, "GoTo123" turns out to be a police officer who uses this frightening turn of events as a means of teaching young Shannon a valuable lesson.
The scenario outlined in this email certainly illustrates how vulnerable youngsters can be to online predators. However, it should be noted that the story does not describe a real event and was never intended to do so.
In fact, the article was written some years ago by two concerned Christians as a way of illustrating the potential dangers of online communication for young people.
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