Cyberstalking 'now more common' than face-to-face stalking
Posted in: Internet Use/New Technologies at 09/04/2011 19:27
Cyberstalking is now more common than physical harassment, according to new figures due to be released next week, with many victims finding themselves pursued by complete strangers online.
The first study of its kind to look at the extent and effect of cyberstalking, taking in social networking sites, email and mobile phones, has revealed the profile of perpetrators to be radically different from those who pursue victims face-to-face. Victims surveyed by Echo (Electronic Communication Harassment Observation), at Bedford University, reported that their harassers were more likely to be a complete stranger or a casual acquaintance than a former partner.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/08/cyberstalking-study-victims-men
