It is not at all surprising that a sinking economy runs parallel to rising crime. When income opportunities are scarce the scams increase and generally feed on fear, greed and need.
We do all kinds of things as second nature because we know it is the safe and smart thing to do.
Like locking the door or wearing a seatbelt.
When I was kid nobody did either.
Crime happened in big cities and I lived in a small town. Eventually though the freeway encroached as did crime form the nearest big town and the closer the threat got to home the more people adapted to protective behavior.
Before the World Wide Web started becoming popular there were internet “communities” of sorts, beginning with the military, then education, science, technology then came business, then everyone. It was sort of like watching a small town grow. While the expansion meant many more services and a better infrastructure, it also meant there was a population explosion. Suddenly there were strangers, impostors and bad guys invading the citadels of the information age. Email and electronic texting has virtually replaced memos and letter writing.
Ladies and Gentlemen Fasten Your Seatbelts and Keep Your Identity Safe Throughout The Ride
Doing business on the web and communicating via email and text messaging has become so commonplace that thumbs twitch if there is in not a device handy for more than 5 minutes at the dinner table!
How Safe Are You?
- What do you know about the safety of the information you are sending?
- Who can see it?
- Who could steal it?
- Who could use it?
- Where is it stored?
How Sure Are You?
Someone sends you an email with information…
- Where did the information come from?
- Who says that it is true?
What you do NOT know can hurt you!
We all need to expand our Internet Intelligence. We need to take the time to ask the right questions and be sure before we place ourselves or those we care about at risk.
“In 1996, Americans with Internet access spent fewer than 30 minutes a month surfing the Web, according to Steve Coffey, who’s now the chief research officer of the market research firm the NPD Group.” ~ Jurassic Web By Farhad Manjoo
| WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Region |
Population ( 2009 Est.) |
Internet Users Dec. 31, 2000 |
Internet Users Latest Data |
Penetration (% Population) |
Growth 2000-2009 |
Users % of Table |
| Africa | 991,002,342 | 4,514,400 | 86,217,900 | 8.7 % | 1,809.8% | 4.8 % |
| Asia | 3,808,070,503 | 114,304,000 | 764,435,900 | 20.1 % | 568.8% | 42.4 % |
| Europe | 803,850,858 | 105,096,093 | 425,773,571 | 53.0 % | 305.1 % | 23.6 % |
| Middle East |
202,687,005 | 3,284,800 | 58,309,546 | 28.8 % | 1,675.1 % | 3.2 % |
| North America |
340,831,831 | 108,096,800 | 259,561,000 | 76.2 % | 140.1 % | 14.4 % |
| Latin America/Caribbean |
586,662,468 | 18,068,919 | 186,922,050 | 31.9 % | 934.5 % | 10.4 % |
| Oceania / Australia |
34,700,201 | 7,620,480 | 21,110,490 | 60.8 % | 177.0 % | 1.2 % |
| WORLD TOTAL |
6,767,805,208 | 360,985,492 | 1,802,330,457 | 26.6 % | 399.3 % | 100.0 % |
NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and World Population
Statistics are for December 31, 2009. (2) CLICK on each world
region name for detailed regional usage information. (3)
Demographic (Population) numbers are based on data from
the US Census Bureau
. (4) Internet usage
information comes from data published by Nielsen Online , by the International Telecommunications
Union ,
by GfK , local Regulators and other
reliable sources. (5) For definitions, disclaimer, and navigation
help, please refer to the < Site Surfing
Guide .
(6) Information in this site may be cited, giving the due credit
to www.internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2001 – 2010,
Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved
worldwide.
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