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Online Harrassment

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This is a survey to find out how many people have been a victim of online harrassment.

How old are you?

0% (0) under 13
61% (11) 13-17
11% (2) 18-24
5% (1) 25-30
16% (3) 30-40
5% (1) 41-55
0% (0) over 55

18 voters have answered this question.

How long have you been using the internet?

0% (0) under 6 months
5% (1) 6 months-1 year
0% (0) 2-3 years
5% (1) 3-4 years
88% (16) over 4 years

18 voters have answered this question.

Do you use any free email services, such as Yahoo!, Excite, Hotmail or Hotbot?

88% (16) Yes
11% (2) No

18 voters have answered this question.

Do you have Anti-Virus Software?

82% (14) Yes
17% (3) No

17 voters have answered this question.

Have you ever been the victim of hacking (Hacking being defined as someone cracking into your computer and stealing passwords and breaking/messing up your computer?)

29% (5) Yes--I have had reports of hacking attempts but no actual break-ins.
5% (1) Yes-I have had someone break into my computer and do reversible damage.
5% (1) Yes-I have had someone break into my computer and do irreversible damage
58% (10) No
0% (0)

17 voters have answered this question.

Have you ever been the victim of internet stalking?

63% (7) Someone sending continous emails.
27% (3) The harrasser calling you on the phone.
36% (4) Someone sending continous obscene emails.
27% (3) Everywhere you go online, it seems like the same person is there to harrass you.

11 voters have answered this question.

Have you ever had this happen:

100% (6) Someone going to messageboards you frequent and spreading rumors around about yo
50% (3) Someone going to a messageboard and bringing a group with them and doing that?
33% (2) Someone constantly pming you, threatening you and harrassing you in chat?
16% (1) Someone spreading out your phone number and address in chat?

6 voters have answered this question.

Do you consider companies who keep sending you emails that are unsolicited and won't stop a form of harrassment?

64% (11) Yes
35% (6) No

17 voters have answered this question.

Do you think anti-harrassment online sites and companies need to take reports of harrassment more seriously?

64% (11) Yes
11% (2) No
23% (4) No Opinion

17 voters have answered this question.

What do you think should be done to someone who is caught hacking/harrassing others?

5% (1) Nothing, most reports of this happening are crap, anyway.
11% (2) I think they should be given a warning.
17% (3) I think their internet access should be taken away for 3 months.
5% (1) I think they shouldn't be able to have access anymore period.
17% (3) Internet access taken away and they should be required to reimburse for damages.
41% (7) They should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

17 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2000-01-20 20:22:01 by MPC430415750
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