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What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

64: Monika's life was destroyed by a stranger

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Do you worry about your privacy on the internet? Do you ever think about how much someone could find out about you, if they wanted to? Have you wondered if your life could be destroyed, over the internet, by a stranger? Maybe you should. Monika was happy. She was a successful real estate agent. She used social media to connect with friends, and family, and clients. Just like everyone else does. But one day, without realizing it, she made a mistake. And she had no idea what was about to happen. Photo courtesy of Margo Gray, WAFF 48 in Huntsville, Alabama Mechanolith by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4031-mechanolith License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is a Glass Fox Media Podcast.

0:06.4

Do you worry about your privacy on the internet?

0:10.4

Do you ever think about how much someone could find out about you if they wanted to?

0:15.0

Have you ever wondered if your life could be destroyed over the internet by a stranger?

0:22.0

The internet helps you stay connected. over the internet by a stranger?

0:23.2

The internet helps you stay connected, you know that, but a lot of people think about

0:26.7

how to protect themselves online.

0:28.7

Yeah, they really don't think about it.

0:30.1

So KVus, the anatomy joins us in studio with how one group really wants to make that a lot easier for you.

0:36.2

Hey good morning guys you know from pictures to apps like Snapchat

0:39.3

Instagram or Twitter our phones really tell a lot about us.

0:43.0

And when you're checking into a location on Facebook,

0:45.6

you may not always be thinking of who else is checking in on you.

0:49.6

According to the US Office of Women's Health,

0:51.8

one in six women experienced stalking and one in

0:54.2

four stalking victims reported as cyber stalking.

0:57.0

That can mean receiving threatening messages or emails, being harassed on

1:01.0

social media, or someone tracking your location.

1:04.0

You have to be careful about the realms that you go into, what you post,

1:08.0

just like it is in daily life.

1:11.0

People seem to be more free and unfettered when they're online because

1:16.0

they're not face-to-face with someone. Monika was happy. She was a successful real estate agent. She used social media to connect

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