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🗓️ 14 August 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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In part two of this look at the correlation between shootings and online behavior, Kim talks to retired FBI agent James Fitzgerald and linguistics professor Tim Grant about the tech clues that indicate a potentially dangerous person. Listen for insider tips, case studies and interviews to help you spot trouble before it starts.
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0:00.0 | Where someone was creating multiple online identities, their home identity, in the sense, |
0:06.8 | who they really are in the real world, looked quite different from all the other identities. |
0:11.4 | And although this is just a case study, that might be a real clue for investigators as to |
0:15.8 | how to start tracking down these anonymous online criminals. |
0:19.8 | I'm America's Digital Pro Kim Commando, and welcome to a podcast that provides in-depth |
0:24.5 | insight into the ever-changing technology landscape and the impact it has on your life. |
0:29.6 | You'll hear from tech industry experts, movers, and shakers. |
0:32.5 | And in this podcast, you're going to learn about the clues investigators found in the |
0:37.3 | Warcraft |
0:37.9 | text murder that helped catch and prosecute Kimberly Proctor's killers. Now, in part one of this |
0:45.0 | two-part series, we took a look at the possible connection between violent online games and mass |
0:50.6 | murder. And to be fair, there are valid expert arguments on both sides of the fence. |
0:56.0 | 60% of Americans play video games regularly, according to procon.com. The majority of them aren't |
1:03.3 | dangerous, but a number of them are. The dangerous ones tend to hang out in chat rooms designed |
1:09.5 | for people who are into violent sex acts and torture. |
1:13.8 | I normally stay away from these topics on my podcast as a rule. |
1:17.7 | But keep in mind, this is a tech podcast. |
1:20.3 | But I think it's important for all of us to be aware. |
1:23.6 | The FBI has issued a warning that sexual predators use video games to connect with kids. |
1:29.3 | It's very possible that if you play violent video games, someone you know online, |
1:35.3 | may actually be into some pretty dangerous stuff. |
1:38.4 | So for your safety, you need to catch the clues, disengage, and actually even report them. And that's what this podcast |
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