YOU WILL DIE ON THE INTERNET

by fusen • 1 Feb 2009, 13:13 • Journals
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/online+code+puts+children+at+risk/2917302

QuoteChildren are putting themselves at risk from internet perverts by using a secret code to chat online, according to a web expert and former policewoman.

Youngsters - keen to keep their discussions secret - are bypassing parents and teachers by using the code - playing into the hands of sex offenders going online to target victims.

But former Merseyside police officer Jo Schumacher has cracked the code - which uses a mix of cryptic symbols - and is appealing to children's organisations to take note.

Ms Schumacher, the founder of internet safety company Net Respect, has produced the Kids Internet Talk (KIT) directory, which has been backed by anti-bullying charity Bullbusters.

The book - brought out after a series of children met predators on the internet - breaks down the web code which has evolved from using relatively simple abbreviations and acronyms.

So called text-speak has become so prevalent with youngsters on the internet, children now feel pressure to use it, said Ms Schumacher.

"Children will be using this code - anyone using grammatically correct English will be made to feel an outcast," she said.

"The code was originally used by hackers who abbreviated words.

"Now students are using it because they do not want their parents or teachers to know what they are saying."

Examples of KIT include PITH, meaning parent in the house; BRB, be right back; NOOB, new to the language; BEG, big evil grin, and AFK, away from the keyboard.

I love sensational bullshit like this xD Just goes to show how people who claim they are experts can make moeny off thick people who don't understand technology or the younger society.
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danL 1 Feb 2009, 13:16
oh no, it's the code!
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mana 1 Feb 2009, 13:16
:DDDDDDDDDDDd












seriously? -.-'
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Hope 1 Feb 2009, 13:16
Really professional work she's done there. Like any random guy from the internets couldn't come up with bullshit like that xDD
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chronos_ 1 Feb 2009, 13:18
INTERNET IS EVIL LOLZ
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Noorgrin 1 Feb 2009, 13:18
hahahahahaha rofl
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Lover 1 Feb 2009, 13:19
hahaha :D
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M1R53 1 Feb 2009, 13:22
rofl hahahahahahaha
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dnl 1 Feb 2009, 13:22
omg some guy spoke to me yesterday at mIRC using this code, fucking pedophiles!
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Mayni 1 Feb 2009, 13:22
SHIT, THEYVE FOUND US


















:/
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plekter 1 Feb 2009, 13:27
:D
Never saw anyone use PITH or BEG though, guess i'm NOOB.
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ILikeTurtles 1 Feb 2009, 13:31
Or you were AFK while they said it in IRC, zlol
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pedro 1 Feb 2009, 13:28
Straight from the horse's mouth!
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loazis 1 Feb 2009, 13:29
It's a code, ofcourse! It's not something to make chatting easier but it was made up by supersmart children to get raped by older men without their parents knowing about it! Fucking brilliant!

Does it make a difference to the raper/predator or parents btw if you say:

Hi lulz, i wants sexes with u, but PITH so brb, im afk for 8 mins, cu@urplace 2morrow.

or

Hello, I want to have intercourse with you, but my parents are home at the moment, so excuse me. I will be back in 8 minutes. Let's meet tonight at your place.
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sol 1 Feb 2009, 13:30
How does this shite even get published...
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LethalChicken 1 Feb 2009, 13:33
' NOOB, new to the language'
-_-
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Budha 1 Feb 2009, 13:36
image: 1233490029207at8

ABANDON THE INTERNETS
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dEzIrE 1 Feb 2009, 13:39
to much to read
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aka 1 Feb 2009, 14:04
omg u must read it or the pedophiles will get you!
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dEzIrE 1 Feb 2009, 15:17
i can handle them :D
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Cris 1 Feb 2009, 13:43
...lol
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triflip 1 Feb 2009, 13:46
secret code, just lol!

and wtf:
QuoteNOOB, new to the language
wouldn't it be NTTL then? xD fucking noobs

think they need to read this: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=noob :D
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kazzam 1 Feb 2009, 15:07
I beg ur pardon, but WTF?????????:

QuoteIV. Noob Religion
Noobs follow a variation of the 1337 (sometimes 7331) religion, in which they worship the number in odd rituals and put altars in their forum avatars and signatures. They often call themselves 1337, which experts say is somewhat like calling themselves godly in a human language. It's best to not interfere with their religious fantasies and practices because that can lead to a noob uprising, which can turn a forum to mush in less than a week.



:oo
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sanji 1 Feb 2009, 13:54
made me smile :)
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essah 1 Feb 2009, 13:58
DaVinci Code?
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WalkinTarget 1 Feb 2009, 14:00
zomgwtfbbq !!
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slajdan 1 Feb 2009, 14:08
ROFLMAO S1 RTFM ONWAB BRB RFTP LOL
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Evilynn 1 Feb 2009, 14:12
rofl
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sAKUNAATTORI 1 Feb 2009, 14:13
PEDOPHILE!!!!1

wait...
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evl 1 Feb 2009, 14:16
careful, there are predators here !!
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Graecos 1 Feb 2009, 14:16
rofl n1 :D
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toxicccc 1 Feb 2009, 14:21
ingenious
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perforator 1 Feb 2009, 14:28
"But former Merseyside police officer Jo Schumacher has cracked the code - which uses a mix of cryptic symbols - and is appealing to children's organisations to take note."

... or she's talked to a lot of underage kids, faking her age in the process. Pedophile.
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sVANARI 1 Feb 2009, 14:48
Lolz evil interwebz :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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mOsq 1 Feb 2009, 14:55
news imo
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gerstensaft 1 Feb 2009, 15:01
micheal schumacher?
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spng 1 Feb 2009, 15:05
secret code AFK XD
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kizashi 1 Feb 2009, 15:08
It made my fucking day
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DominickDecocco 1 Feb 2009, 15:09
NOT NADAL DID
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dexter 1 Feb 2009, 15:25
WHO?!
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DominickDecocco 1 Feb 2009, 15:27
MOVE FROM UNDERNEATH YOUR ROCK
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Reni 1 Feb 2009, 15:26
this made me LOL!
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M 1 Feb 2009, 15:39
i'd like to call her and see how she decrypted the secret message behind:
"ololol wtf u noob! gtfo and stfu! bullshit crap ur talking ² teh ppl!"
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Hope 1 Feb 2009, 16:06
Extension of the article from a different site:


QuoteBut youngsters are also using a more complex code, known as Learning Educational Establishment Talk (LEET).

It involves spelling words using symbols from the keyboard – for example, ^? means ‘what’s up?’.

Bullybusters co-ordinator Kayte Eaton said: “Parents and teachers need all the help they can to ensure they are up to speed on the technology children are using. Whatever language children use, the perpetrators will too.”


Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/01/28/perverts-break-chatroom-code-100252-22797417/

Another interesting article from the same woman... banning teachers from e-mailing their students :XD
Let's cut off the phones too!!1!11!
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/education/education-news/2008/11/22/cyberbully-threat-to-city-school-teachers-100252-22314537/
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noodle 2 Feb 2009, 04:29
brb wc
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Ruipperi 2 Feb 2009, 04:36
i need you now, pme in irc or the msn
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hotshots 2 Feb 2009, 18:31
wtf Galileo Mistery?
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