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themanintheseersuckersuit
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:00 pm
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the worldwide web, has revealed how he fell victim to online fraudsters while trying to buy a gift over the internet.
Sir Tim, who dreamt up the web 20 years ago, said he bought a Christmas present from an online shop. It was only when the present didn't arrive that he realised he had been conned.
He is one of an increasing number of victims of online cyber crime. Around one in four internet users in the UK have fallen victim to online phishing scams that attempt to steal people's financial details while one in six have fallen victim to other types of online fraud.
LinkSuitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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wintergreen48
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by wintergreen48 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:49 pm
I'd open the link, except that I'm afraid it is probably some kind of internet scam...
Innocent, naive and whimsical. And somewhat footloose and fancy-free.
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ulysses5019
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by ulysses5019 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:29 pm
wintergreen48 wrote:I'd open the link, except that I'm afraid it is probably some kind of internet scam...
But I thought you were infallible.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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etaoin22
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by etaoin22 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:57 pm
It occurs to me that by now, his achievement is not worth just a knighthood:
Lord Berners-Lee is better
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silverscreenselect
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by silverscreenselect » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:49 am
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the worldwide web, has revealed how he fell victim to online fraudsters while trying to buy a gift over the internet.
He should know about online fraudsters, claiming to have invented the Internet.
Everyone knows Al Gore invented the Internet.
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