Cyber buddies save a life.

[Guest]

Somewhere in Canada a woman who was chatting to cyber friends became ill. As she blacked out she managed to type in 911. The others in the chat room were able to trace her address and called the R.C.M.P. who arrived to find her unconcsious on the floor.

She's allive today thanks to folk in a chat room just like this one.


~~~Happy thought for the day~~~

edited to correct spelling.

 

[Zmey]

I heard about that ... problem is this is not a chat room and only few people can trace

 

[Guest]

The others in the chat room were able to trace her address [/SIZE]

Be afraid...

 

[Zmey]

Re: Re: Cyber buddies save a life.

Be afraid...

hahaha

 

[Guest]

I heard about that ... problem is this is not a chat room and only few people can trace

True, and - on second thoughts - who in here would take that seriously anyway? There have been too many false alarms.


That was just my morning blurt......as you were.

 

[Zmey]

*puts his hand back where it ware*

 

[P. B. Walker]

Was it really a trace to her address? Or did someone in the room actually know her and knew her real name and the city she lived in?

The time it would take to 1) find her IP address, 2) contact her ISP, 3) get them to give out personal information, 4) contact the authorities and make them believe you is... is... is... nuts. No way.

PBW

 

[Zmey]

well first of IP is always available over IRC ...

 

[Guest]

I think she was on pretty familiar terms with the others so they probably had her where abouts figured already. Plus, they knew she was ill.

 

[Guest]

*puts his hand back where it ware*

*where was that?*

 

[Zmey]

*where was that?*

 

[Guest]

 

[Zmey]

hey I got nothing better to do hehe

 

[Guest]

Who's questioning your passtime? Not I.

 

[District Line]

Somewhere in Canada a woman who was chatting to cyber friends became ill. As she blacked out she managed to type in 911. The others in the chat room were able to trace her address and called the R.C.M.P. who arrived to find her unconcsious on the floor.

She's allive today thanks to folk in a chat room just like this one.


~~~Happy thought for the day~~~

edited to correct spelling.

That's great, but not as good as resurrections though.

 

[Mia62]

Somewhere in Canada a woman who was chatting to cyber friends became ill.

She lives in Vancouver. She was tracked because a couple of people knew her home phone number and one woman/buddy in Washington called 911 for BC and they tracked her home down through the home phone number.

 

[Guest]

Re: Re: Cyber buddies save a life.

She lives in Vancouver. She was tracked because a couple of people knew her home phone number and one woman/buddy in Washington called 911 for BC and they tracked her home down through the home phone number.

Thanks Mia.....I didn't catch the details. I just thought it was a "feel-good" story in the news - for once.

 

[Mia62]

Re: Re: Re: Cyber buddies save a life.

Thanks Mia.....I didn't catch the details. I just thought it was a "feel-good" story in the news - for once.

it definitely was. I just happened to read the full page article in our local paper this morning and you beat me to starting the thread.