Another example for the danger of tracking down abused ex-partners via Internet: I have met an organiser of a women's shelter who argued she didn't want a homepage because it would help violent husbands finding the shelter where their wives are now; of course they are not listed in telephone directories. She didn't know, however, that some well-meaning person had already set up a website: with complete address, telephone number, photos (and a call for donations). Apparently, the violent husbands hadn't figured that out (yet), either. ***************************************************** Isa Ducke PhD Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin / Research Fellow Sozialwissenschaften / Social Science German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) 3-3-6 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 , JAPAN Tel: +81-3-3222-5077 (reception) -5468 (Direct) FAX +81-3-3222-5420 e-mail: ducke@dijtokyo.org http://www.dijtokyo.org ***************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- FR and similar sites also enable people to track down others who may not wish to be tracked down e.g. violent men tracking down ex-wives that they have abused; parents or children tracking down those children or parents who do not wish to have contact. Individuals may be literally ex-directory (re phone directories, to protect themselves), but may not realise they are not 'ex directory on the Internet' until it is too late. This is related to your stalking category, but maybe separate (the individuals are well known to each other, whereas stalking is perhaps more often associated with strangers).