06/02/2012 Inside Out West Midlands

Hello and Welcome to Stourbridge and to the programme. Tonight, will

you be sorry for what you said and did online? Former boxer Richie

Woodhall investigates the risky world of the internet. I had a bad

day the other day. My e-mail was hacked and someone created a

Facebook page, claiming to be me. Meet the Stourbridge policeman who

cycles to work as he catches on camera at the downright dangerous

behaviour of other road users. looks like traffic is particularly

heavy this morning. No idea. Nice one. And we travel back to the

1960s with Chris Jagger to remember the Rolling Stones's' visit to a

I am very roads and this is Inside Out than the Midlands. -- Mary

It is an astonishing fact that every minute, 19 people in the UK

fall victim to cyber-crime, the internet can be a risky place. One

of the biggest dangers can be giving away too much personal

information. We asked Richie Woodall to investigate. Fraud,

viruses, predators. The internet has lots of advantages, but it can

be a hostile place. The threats, it seems, are endless. It feels like

when we are online, we are at risk. I never had any problems using the

internet, but someone hacked into my e-mails. I would like to find

out who that was. And how it happened. I know I am not the only

one who is feeling vulnerable. Everything OK? This is a me, my

eldest. I had been on social networking sites since I was 18 --

13. So I got it because everyone else did. Nothing has majorly gone

wrong but I set up the account, I did that in the detail of my phone

number and that let in later years two, when I got older, people

texting the and I asked where they got the number, they said Facebook

so I had to remove that. Just the thing to get a dad worrying! A

survey for the BBC of 13-19-year- olds reveals that more than 40% of

those asked said they or someone they knew had shared something on

line and then gone on to regretted. Seville is safer, me or my kids?

And what should I be doing to protect them? If there are cracks

in my arm when defences, this man will find them. -- online defences.

After a hack to my e-mails, I am upping my security. Brian, an

ethical hacking lecturer, is the man for the job. I need to know how

they got in. If they are lucky enough to get your password, they

could use software that allows them to send multiple requests t e-mail

address, with lots of possible pass was. Or they might have targeted

your machine at home and hacked your machine. I had a real bad day

the other day, my heart Millican was hacked and someone created a

Facebook page claiming to be me. -- my e-mail was hacked. The problem

is that anyone could create the Facebook page, that is not even

hacking. Just a form of electronic propaganda. But it is like identity

fraud, surely. We can easily trace it back to them if it was done on a

home computer or a to school. The motivation for wanting to be that...

That might bring me out of retirement!

Usually, Brian's students pit their wits against cyber criminals,

testing for on my meet this is without breaking any laws. But this

week, using information that is openly available, they will

investigate me. Whilst they get to work, I am off to be some

youngsters who have come to regret giving too much away online. -- off

to meet. Nearly half of young people surveyed said they would be

likely to accept a friend request from someone they knew of but had

never met. And that landed these students in a threatening situation.

One reporter was just another person from school, it seemed

normal. -- when we thought it was just. Then they started asking for

details like where we lived, and asking about pictures, asking if I

was a beautiful girl, you just think, hold on a minute. It is

something you don't think would happen to you personally. You hear

it on the news. A more than 100 children accepted Facebook friend

requests from a stranger called Hi Heart. Soon, the banter became

sinister. It was back in July last year. Our students were contacted

on Facebook by an individual who they assumed was a friend from

within school. That went to a situation where he started asking

for pictures of them, personal ones, and he then became -- it became a

case of asking sexual questions of It was horrible because I did not

actually speak to him, but some of my friends dead and what he told --

what he said was disgusting and it made you feel vulnerable. Once

alerted, the school acted fast. Nottinghamshire Police triste Hi

Heart to the Middle East. But he was never identified. Since,

teachers have put on extra classes to ensure students and parents are

more savvy about what they get up to online. I am just careful now,

ever since that happened. And more careful with people too high accept

and who I had myself. The really scary thing is that nearly a third

of young people have over shared online and say it has damaged the

reputation in some way. It is not just kids that make mistakes. And

some really do cost you dear. Car, tell me what happened. Basically, I

was working as a community support officer for Warwickshire Police.

And was dismissed for placing some comments on Facebook, which they

found unhelpful, that was the term they use. What kind of things?

of the comments were, why do I have to wear a stab vest in the

countryside when the only played there is a blade of grass? I have

colleagues who work in the police in the West Midlands and they do

not have to wear them. Another comic was, perhaps a stab vest is a

good idea in the station, stop all those nights in your back, that

rebuffing. Were you aware that members of the public could see

those comments? I am was not, I am not a computer person. Everything

was done on my mobile phone, my smartphone. I did not know what

privacy settings were. If they could turn the clock back, I would

not have Facebook. The Warwickshire Police spokesman as cold as the

force does not disclose information on any individual disciplinary

matter. But it does provide guidance to staff regarding its use

within the workplace and also the private use of social networking.

From what I have seen, Coral still posts contentious remark. He admits

they are childish but blames it on bitterness. The European Commission

has recently published plans to give us a right to be forgotten, to

wipe clean our online trail. But I think it is better to stay one step

ahead. So time to catch up with our ethical hacker and his students. It

seems my private life is on display. We put the information we have

found so for on the board. The basic information you would expect

a fine, name, date of birth, kids. Then they start moving to more

interesting information, we find which schools to attended, they

have found out you have an honorary MSc from Chichester University.

Which is the most concerning from the?, technical point of view, we

were able to find your home IP address. -- from a technical point

of view. Back in League your machine to come under significant

attack, they will try and probate. How can I protect myself against

that? There are some techniques you can use to mitigate some on finding

your home IP address. We tend to use proxies. A proxy is like a

filter that helps keep your machine anonymous. I definitely need one of

those! What you are telling me is, it is quite scary to be honest. I

do not know whether to just throw away my laptop and stick to my

Blackberry. There are probably three steps you want to take. First

is your password management. Make sure it is not guess the ball and

changer frequently. Then make sure that the information you put on the

internet is information you need to make available, and probably one of

the most important things is to make sure your anti-virus software

and operating system are up to date. Whilst they found aplenty about me,

it will tickle lot longer to trace my hacker. But at least we brought

down the fake Facebook page. The social that were cannot tell me who

set it up, but they have removed it. What I have heard here has been

quite surprising. When it comes to perfecting -- Bridge - a protecting

myself on my, one thing is certain, doing nothing about it is not an

option. I will not be burying my head in the sand in future. If you

have been the victim of cyber-crime war are worried about how to

protect yourself, there are details on our Facebook site. Or you can

This year, Stourbridge celebrates 400 years of glass-making. To

celebrate the anniversary, there is a project to make replicas of three

of the most famous buses in history. And all to be completed in time for

the International Festival of class in August. But tonight, we have

come to Stourbridge for a different story. A viewer who contacted us

about his journey to work. It is the story we thought you ought to

I am always a little bit worried at this time of night.

He always rings to say he is on his way, so I expect him at a certain

time, so the last 15, 20 minutes, you are watching the clock and

hoping that those lights will come on in the garage and he is home

safely. Liz Mitchell worries about her

husband Neil, not because of his job - he is a police officer, but

because he is a cyclist. After 27 years in the police force, there

have been some pretty hairy times, but what I am doing at the moment I

suppose is a different "get". His different -- his journey begins

in Stourbridge and ends up in Birmingham. His family want him to

stop commuting by bicycle, they think it it is too dangerous.

Has he told you about any of the near-misses? Yes, unfortunately.

But it got to the stage he was telling us on a daily basis, and it

was worrying the children, so he does not say anything to them now.

But obviously he does tell me. It is just horrendous, really. But it

is his choice, it is what he does, so he gets on with it. I have asked

him to stop, but he is his own man. But tonight, Neil makes it home

safely, and his can breathe easily until tomorrow.

Same trouble, different day. My will has been cycling for

different -- for years, and is determined to keep his fitness

levels up. He is concerned things are getting worse on the roads, not

better. So we decided to fit cameras to his helmet so that he

could show us some of the problems he faces daily. For three years he

has kept a biking video diary. Very icy this morning, so I am

being careful with my breaks in case people try to overtake me.

What other problems to get every day? Being pulled out on, although

I suppose I look like a fluorescent Christmas tree. There are times

people do not see me, and they have a deadline to get to, and they do

not consider a cyclist. It is such a varied countryside, and across

the city you get different problems in different areas. A let us try a

little bit of the route. Leader of the way?

-- lead the way. He wants to highlight the problems

in the hope it will get better and drivers pay a bit more attention to

cyclists, and that cyclists help themselves more. I am like a

meerkat at every opportunity. Just making sure I am aware with the

experience I have got as a cyclist. I know from the noise of the

vehicle behind, how close it will be, so you get a little bit of a

feeling on the back of your neck. His commute covers rural and urban

roads. Surprisingly, were serious collisions happen on rural roads

than in our cities. Neil understands why - with few a street

lights in the site in -- in the countryside, it is down to the

cyclist to be well lit. This stretch of road is particularly

fingers crossed when you come down here. I have got three sets of

lights, lots at the front, and on my cycling helmet as well. On the

two months ago I was struck by a lorry. Just approaching the island.

I managed to get the details of the lovely concerned, not the

registration because of the speed of the vehicle. The police found

the driver and he could not remember the incident. I am not

surprised - there is so little space, I think he made a manoeuvre

and perhaps was unaware of his blind spots. Another inch, I would

have been unaware -- under the wheels. So even with all the

correct gear, it is not risk free. As his video diary shows, there

were dozens of incidents of drivers is simply not seeing him. Looks

like traffic is particularly heavy this morning. No idea! His journey

covers one of the busiest routes into the city, the A456. But for

the majority of it, there is no provision for cyclists. At this

roundabout, he has to stop on the roadside and wait for a gap, then

pull out. Manoeuvres like this are not for the inexperience.

It it does not get much better as he gets further into the city.

understands you cannot have a cycle path on every row at, but some

parts of the city get his blood boiling. He is a worrying time done

here, and the road is not wide enough to take the traffic that it

has. Fitting in a cycle lane on narrow roads, you have to look

other practicalities. I think certainly with city centres, the

emphasis is on the drivers, we have to behave and we have to obey the

rules but ultimately I think that little respect from drivers and

that little room... The near-misses you have been having would be

enough to put most people off. Not that put you off this -- going this

route each day? Had I have seen enough cycle accidents in my years

in the police, but I mean, it is a risk. But people will cycle, and

they will continue to cycle. Hopefully maybe a few people will

see this programme and give that a little bit more attention. A little

bit more attention to fluorescent cyclists! So what is there solution

to help cyclists like Neil? We asked Ann Osola, in charge of

strategic planning for cycling. She had a look at the problems me it

had encountered. This current financial year we will be spending

�3 million on cycle training, road- safety measures, trying to improve

links to schools and off-road cycle paths. And also improvements on the

main carriageway, also -- although also -- often... In Birmingham we

have still got a fairly long tradition of cycling, but if

drivers are aware index and safer for all concerned. You say that the

way to ensure there is greater safety for cyclists on the road is

to get more cyclists on the road. But looking at this you would not

want to do it. What we have been doing in recent years is trying to

encourage people in the first instance to take up leisure cycling,

so promoting off-road routes, and also our quieter roads. If you are

making the longer distance, it is a huge part of your day, therefore

naturally you are going to go for the quicker routes. You cannot be

leader for the leisure ribs of the country roots. -- leisure routes.

As Neil heard enough to convince him things are going to get better?

Are you just going to carry on it, saying that every day? Yes, I have

nothing to put me off. It is reassuring the cancel a spending

money, I think it is key that cyclists learn to adhere to the

highly coloured and obey the rules. We have to live in harmony, so more

and more people are going to cycle and hopefully we are going to work

If you would like to tell us about your cycling experience here in the

Midlands, where there as a car driver or a cyclist, we would love

to hear from you. We have travelled back to the 1960s,

with Chris Jagger, as he catches up with village life when his brother

Mick and the Rolling Stones visited a village near Burton-on-Trent.

It is summertime in 1968, the year after the summer of love, and that

was a lively time for my brother's band. The Rolling Stones had

released jumping Jack Flash, and their 7th student -- studio album

was just being completed. Do 5,000 miles away from Los

Angeles, this tiny Derbyshire village was chosen as the site to

photograph and promote the Rolling Stones's latest album. I am going

to look around the little village and see if there are people who can

remember that day, and if they can, You are the one on the left? Yes,

having my autograph with Brian Jones. It was brilliant. We jump to

the wall. We jumped over the wall, we wanted to know what it was all

about. They painted the piano white. I am in the country where my

grandparents lived, Derbyshire, meeting a couple from Swardeston

who were newlyweds back in 1968. When the Rolling Stones rolled into

town, we caught it all on their small camera.

Who told you that this was happening? You have heard this on

the great fine, or was it just sprung on you? Brian used to pop up

to the pub at lunchtime, and he came back and I used to say to him,

who have you seen today? He said, Mick Jagger, and Brian Jones. I

said, I do not believe you. We had a bed, and he said, after lunch I

will take Q. We walked up to the charge, I saw the black cars, and

thought, he is right. So I ran back from Brian's autograph.

Brian's photographs are unique. Together with the poster, but with

the these... I sound like a man on an auction programme! This is like,

with the original autographs, frame it all up and it is quite a

collector's piece. You have kept them in such good condition.

The reason my brother's band came to Darbyshire was to shoot a

sequence of shots to promote the record Beggar's Banquet, and maybe

get an album cover out of it, this was her 7th album which caused a

rift between the band and their record label. First I want to find

out why a tiny Derbyshire village was picked for this fortitude. So I

am off to London to meet Michael Joseph, who then was a first -- a

fresh-faced photographer making his mark in the swinging 60s.

Michael's shoots stretched over a couple of days. Baby One, the

interiors were shot. Inside an impressive house in north London.

The following day, the band's limousines shot up the Mbanter

Darbyshire. We chose the village because it was the only place that

was all derelict. It would not have had the magic if it had the windows

in. I was given a couple of options, but the minute I saw this Mackie

place, that was the place. As you can see, in the cricket scene, I

think the grass is a perfect length. The cricket shot - iconic rock and

roll for geography. You think of David Bailey, but a think it is

iconic because it is so unlikely. The Rolling Stones at that time

were beautifully dangerous, the idea that they would be playing

cricket in the middle of nowhere... People have digital photography,

but back then he did not even have pulled of Lords. So how can you

even know if it is really going to walk or not. You want to get in as

many pictures as possible, but years later you look at them and

they are just great quality. And so sometimes you can look at these

things two weeks later and you think, that is not very good. 20

years later, you think, that his great! So sometimes it is bit -- it

is a bit like a wine, it takes a bit of time to mature.

So it was all down to Michael, and my brother Michael, liking the look

of this Darbyshire of ruin. The rest as they say his musical

history. Now, 40 years later, the place is a

must-see location for moaning Stones fans. You can even stay the

night in the pavilion, as it has now been renovated as a holiday

home. It has been entirely rebuilt

leaving as much original material as possible. But apart from that,

"any trouble, you will be out!". These images of the pavilion bar so

well known and celebrated now, but did not make the cover of the album.

The band for some reason I wanted this cover, which was are you

Vineall covered in graffiti. The record company did not want this,

are surprisingly, so the release was held up for many months of the

argument raged on. Finally, the cover was the simple invitation. On

the inside, is this medieval looking at debauchery, which

Michael Joseph took. However, the story finally ends here. The

pictures did appeal -- did appear on a compilation a bomb some years

later. -- Albarn. Join the again next week, if you

can. Next Monday, the are -- the Irish