Chain Letter

We are live on the scene

at the Carlson Police Department

with a shocking new development in the teen murder spree.

A police detective investigating

these heinous crimes has now gone missing.

Authorities have yet to comment other than to say¤

parents need to stay close to their teens

and keep them well guarded till further notice.

- Good morning. - Morning.

- I brought you some coffee. - Thanks.

We can be traced and tracked.

Did you get any sleep last night?

- No, not much really. - Uh-huh.

...no matter where you are at any given point in time.

Even our soldiers out in the battlefield.

Even our children on the playground.

- Turn it off. - Can we trust them with it?

All right. So what are you thinking?

I think she should come to the office.

Well, I'm willing to look at it. I just don't--

- All right. - All right.

Damn it!

Slow down!

Hang on a sec.

Stop!

No!

Life in the modern world has a new anxiety these days.

Just as we've become dependent on our computers,

they're now being stalked by saboteurs.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation can hear

everything you say even when your cell phone's turned off.

We can't control technology

because it is everywhere.

The Unabomber sent a letter to the New York Times

claiming to be a member of the Freedom Club.

They crashed his computer with a virus

and used his own e-mail

to infect everyone on his friends list.

Security experts fear an all-out assault

on computer systems around the globe.

They're scrambling to come up with anti-virus--

I've had seven different passwords,

and they got them all so far.

Victims of computer fraud

are wondering, why is this all happening to me?

Now, I know you've heard that story

about the Special Ops soldiers captured in the Middle East

and tortured because he had a government-issued cell phone.

Here's an interesting new statistic.

Three-quarters of all cell phones

now come with global positioning.

The terrorists were able to track his location

just because he had it on.

Special Ops soldier infiltrates a terrorist camp,

gets captured all because his cell phone was tapped?

The legislation has given the government new powers

to eavesdrop on both domestic and international--

- We're supposed to feel safe? - l believe

in domestic terrorism and I think I'm being watched.

As targets, we're people who contribute

to the industrial technological system.

At the stroke of midnight, January 1, 2000,

elevators may stop, heat may vanish.

Y2K hackers are ready to attack computers all over the place.

Stock markets around the world

may suffer some form of collapse.

What is the government doing with all of this technology?

With all of this information?

Can we trust them with it?

Do we know that it isn't being hacked and used

by outside forces, possibly enemies,

people who want to kill us?

Hey.

Hey, bitch. So whatcha doing?

- Studying. - What's that?

Shut up.

Just kidding. God, you're such

the little Miss Perfect Student, Jessie.

Yeah, whatever.

So, did you get a chance

to ask Michael about me?

No.

Dude, I don't know what to say to him.

l mean, we've all been friends forever, and now suddenly you like him.

He wasn't exactly this hot

- in fourth grade, Jessie. - Obviously.

Wait. What ever happened to that Anthony dude that you met online?

Oh, my God. He turned out to be a total perv.

l found out he was, like, 40 or something when he was claiming to be 18.

- You've received chain mail. - You should really be careful

of all the online dating stuff, dude, seriously.

Okay, this guy, Ghetto Pirate,

just sent me a picture of his you-know-what.

You attract the weirdest men.

Okay. Yeah, it's official. I need to stop dating boys online.

Agreed. All right. I gotta go. I'll call you tomorrow.

l love you, and l will see you tomorrow at school, okay?

Okay. l love you.

That's grade school.

- No, he taught me. - Johnny boy.

- Hello, Mikey. - Man, what happened to you last night?

Oh, come on, man. You know how my pops is with this football thing.

Hey, you hear about Kevin getting that letter to Nebraska?

Yeah, I heard it about a million fucking times already.

Damn, man, what's your problem, man?

Just relax, man, all right? What's wrong with you, man?

My dad is all over me about this football scholarship.

Relax. You know you're good already.

Ooh.

What's up, Rach?

Adam dumped Heather last night.

Oh, nobody gives a shit about that.

Yeah, what else is new?

They do that every week, right?

Whatever, boys.

Hey, Rachel, what is your problem?

Why were you telling Mom what I was doing last night?

Well, after you told Mom about what happened to me,

l'll tell everybody, Neil.

Oh, but I don't give a shit, okay?

I was jacking off, all right?

That's what I was doing. That's really funny.

Yeah, fuck you, you jack off.

You know what? The point is, Rachel,

come into my fucking room again, and I'm going to tell Mom

where you keep your box of condoms, all right?

- Fuck. - Jergens, Neil.

- What's wrong with him? - Hi. l don't know.

- Hey, Michael. - What's up, girl?

So, you ready for the game, Johnny?

Of course l'm ready.

What's wrong with everyone? Jeez.

He's tripping today.

l'll holler at you guys after class, all right?

Okay.

Ew, ew, ew.

It's the 40-year-old fucking virgin.

I'm seriously changing my phone number today.

Can't say l told you so.

- Hey, Jessie. - You should start...

- Wow, Dante. - Hey.

I will see you in class.

I got this for you.

Thank you.

I picked it down the street for you.

- It's pretty. - Can l walk you to class?

- So how was your weekend? - lt was good.

Yeah, just working on my car.

She'll be done in a couple of weeks.

Cool.

So do you think when you're done, you can take me for a ride?

Yeah, sure.

Yeah, of course, l'll take you for a ride.

Privacy is something that was, at one time,

considered sacred,

but that's no longer the case.

For instance, right now,

right here,

l would like some privacy with this class,

but modern technology

prevents me from doing that.

Hey.

What the hell?

My phone just, like, stopped working.

Better.

How did you do that?

19.95 at Sharper lmage.

Blocks cell phones for 50 feet.

Oh, man.

You see, there was a time

when you couldn't call somebody

at any time.

There were no cell phones.

When you went out, until you went home,

you had privacy.

Your messages were at your home.

I have a question.

Don't you think it's worth giving up some of your privacy

so you can communicate with the world?

That's a good point, Jessica,

but what about the Internet?

What about MyTube, YourSpace?

Doesn't it bother you that a complete stranger

can communicate with you, know what you look like,

know what your favorite color is,

know what movies you like to watch?

All that information is out there, and for what reason?

- The ladies. - Yeah, man.

The ladies. Really?

- The ladies. - Yes, indeed.

And what do you do with the ladies

on the Internet?

- Everything. - Nothing.

You do nothing.

You see, I think your generation

only sees the good side of technology.

But l assure you

that where there is a good side,

there is also a bad side,

and both are out there lurking somewhere.