User:Robertansley

I am Robert L. Ansley, 10/17/1957 living in Cedar Park, TX. I am one of the early pioneers in computer crime investigations, having started one of the first electronic "sting" dial-up bulletin boards as a Sgt. for Austin Police Dept. Collaborating with Senator John Montford (D) Lubbock and Representative Barry Conlon (D) Houston, we drafted Chapter 33 of the Texas Penal Code, Computer Crimes which passed with no opposition. I was the main witness, and using a recovered stolen Apple II computer, I demonstrated how the person had gained access to Western Union's Metro Phone system to steal long distance telephone access codes using a program called a "war dialer." Retaliatory threats and actions against investigators are nothing new, I received many threats from hackers and concerns from the Texas Chapter of the ACLU about privacy laws

I left the police force in 1999 to work as the Security Manager for Dell Computers, winning awards for security systems designs.

After suffering a severe spinal injury, I retired in 2006 and am now a freelance writer, hoping to contribute to Wikipedia articles.