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December 08, 2008 |
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December 17, 2008 |
A look at the first study about the nude photo-sharing that has been reported in more than a dozen states - and some thoughts on the why of this and other types of teen self-exposure online
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December 30, 2008 |
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As we move into 2009, MySpace chief safety officer Hemanshu Nigam has some good, commonsense advice for parents of online kids.
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August 26, 2007 |
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Ernie Allen, CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, welcomes you to ConnectSafely and warns parents about risks kids face.
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October 24, 2008 |
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Microblogging with services like Twitter could be having a humanizing effect in modern society - or at least the classroom. Here's what I mean....
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October 31, 2008 |
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If a young gamer's showing signs of addiction, "cold turkey" is far from the best course of action, Dr. Block suggests. Here's why....
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August 31, 2007 |
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Stephen Balkam, the CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, confronts those who instill fear for their own advantage.
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October 17, 2008 |
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Here's some clarification, food for thought, ideas for family discussion, and a recommended curriculum for schools.
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December 02, 2008 |
Though technically about computer fraud, the case concerning Megan Meier's suicide raises key questions about parenting and protecting youth on the social Web.
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August 28, 2007 |
Stephen Carrick-Davies, CEO of London-based Childnet International, writes about the pain that can be caused by cyberbullying.
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August 22, 2008 |
What to do when, where the social Web's concerned, the law protects sites more than users?
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September 26, 2008 |
What should come first from a Net safety task force: better understanding through review of the research or a predetermined solution? Diagnosis or prescription?
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August 24, 2007 |
John Carr, Internet safety adviser to the British government, explains that it is possible for government, industry and safety groups to work together for the benefit of children.
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September 19, 2008 |
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We're seeing some big victimization numbers, but let's be sure we really know what cyberbullying is.
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August 24, 2007 |
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Donna Rice Hughes, chairman and president of Enough Is Enough, argues for a law that would help law enforcement and social sites "keep predators at bay."
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August 01, 2008 |
What cyberbullying looks like in virtual worlds for children
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August 29, 2008 |
A story about a high school assembly in Colorado raises some important questions about how to teach online safety going forward.
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August 30, 2007 |
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Family tech expert Robin Raskin points out that parents are using Facebook to check out the friends and activities of their children at college and says, "Give them some space!"
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August 19, 2008 |
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The feds have indicted 11 people for stealing millions of credit card numbers from the wireless networks of major retailers. What can you do to protect your family and your wireless network?
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September 11, 2008 |
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As if "To Catch a Predator" wasn't enough, now there's a campaign to protect our children against predators who use Google Street View.
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August 13, 2007 |
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Adam Thierer of the Progress and Freedom Foundation in Washington, D.C., says that parents, not the government, should be in charge of children's Internet use.
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June 13, 2008 |
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As the Internet and how young people use it increasingly reflect the breadth and complexity of "real life," it's time to rethink how we teach online safety.
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August 01, 2008 |
Here's help for non-digital natives who wonder what this online video phenomenon is all about and why it's so compelling to online kids.
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August 27, 2007 |
Nancy Willard, executive director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, says that the excessive "fear mongering" in online-safety messages is counterproductive to keeping kids safe.
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February 07, 2007 |
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Learn to recognize tricks predators use to lure teens into sexual encounters.
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August 19, 2008 |
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It's not out of the question, says ConnectSafely's Larry Magid.
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March 15, 2008 |
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What are the signs of this new sort of "addiction," and what should a parent do if they're apparent in a child? See what Dr. Block says....
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August 19, 2008 |
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Sometimes it's the little things we do that make the biggest difference.
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August 04, 2007 |
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One of the best protections for online youth is awareness of how other people try to influence them - here are some of the ways....
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May 15, 2008 |
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Great progress with parental controls - Web filters, number-blocking, etc. - has been made, but technology's not enough. Here's why.
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May 02, 2008 |
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In response to a New Jersey mom's question about her daughter's photo-sharing nightmare, some advice from a police detective and a psychiatrist
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May 27, 2008 |
See why it's increasingly important for users that social sites and services have clear, well-enforced Terms of Service.
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May 20, 2008 |
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They helpfully train the spotlight on user accountability and potentially give "teeth" to social sites' terms of service as user protection regs.
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May 20, 2008 |
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An interview with David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center and a leading scholar on Internet safety
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May 05, 2008 |
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The Task Force convened by 49 attorneys general examines age verification, but what would it really accomplish?
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August 01, 2008 |
The latest research - and news reports - indicate that seeing can't really be believing where teen social networking's concerned.
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March 18, 2008 |
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Parents need to be parents but we also need to avoid buying into Internet safety myths. Teens may be more net-savvy than you think. Focus on real issues, pick your battles and encourage young people to be smart socializers.
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May 08, 2008 |
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Where teen online behavior's concerned, "accountability" is a more relevant term than "cyberbullying" for parents and educators to use and think about.
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