Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
MIT Technology Review recently revealed research which proves that information posted on social networking sites like twitter and facebook can be used to determine someone’s location and track their movements.
Nitesh Dhanjani, a well-known cybersecurity researcher and author, showed in his presentation how data-collection programs can be created using the tools provided by the sites themselves [...]
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Posted on July 30th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
70% of all online pornography access occurs during the 9-5 workday, according to Message Labs monthly report March 2004.
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Posted on July 29th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
We blog a lot about the dangers out there, and there are so many that take so many different forms it can at times seem overwhelming. Because of this we decided to isolate six problem areas and give parents one really useful strategy for dealing with them. These strategies are just a starting point, and [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
You can control how much people see about you on Facebook by setting up a “Limited Profile”. To do this, go to the “My Privacy Page” after logging on and click on the “Limited Profile Settings” link.
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Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
Keep a record (including time and date) of cyberbullying incidents, as this may help you (or the police) to find out who is sending the messages.
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Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
A few weeks ago, Australian teen Chanelle Rae took her life after being harassed and bullied over the Internet by classmates.
Cyberbullying, the term given to bullying through electronic mediums, has become an increasing concern both in America and throughout the world, primarily because of horror stories like these. A child starts being harassed at school, [...]
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Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
In order to drive up revenue, porn marketers use pop-up windows which when closed open up more pop-up windows. Known as ‘mouse napping,’ this technique traps users in an endless loop of porn. Thus, if you see your child sitting in front of a screen full or pornography, desperately trying to click away, realize that [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
Two-thirds of 474 human resources professionals said in a survey they’ve discovered pornography on employee computers. Nearly half of those, 43 percent, said they had found such material more than once.
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Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
If your children have social networking accounts and have pictures of themselves up online, make sure they aren’t wearing any shirts with their school logos/name/sports team, because these can be used to determine their location and even street address. As always, talk with them about how what information is appropriate to share and why.
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Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
The National Crime Prevention Council in a 2008 report recommends that parents consider installing parental control filtering software and/or tracking programs. (Over 70 percent of teens reported to the NCPC that being able to block cyberbullies was the most effective method of prevention.)
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