Internet safety

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• Keeping Your Family Safe Online During the Holidays

  
  ReputationDefender Blog — Authority: 430
  If you’re anything like me, you’ve been slowly filling with a warm holiday glow since Thanksgiving. After all, what better time of year is there than the holidays. Most people only get to see their extended family once or twice a year, at the most. Granted, they might have you pulling your hair out by New Years, ...
  20 hours ago

• Federal Courts Rule Schools Can’t Punish Cyberbullies!

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 127
  There was a huge court decision made last month by a federal judge. The gist is that he ruled that a school that had punished a student for cyberbullying had gone too far and overstepped its bounds. While this may have been legally the right decision, to keep the student’s free speech rights un-violated, think about ...
  21 hours ago

• Good News from China

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 519
  As outlined in our recent report Mapping the Mal Web, the People’s Republic of China’s top-level domain (.cn) is currently one of the riskiest domain names to surf due to numerous malware downloads and other risky sites. However, this state of affairs may now change for the better: On December 11 the China ...
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• Sue Scheff: Parenting 2010 (part 1)

  
  Sue Scheff (P.U.R.E.) - "Parent Empowerment!" — Authority: 119
  Part 1 of a 5 part series for a "virtual make-over" in 2010! As quickly as the holidays have come upon us, New Years is literally weeks away. What will your resolution be as a parent? Parenting teens today is extremely challenging. With all the technology, cell phones, i-Phones, i-Pods, and much more, how can ...
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• “OH” “OH” “OH”, Santa Delivering FakeAV Presents

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 519
  Following on from the latest Captcha techniques used by the W32/Koobface worm, it seems that the malware authors have turned to Santa for help to deliver it’s nasty surprise which awaits Facebook users. The infection drops other trojans such as FakeAlert and leaves the user renderless. It all begins with a post ...
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• Why does my child do this? And where could it lead?

  
  Jo Beaufoix — Authority: 125
  Tonight, as we sit watching X Factor at my Mum and Dad’s, Miss M decides to put us to the test once more. Miss M:  ”Granny, was Santa born in somebody’s tummy?” Granny:  ”Erm, probably M…, gulp” Oh My Bob! Seriously, sometimes this child amazes me.  She thinks about stuff much more than I ever ...
  2 days ago

• SnoopFree Privacy Shield – Free Keylogger Protection

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  Keylogger malware, delivered by Trojans, and often incorporating rootkit technology, seems to be on the increase lately; much of it focusing on stealing victims’ banking credentials, including passwords. MMORPG (online multiplayer games), appear to be particular targets; especially WOW (World of Warcraft).This type ...
  3 days ago

• Two Quick Follow-ups: More NY Predators Vanquished; Facebook’s New Privacy Settings Lambasted by Users

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 127
  Just wanted to post two quick follow-ups to two previous blog posts. Facebook announced it was upping it’s privacy settings last week. But it didn’t tell users that the default would be the most NOT private setting possible. Uncool. Users are up in arms! Original post here: Facebook Takes Steps to Keep Your ...
  4 days ago

• Should Facebook’s New Privacy Features Concern You?

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 519
  Facebook has changed the rules again. Should you be concerned? On December 9 Facebook rolled out a new feature that was previously announced via an open letter from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. This feature asked users to review their privacy settings to give them more control over who can view the content ...
  4 days ago

• Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus 2010 – Worth the Money?

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  So how do you take the best and make it better? That’s a neat trick, but something PC Tools has managed to do with the release of Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus.Spyware Doctor, as a stand alone anti-malware application, has long had a rich reputation for effectiveness, and ease of use. With the addition of [...]
  4 days ago

• Facebook Privacy Settings

  
  EdCompBlog — Authority: 125
  Saw a great post today on the new Facebook Privacy settings policy: Facebook privacy settings: What you need to know . It makes interesting reading (and watching as there is an embedded video). Te blogs author, Graham Cluley, gives excellent advice on the settings you should use on facebook. In fact, he gives good ...
  4 days ago

• Online safety means empowering AND protecting

  
  Generation YES Blog — Authority: 120
  Connect Safely |Online Safety 3.0: Empowering and Protecting Youth The online-safety messages most Americans are getting are still pretty much one-size-fits-all and focused largely on adult-to-child crime, rather than on what the growing bodies of both Net-safety and social-media research have found. … ...
  4 days ago

• 1 Girl Pleads Guilty in YouTube Attack Video

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 127
  The silver lining in this cloud is that when bullies are stupid enough to beat someone (a peer) up in public and have it posted online, they get caught. PC Pandora computer monitoring software will let parent see if their child are engaging in cyberbullying on any level – instigating, perpetrating, passing ...
  5 days ago

• Secunia Personal Software Inspector – Insurance Against Vulnerabilities

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  Secunia PSI – Checks for Software Vulnerabilities A recent article on IE 6 and the inherent dangers involved in running such an outdated Browser, supports the view that not all of us make use of Microsoft’s Windows Update so that we are current with operating system critical updates, and security fixes.As ...
  5 days ago

• UK Makes Online Safety a Must

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 127
  The UK is taking a step in the right direction with a new government-run campaign that will echo road safety and “stop, drop, and roll” style campaigns. Remember “Say no, then go, and tell someone” if a stranger tried to talk to you or offer a ride? Same thing here. The new Click Clever, Click Safe campaigns ...
  5 days ago

• TEEN DIARIES: Technology… Love It or Hate It!by Saba, 15 (Snellville, GA)

  
  Teen Diaries Blog — Authority: 141
  Technology has such an impact on the world today that we wouldn’t be able to function without it! Although it has advanced so much in the last few years, I think technology is a bitter sweet . Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE technology, but it has its pros and cons. I love that all my friends are either a text or ...
  5 days ago

• Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday #70

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 127
  Three more predators arrested in the last week… two of them actually made contact with kids – BUT the kids were smart enough to tell someone! EXCELLENT! A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man met a 13-year-old girl on MySpace, picked her up at home and drove her to his house for sex. A 27-year-old man from New Jersey ...
  6 days ago

• Canadian Internet Predators Beware!

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 127
  This is great news from our friends up north. I thought it fitting for posting today. The regular WIPW post is forthcoming – stay tuned! December 4, 2009 Supreme Court Of Canada Makes Landmark Decision About Sexual Predators Luring Children AHN Staff Ottawa, Ontario (AHN) – The Supreme Court of ...
  6 days ago

• Online Shopping Tips for the Holidays

  
  The Happy Housewife — Authority: 551
  When surfing the internet it is important to make sure you are using the newest version of your internet browser. Companies release new versions because they have worked out the bugs in the older versions and not upgrading can put you at risk. It doesn’t cost anything but a few minutes of your time to upgrade to the ...
  6 days ago

• Net-safety leadership: UK Council unveils strategy

  
  NetFamilyNews — Authority: 467
  Where dealing with childrens online safety is concerned, the UK continues to impress. Clearly it was no easy task, but on the recommendation of psychologist, professor, TV personality, parent, and author of the Prime Minister Brown-appointed Byron Review Tanya Byron, the September 2008-launched UK Council for Child ...
  6 days ago

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