Safeguarding
New EU Cybercrime Centre to open on Friday - 10 Jan 2013
The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) is to officially open on Friday, 11 January, at the European Police Office (Europol) in the Hague in the Netherlands.
When you are being tagged in a photo, the tag not only reveals that you are in the photo, it also links to your Facebook profile and, if done well, is positioned across your face. This means everyone who has access to the photo can see who you are and learn more about you via your profile.
3 Things You Need To Know About Photo Tagging In Facebook
Facebook Privacy Chart 4 Teens
Facebook's default privacy settings are not for everyone – especially minors – which is why the service allows users to customize their settings. The following chart shows ConnectSafely's recommendations for most teens. We realize that not all teens have the same level of maturity and that not all parents have the same rules for their kids' online socializing, so please review this chart with your teens to help set the right privacy settings for them. For more on Facebook safety and privacy for teens, please see our booklet A Parents' Guide to Facebook . Please note : If you're not already logged into Facebook and you click on a link to Facebook below the Table of Contents, you'll be asked to provide user name and password the first time only.
Author: Jeff Durham - Updated: 20 August 2012 | Comment It's estimated that around 20% of the UK population have some kind of criminal record even if it's only for a minor misdemeanour. The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) was set up to allow employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors to run a background check on all job applicants whom they might be considering offering work to. The check does not encompass all occupations but is designed to protect children and other vulnerable sections of the community so that employers can ensure that any candidate who is subsequently offered a job is suitable for the role and that nobody who comes into contact with that person is placed at risk in any way.
Criminal Background Checks
Last year I presented to a group of 1st year Business School students on the topic of their use of Social Media and Social Networking websites and how this could have implications on their employability. This year I’ve been privileged enough to be invited back into lecture slots for all the first year under graduate Business School students (Law, Accounting & Finance, and Business).
Do students understand their ‘digital footprint’ and how it can affect their employability?
Brussels, 6 February 2012
Digital Agenda: Safer Internet Day 2012, linking up generations for a safer digital world
A Parents' Guide to Facebook | Safety Advice Articles
Welcome to the fully updated 2012 edition of A Parents' Guide to Facebook (PDF)! It’s designed to help you understand what Facebook is and how to use it safely. With it, you will be better informed and able to communicate with young Facebook users in your life more effectively. That's important because 1) if something goes wrong, we want our children to come to us and 2) as the Internet becomes increasingly social and mobile, a parent’s guidance and support are ever more key to young people’s well-being in social media and technology. The guidebook is published in partnership with the iKeepSafe Coalition.
Computer Viruses and Threats
You've probably been sick before. It's not fun. In many cases, like the flu, you're sick because of a virus..
For years bullying had been thought of as a necessary rite of passage to adulthood.
5 Websites That Help Parents & Children Deal With Bullying Or Cyberbullying
Passwords are designed to keep our information safe from prying eyes. They're like locks. A hacker may force the door and break your lock, but most of the time a strong lock keeps people out. But let's be honest: Passwords are annoying.
5 Ways to Keep Your Information Secure in the Cloud"
We all know how frustrating junk emails can get. They clog up our email inbox and make us waste precious time cleaning them up. To make matter worse, these spam sometimes come with viruses or worms that make your system gohaywire.