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What are Teenagers Really Doing Online? A scientific study of home Internet use by parents and their teenage children to better understand how they behave online, has been released by GFI.
Designed and implemented by a noted polling expert, the nationally-representative 2011 Parent-Teen Internet Safety Report identifies online behaviors of parents and their teenagers related to content, communications and malware exposure. The study finds that while parents and their teens are engaged in a game of “cat-and-mouse” when it comes to controlling home Internet access, both populations regularly engage in online behavior that puts them and the parents’ employers at risk.
Key findings from the report include: “The Parent-Teen Internet Safety Report is a real eye-opener as to how modern computing introduces families to a host of new dangers that reflect our evolving online lives,” said Alex Eckelberry, general manager of GFI Software’s Security Business Unit. David Kelleher is Director of Public Relations at GFI Software.
Facebook. Friends to help police bullying and abuse on Facebook. 10 March 2011Last updated at 13:28 Facebook users will be able to report abuse to friends as well as site moderators.
Facebook users who are being bullied or abused can now report the problem to friends, as well as site moderators. The option to contact a "trusted friend" has been added to the website's safety centre. Facebook said that the system was designed to help people solve online problems "face to face". The changes were unveiled at the White House where President Obama and his wife Michelle hosted an anti-bullying conference.
Facebook's director of European policy, Richard Allan, said: "Often the best way of sorting offensive content is for friends to flag those things to each other. For more serious concerns, Facebook can put users in touch with police or charities that can help them, said Mr Allan. "In the real world you have a sense of when you need to escalate something to the right organisation. Social networking advice - ICO Youth. Personal information is information about you.
It includes your name, address or telephone number. It also includes where you go to university, where you travel or information about the type of things you buy. Staying in control of your personal information can go a long way toward protecting your privacy. You may be surprised at just how many decisions you make about your personal information and privacy every day. How often do you think about your privacy when doing any of the following everyday things… Filling in a formDo you ever read the small print? Shopping or banking onlineDo you check the system is secure before providing account or credit card details? Cyber-Parenting: FamilySignal helps keep kids safe on Facebook - Facebook. Social networking sites provide great opportunities for kids to connect with their friends and express their personalities.
They can even be educational, for example, the Moshi Monsters website encourages kids to earn game currency by solving math, logic and vocabulary puzzles. But if we’ve learned anything from Chris Hansen and Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator,” it’s that sexual predators aren’t afraid to prey on underage victims by misrepresenting themselves on social networks. And they certainly don’t lack targets: a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that nearly half (46%) of 12-year-olds in the United States are active on social media. This puts parents in the difficult position of trying to keep their children safe while allowing them to have a healthy level of independence and privacy. It’s not a new dilemma – 10 years ago, concerned moms were reading their daughter’s diaries just like they’re now checking their Facebook profiles.
How Schools Can Use Facebook to Build an Online Community. David Hartstein is a partner at Wired Impact, a web design company that builds websites for nonprofits.
You can connect with David on Twitter and the Wired Impact Facebook Page. The word “Facebook,” so ubiquitous across the world, is enough to make any educator uneasy. When I was teaching at an elementary school in New York, the topic of social media came up from time to time. And generally when it did, it was about how teachers were being fired for posting too much information or were receiving disciplinary action for an ill-advised status update. The prevailing thought was, “better safe than sorry.” 20for%20Educators. Fake profile on a social networking site.