iKeep Safe tells us about “Rochester Institute of Technology Offers First Ever Online Graduate Education Courses in Cyber Safety” The online classes are designed especially for K-12 educators, as well as IT professionals employed in any business sector concerned about youth Internet safety, information security, responsible decision-making, network environments, and the community. Larry Magid at [...]
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iKeep Safe tells us the story of “Cynthia Moreno| Colinga MySpace Rant Published in Local Newspaper” After visiting her hometown of Colinga, Cynthia Moreno posted an unofficial complaint to the city on her MySpace page. Her old high school principal found the rant, and sent it to the editor of the local newspaper. It was [...]
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iKeep Safe reminds us to “Take Precautions When Traveling and Using Free Internet” Taking the family on vacation? Bringing along the laptop to look for things to do and places to go? It makes sense, but be careful. Trusting unfamiliar wireless networks could mean that you are trusting your information to fake networks created by [...]
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Lots of blogging about yesterday’s Point.Smart.Click.Safe report, including: Marsali Hancock, President, iKeepSafe blogged: I was honored to be part of the Blue Ribbon Task Force that brought together so many key stakeholders including public health–all looking for industry best practices that will improve the online experience for youth. This was real work: industry stakeholders actively [...]
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iKeep Safe sounds off about, “Lori Drew Judge Dismisses MySpace Cyber-bullying Conviction based on Terms of Use Violation” Wu’s decision to overrule Drew’s conviction highlights the difficulty in prosecuting cyber-bullying with the law, and the necessity for cyber-citizenship education (at home and in the schools). Anne Collier at Net Family News gives her own take [...]
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