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The Week in Online Safety, February 6, 2012
A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

News
U.S. – Teens migrating to Twitter — sometimes for privacy, Associated Press,  Jan. 30, 2012

U.S. – The pre-teen Facebook dilemma, Pittsburgh Tribune- Review, Jan. 30, 2012

U.S. – Kids’ online behavior today could affect them tomorrow, Detroit News, Jan. 31, 2012

U.S. – The Kids Are More Than All Right, The New York Times, Feb. 3, 2012

Australia – Teens aware of online risks but ignore them, The West, Feb. 4, 2012

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments
U.S. – Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants Tax On Violent Video Games, KOCO, Feb. 1, 2012

U.A.E. – Families warned to monitor children’s use of computers, Gulf News, Feb. 1, 2012

U.S. – Wisconsin Cyberbullying Legislation In Works,  Ashland Current, Jan. 29, 2012

Australia – New campaign to address cyber bullying, Sky News, Feb. 1, 2012

Research
U.K. – 21% of UK kids have accessed inappropriate content from their mobile, You Gov, Jan. 31, 2012

Advocates
E.U. – Insafe Newsletter – Safer Internet Day, Insafe, Feb. 6, 2012

U.S. – The downside of social media convenience, Anne Collier, Jan. 31, 2012

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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The Week in Online Safety, January 31, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

News U.S.- Google+ Now Open To Teens 13 And Up, Tech Crunch, Jan.  26, 2012

U.S.- How the Internet Has Become an Outlet for Lonely Teens, The Atlantic, Jan. 24, 2012

U.S. – Spying On Teens: Is High-Tech Tracking Unfair?, The Huffington Post, Jan. 26, 2012

U.S.- How Social Health Games Can Make You Trimmer and Fitter, US News, Jan. 26, 2012

U.S. – Schools attempt to reduce bullying through intervention, programs, Associated Press, Jan. 24, 2012

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments Canada – Privacy commissioner aims to curb risky web behavior, The Globe and Mail, Jan. 24, 2012

U.S.- Ohio Cyber-Bullying Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk, NPR, Jan. 24, 2012

Australia – R18+ bill to go before Aussie parliament this February, Gamespot, Jan. 24, 2012

U.S. – Committee backs anti-bullying bill for Maine schools, Maine Sunday Telegram, Jan. 29, 2011

Advocates U.S. – Surge in kids’ apps: Parents & providers sorting it out, Anne Collier, Jan. 25, 2012

U.S. – Number of Registered Sex Offenders in the U.S. Nears Three-quarters of a Million, NCMEC, Jan. 23, 2012

U.S. – 160,000 Students Stay Home from School Every Day Because of Bullying. Really?, Justin Patchin, Jan. 20, 2012

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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The Week in Online Safety, January 23, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

News U.S. – Young, in Love and Sharing Everything, Including a Password, The New York Times, Jan. 17, 2012

U.S. – Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes, The New York Times, Jan. 20, 2012

U.K. – Crackdown on ‘burn’ pages used for bullying by teenagers as vile trend spreads, Daily Mail, Jan. 21, 2012

U.S. – Mass Suspension at Pittsburgh School for Bypassing Filter, THE Journal, Jan. 18, 2012

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments U.S. – Supreme Court to consider educators’ response to cyber-bullying, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 14, 2012

U.K. - Internet And Video Game Addicts Need NHS Help, Claims Senior MP, Huffington Post, Jan. 19, 2012

U.S. – Under New Law, California Beefs Up Anti-Bullying Training, Ventura County Star, Jan. 15, 2012

U.S. – Ohio Senate passes bill on cyber bullying,  Associated Press, Jan. 22, 2012

U.S. – Stopping the bully: Schools ramping up education for staff, Gannett News, Jan.  21, 2012

Research U.S. – One in Ten Parents Online, Around the World Say Their Child Has Been Cyberbullied, Ipsos, Jan. 11, 2012

Advocates U.S. – Bullying Law Summary Fact Sheet Updated, Cyberbullying Research Center, Jan. 13, 2012

U.S. – Why kids love video games & what parents can do about it, Anne Collier, Jan. 19, 2012

U.S. – When is a hateful comment a hate crime?, Parry Aftab, Jan. 19, 2012

U.S. – Social media in the classroom?, IKeepSafe, Jan. 20, 2012

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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The Week in Online Safety, January 2, 2012 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence.

[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

News Australia – Cyber bullying spiraling out of control in schools, The Daily Telegraph, Dec. 31, 2011

U.S. – Internet sexual encounters drop, News on Wall, Dec. 30, 2011

U.K. – RIM promises new UK parental controls, Mobile News, Dec. 23, 2011

U.S. – Online pharmacies feed prescription drug abuse, NY Daily News, Dec. 20, 2011

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments India – India Orders Facebook, Google, Yahoo to Remove ‘Anti-Social’ Content, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 24, 2011

U.S. –Michigan lawmakers hope to tackle “cyber-bullying” in 2012, Michigan Radio, Dec. 26, 2011

Advocates U.S. – Microsoft’s ‘So.cl’ networking for students, Anne Collier, Dec. 28, 2011

U.S. – 360 Year in Review, IKeepSafe, Dec. 30, 2011

U.S. – Google technology makes reporting child sexual exploitation easier, NCMEC, Dec. 28, 2011

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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The Week in Online Safety, December 26, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

News U.S. – Teens,Sexting and ‘Cyberbaiting’, Voice of America, Dec. 18, 2011

Canada – Police irked by the rise of online vigilantism, CNews, Dec. 23, 2011

Australia – Aussies want parental control from ISPs, and they’d like it for free, IT Wire, Dec. 22, 2011

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments U.N. – Child Safety Online: Global challenges and strategies, UNICEF, Dec. 13, 2011

U.S.  NH HB 1562, Prefiled, Dec. 16, 2011. Would lessen penalties for sexting by minors.

U.S.  IL SB 2454, Internet Dating Safety Act, Referred to Committee, Dec. 13, 2011

U.S. – Legal issues cause tweaks in new NY State bill on cyberbullying, Buffalo News, Dec. 19, 2011

Research U.S. – Multi-person Sex among a Sample of Adolescent Female Urban Health Clinic Patients, Journal of Urban Health, W 2011

U.A.E. – Young people spend nearly 10 hours a day online, The National, Dec. 23, 2011

Advocates U.S. – So your kid is looking at porn. Now what?, Larry Magid, Dec. 22, 2011

U.S. – Comments to the FTC Re: COPPA Rule Review, EPIC, Dec. 23, 2011

U.S. – Declines in 2 online risks for youth: Study, Anne Collier, Dec. 16, 2011

U.S. – Comments on FTC COPPA Rule Review, Tech Freedom, Dec. 23, 2011

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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The Week in Online Safety, December 19, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

News U.S. – Facebook throws potentially suicidal users a Lifeline, CNET, Dec. 13, 2011

U.S. – Who’s Opposed To .XXX Domain Names? Not Exactly Whom You’d Think, NPR, Dec. 14, 2011

U.S. – Internet Compulsion Disorder: Should We Include It in the DSM?, The Atlantic, Dec. 13, 2011

U.S. – Social network age limits pose a puzzle for parents, The Boston Globe, Dec. 15, 2011

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments Canada – Debate rages over filtering Internet hate speech, The Vancouver Sun, Dec.12, 2011

U.S. – Injury Law: Cyberbullying on Twitter, Verdict, Dec. 16, 2011

Advocates U.S. – Rise in social media correlates with safer experiences for teens, Larry Magid, Dec. 15, 2011

U.S. – Declines in 2 online risks for youth: Study, Anne Collier, Dec. 16, 2011

U.S. – Those Who Victimize Children are Usually Not Strangers, Ernie Allen, NCMEC, Dec. 12, 2011

U.K. – The Rough Guide to Staying Safe Online, Get Safe Online, Dec. 2011

U.S. – Webkinz children’s site is subject of complaint to FTC, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 13, 2011

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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The Week in Online Safety, December 5, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

News
U.S. – Schools add Internet etiquette, safety to coursework, USA Today, Nov. 30, 2011

U.S. – Are tablets good for kids to play games and watch videos?, ABC News, Dec. 2, 2011

U.S. – High school fights go viral online, Connecticut Post, Dec. 3, 2011

U.K. – Amanda Craig’s horrifying story of how she became a victim of a vicious online bullying campaign, Daily Mail, Dec. 1, 2011

India – Net-obsessed youngsters log on to deaddiction, The Times of India, Nov. 27, 2011

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments
Canada – Social networks should block cyberbullies, MNA says, Montreal Gazette, Dec. 2, 2011

E.U. – EU joins tech firms in child protection drive, After Dawn, Dec. 4, 2011

Australia – National push to impose jail terms for workplace and cyber bullying, The Australian, Nov. 29, 2011

Research
U.S.  – Sexting far less prevalent than previously reported, CNET, Dec. 5, 2011

Advocates
U.S. – Have We Reached the End of the Road for Video Game Censorship?, Adam Thierer, Nov. 28, 2011

U.S. – Europe’s new coalition for a better Net for kids, Anne Collier, Dec. 2, 2011

E.U. – New Coalition to make a better and safer internet for children, InSafe, Nov. 29, 2011

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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[Cross Posted from the blog I manage at work, Microsoft Privacy & Online Safety]

The Week in Online Safety, November 28, 2011 A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

News U.S. – Schools address online bullying, changing issues, Gannet News, Nov. 23, 2011

U.S. – Netflix ‘Just for Kids’ section launches on Wii, The Verge, Nov. 22, 2011

U.S. – Mobile app content ratings system to debut next week, CNET, Nov. 21, 2011

U.S. – Don’t hand it to Junior just yet: Kindle Fire lacks key purchase controls, Ars Technica, Nov. 18, 2011

U.S. – Have you had the “social media” talk with your kids, ABC News, Nov. 18, 2011

U.S. – Facebook Does First Domestic Safety Outreach in Spanish, Menlo Park, Nov. 21, 2011

U.S. – Cyberbullies rely on keyboard courage, Central New Jersey, Nov. 21, 2011

Policy: Legislative, Regulatory, & Legal Developments S. Korea – South Korea pulls plug on late-night adolescent online gamers, CNN, Nov. 22, 2011

E.U. – Courts cannot order ISPs to filter P2P, ECJ rules, ZDNET, Nov. 24, 2011

Pakistan – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Bans ‘Sexting’ Words, Mobiledia, Nov. 22, 2011

Research U.S. – Norton Online Family Report Identifies Issues of “Cyberbaiting” and Overspending, Symantec, Nov. 17, 2011

U.S. – National Trends in Exposure to Violence on the Internet Among Children, Pediatrics, Nov. 21, 2011

Advocates
U.K. – 2011 Annual Report, Get Safe Online, Nov. 2011

E.U. – EU conference speaks up for kids online rights, InSafe, Nov. 24, 2011

U.S. – Identity Theft of a minor, IkeepSafe, Nov. 21, 2011

– Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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