Category Archives: Anonymity

Cover Slide for "If You Tweet in the Woods, Can You Be Fired?" [2018-06-01]

If You Tweet in the Woods, Can You Be Fired? [Lecture]

By Acceptable Use Policies, American Privacy, Anonymity, Apps, Constitutional Law, Cyberethics, Cybertraps for Educators, Cybertraps for the Young, Disciplinary Proceedings, Educators, Employees, eStupidity, Ethics, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Lectures, Morality, Policies and Procedures, Politics, Professional Development, Right to Privacy, School Boards, School Districts, Sexting, Social Media, Teacher Certification & Training, Teacher Misconduct, , ,

2018-06-01 If You Tweet in the Woods, Can You Be Fired? from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered on June 1, 2018, at the Ontario College of Teachers “Inspiring Public Confidence” conference in Toronto, Canada. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me…

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Cover Slide for "Is It Possible to Protect Yourself Online in the USA?" [2018-05-17]

Is It Possible to Protect Yourself Online in the USA? [Lecture]

By American Privacy, Anonymity, Apps, Communications, Constitutional Law, Cybersafety, Cybersecurity, Cybertraps for the Young, Electronic Sexual Assault, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Invasion of Privacy, Law Enforcement, Lectures, Politics, Right to Privacy, Security, Sextortion, Social Media, Surveillance, Voyeurism,

2018-05-17 Is It Possible to Protect Yourself Online in the USA? from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered on May 17, 2018, at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, China. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…

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Cover Slide for "Information Security in a Knowledge-Based Society" [2018-05-16]

Information Security in a Knowledge-Based Society [Lecture]

By American Privacy, Anonymity, Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Computer Forensics, Constitutional Law, Cybersafety, Cybersecurity, Data Mining, Digital Citizenship, Digital Investigations, Encryption, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Internet of Things, Invasion of Privacy, Law Enforcement, Lectures, Politics, Right to Privacy, Search and Seizure, Security, Social Media, Surveillance, ,

2018-05-16 Information Security in a Knowledge-Based Society from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered on May 16, 2018, at the United States Consulate in Guangzhou, China. If you are interested in scheduling a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and availability.

Rachel Maddow Offers Fascinating Primer on Document Forensics

By American Privacy, Anonymity, Computer Forensics, Digital Investigations, Evidence, Steganography, ,

Over the last several months, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has devoted large amounts of airtime to these burning questions: 1) Did the Russian government attempt to interfere in the United States presidential election in 2016 and if so, 2) did the campaign of Donald Trump actively collude with the Russians in that meddling? I don’t…

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13 Reasons Why Anonymous Alerts® Can Help [Guest Post]

By Anonymity, Cyberbullying, Cybersafety, Cybertraps for the Young, Digital Citizenship, Educators, Guest Posts, Parenting, Sexting, Social Media, Software, Suicide, ,

By T. Gregory Bender, CEO/President of Anonymous Alerts® [Editor’s Note: This blog was originally written by Greg Bender for the “CEO Blog” of Anonymous Alerts® and is re-posted with permission. You can read the original post by clicking here. In the spirit of full disclosure, please be advised that I have the pleasure of serving…

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Anatomy of a Digital Investigation: FBI Rapidly IDs Sender of High School Threats

By Anonymity, Computer Forensics, Cyberethics, Cybertraps for the Young, Digital Investigations, Law Enforcement, Security, Social Media, Threats of Violence, , , , ,

It is a problem that has afflicted numerous schools around the country: threats of violence sent from anonymous email accounts, messenger apps, and transient phone numbers. In the wake of multiple serious school attacks, administrators cannot afford to take such threats lightly, notwithstanding the fact that the majority of the threats are little more than…

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“That’s Not Funny!” Schools View Threats with Increasing Alarm

By Anonymity, Communications, Cybertraps for the Young, Digital Citizenship, Guns, Morality, Parenting, Social Media, Threats of Violence, , , ,

In August, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicted that 1.44 billion smartphones would be shipped in 2015, a 10.4% increase over the preceding year. It is a safe bet that a hefty percentage of those smartphones will be tucked under a Christmas tree a week from now. Thousands upon thousands of teens (and even younger children)…

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“After School” App: Yet Another Reason for Parents to Check Their Kids’ Phones

By Anonymity, Apps, Cyberbullying, Cybersafety, Cybertraps for the Young, Digital Citizenship, Parenting, Social Media, Threats of Violence,

Parents love to complain about how much more challenging it is for them to parent than it was for THEIR parents, or frankly, any preceding generation in human history. But you have to feel some sympathy for the parents of millennials (let alone those dealing with the Generation Zers). As Steve Jobs said in 2007…

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Parents and Schools Catch a Break: Secret App Bites the Dust

By Anonymity, Apps, Cyberbullying, Cybersafety, Cybertraps for the Young, Social Media, , ,

Sixteen months ago, David Byttow and Chris Bader created an app called “Secret” that was designed to permit users to anonymously share information with other users, friends, and contacts. The app and the concept of anonymous gossip proved popular: Secret gained as many as 15 million users in a fairly short time, and at the…

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American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right [Lecture]

By American Privacy, Anonymity, Constitutional Law, History, Lectures, Right to Privacy,

2014-08-28 American Privacy: The 400-Year History Of Our Most Contested Right from Frederick Lane A keynote presentation delivered to the 2014 International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators in Phoenix, Arizona on August 28, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me…

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