#Cyberparenting Twitter Chat Hosted by @FOSI and @IntelSec_Family
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Dogged Investigation Reveals FL Teen’s Disturbing Photos
This story does not describe a common cybertrap for young people, fortunately, but it does help illustrate a couple of relevant points: first, that if young people have a camera available to them at all times (as nearly 100% do), they will occasionally take photos of private activities, and second, even if those private activities…
FOSI to Host #Cyberparenting Twitter Chat on June 24 at 3pm EST
The Family Online Safety Institute announced yesterday that it will be hosting a Twitter chat “focusing on Cyber Parenting and Internet Safety.” The chat will take place at 3pm EST on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, and will use the hashtag #cyberparenting. For the uninitiated, a “Twitter chat” is a planned question-and-response conversation in which all…
ThinkUKnow? UK Launches Campaign to Reduce Underage Sexting
Parents, educators, and law enforcement agencies around the world are grappling with the phenomenon of underage sexting. Despite increasingly strident warnings from adults to children about the risks of taking and distributing nude photos, the trend shows no sign of slacking anytime soon. In fact, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency recently declared that sexting…
iCheat? Will the Apple Watch Be the Next Threat to Academic Honesty?
As I discussed in Cybertraps for the Young, virtually every new technology has been adapted by students to cheat on exams. It has led to a digital cat-and-mouse game between schools and their pupils, and by and large, the students seem to be winning. Now Internet security firm iSheriff is warning that Apple’s latest consumer…
The Top 5 (Free!!) Tools For Keeping Your Family Safe Online [X-Post]
[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] With summer vacation looming (but not fast enough for the kids!), parents are once again confronted with the question of how to keep their children occupied, entertained, and safe during the long break. The challenge of keeping kids safe is a little more complicated than it…
Marion, NC Grapples with Teen Sexting Scandal
An unwelcome explicit photo sent by a 17-year-old to another high school student in Marion, NC has resulted in a multi-town, multi-state investigation into teen sexting. WLOS, an ABC affiliate in western North Carolina, reported on May 29 that the Marion Police Department had charged (or was about to charge) several teens (some as young…
Brooklyn NY High School Sued over Sexting Expulsion
On May 27, a federal lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, NY by the parents of an unnamed female high school student who formerly attended Lev Bais Yaakov High School. The lawsuit (see below) alleges that the student was accused by an unnamed parent of sending a naked photograph of herself…
Georgia School Boards Revise Policies in Response to State Cyberbullying Law
On May 6, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law a bill entitled “The End to Cyberbullying Act,” which among other things broadened the definition of bullying in Georgia to specifically include “cyberbullying.” At its meeting on May 28, for instance, the Cobb County Board of Education adopted a couple of amendments to their existing…
Digital Parenting Tip: “Least Feasible Technology”
During my lecture this morning at Simmons College, a phrase occurred to me which summarizes an approach parents can take to choosing technology for their children. The phrase is “Least Feasible Technology” (LFP). It is a philosophical and practical approach in which parents begin by figuring out what their children need to accomplish and then…
