• Cybertraps for Expecting Moms and Dads
    Cybertraps for Expecting Moms and Dads

    ...a comprehensive look at how technology influence our lives.

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  • Cybertraps for the Young
    Cybertraps for the Young

    There's no such thing as safe 'sext'.

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  • Cybertraps for Educators
    Cybertraps for Educators

    Steer clear of major hazards in the rapidly changing digital landscape.

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  • Obscene Profits
    Obscene Profits

    The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age

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  • The Decency Wars
    The Decency Wars

    The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture

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  • American Privacy
    American Privacy

    The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right

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  • The Court and The Cross
    The Court and The Cross

    The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court

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  • The Naked Employee
    The Naked Employee

    How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy

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The Cybertraps Series

The Cybertraps Series

Whether you are a young adult, teacher, parent, or just curious about the impact of your digital footprint, read Cybertraps to stay in the know of how technology can do significant harm to you, now and in the far future. While the world focuses on privacy data and how this affects us as a society, nationally-recognized cybersecurity and legal expert Frederick S. Lane delves deeply into how technology impacts us all at the most personal and intimate levels.

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The Cybertraps Podcast

The Cybertraps Podcast

This twice-weekly podcast features a live current-events discussion and interview with experts from the fields of cybersafety, cybersecurity, education, technology, and more!

Hosted by Jethro Jones and Frederick Lane.

Live shows Mondays at noon eastern.

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The Cybertraps Newsletter

The Cybertraps Newsletter

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The Age of SnapPrivacy: The Myths of Anonymity and Deletion [Lecture]

By American Privacy, Apps, Computer Forensics, Data Mining, Digital Investigations, Lectures, Right to Privacy, Search and Seizure,

2014-04-24 The Age of SnapPrivacy from Frederick Lane A brief overview of the history of personal privacy and the impact of technology delivered at the Cyber Privacy Symposium at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY on April 24, 2014. Included is a discussion of what actually constitutes privacy. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or…

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

By American Privacy, Constitutional Law, Fourth Amendment, History, Lectures, Right to Privacy, Search and Seizure,

2014-04-10 American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right from Frederick Lane A presentation based on my book American Privacy that I delivered to the Genesis Client Forum in Chicago, IL on April 10, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic,…

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The Secret Life of Teens: The Myths of Anonymity and Deletion [Lecture]

By Anonymity, Apps, Computer Forensics, Cybertraps for the Young, Lectures, Social Media,

2014-04-08 The Secret Life of Teens: The Myths of Anonymity and Deletion from Frederick Lane A presentation I delivered for the “Common Ground Speaks” conference at Far Hills Country Day School in Far Hills, NJ on April 8, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on…

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Digital Citizenship: A Modern Parent’s Guide To Raising CyberEthical Kids [X-Post]

By Apps, Cybersafety, Cybertraps for the Young, Parenting, Social Media, Software

[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] If it isn’t blindingly obvious already, our kids are growing up in a digital and increasingly wireless world, and technology is revolutionizing education for both adults and their children of today. There are now more mobile devices in the world than there are people (although they…

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Impact of Technology on Clinical Evaluations: Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Sextortion [Lecture]

By Apps, Computer Forensics, Cyberbullying, Cybertraps for the Young, Lectures, Psychology, Sexting, Sextortion, Social Media,

2014-03-27 Impact of Technology on Clinical Evaluations: Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Sextortion from Frederick Lane A presentation delivered remotely to the San Diego Psych Law Society on March 27, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…

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Digital Media & the Death of Privacy [Lecture]

By American Privacy, Anonymity, Lectures, Right to Privacy, Social Media,

Digital Media & the Death of Privacy from Frederick Lane A presentation on how the development of digital technology and digital media has affected the three main strands of privacy: modesty, anonymity, and control. This talk was given at ASMPNY IDEAshare on March 1, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional…

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Cybertraps for Educators: The Professional Perils of 24/7 Communication [Lecture]

By Apps, Cybertraps for Educators, Educators, Lectures, Liability & Litigation, Right to Privacy, School Districts, Sexting, Social Media, Teacher Misconduct, ,

Cybertraps for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation for the Alaska Society for Technology in Education, based on my upcoming book, Cybertraps for Educators. It details the potential risks for teachers and administrators from the use and misuse of electronic resources. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your…

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Managing The Phases Of Your Child’s Digital Life [X-Post]

By Apps, Cybersafety, Cybertraps for the Young, Parenting, Social Media, Software

[This blog post originally appeared on Good Digital Parenting.] In his marvelously funny book, “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe,” British satirist Douglas Adams observed that “The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How,…

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