Safety In The News : Blogging Safety

More, serious child abuse found on the Web

Linda Criddle — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:12:00 GMT

20 Apr 2007 Summary According to the latest annual report of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), the U.S. hosts 62% of the child pornography commercially distributed online. The report also discloses a trend toward depicting ever younger child victims...(read more)

Instant Messages, Lingering Paper Trail

Linda Criddle — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:46:00 GMT

12 Oct 2006 Summary As the recent case with Republican Mark Foley shows, text messages (instant messages on computer or cell phone) can be saved, stored, forwarded and exposed. It’s important to understand that even the most basic of the free instant...(read more)

MySpace, Facebook Virus Risks

Linda Criddle — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:37:00 GMT

Social networking poses download hazards 12 Oct 2006 Summary People who are ordinarily Internet savvy enough to avoid identify theft, scams, and other nasty online problems are dropping their guard when they use social networking sites such as MySpace...(read more)

Principal sues students over MySpace pictures

Linda Criddle — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:10:00 GMT

22 Sept 2006 Summary Students in San Antonio, Texas are accused of creating a fake Myspace site to spread malicious rumors about their school’s assistant principal. The harassment appears to be in retaliation for disciplinary action she took against the...(read more)

Facebook adds privacy option after new features draw backlash

Linda Criddle — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:59:00 GMT

8 Sept 2006 Summary The social networking site, Facebook, is adding new privacy options as the result of complaints about two new features—"news feed" and "mini-feed." These features were used to publish changes in friends’ spaces such as adding new friends...(read more)