Safety online revisited

A while back, I posted about some “safety online” videos that Quentin D’Souza had posted. One of them shows a photo of a girl lying on a bed; the photo is posted on a bulletin board, and every time someone pulls the photo off the board, it magically reappears there. The moral: once you post [...]

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Vigilantism a poor response to cyberattack

Wired magazine has an interesting article on cyber-attack and possible responses, particularly a wartime and peacetime responses: Last month Marine Gen. James Cartwright told the House Armed Services Committee that the best cyberdefense is a good offense… The general isn’t alone. In 2003, the entertainment industry tried to get a law passed (.pdf) giving it [...]

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Safety online

The indefatigable Quentin D’Souza has created a SplashCast Channel that shows public safety videos on the subject of online sexual predators and cyber-bullying. Pretty interesting videos. There were 6 at the time I visited. Could be useful resources for teachers and parents.

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