Child Protection&Online Safety
03 November 2011
Anonymous Reveals IP Addresses Of Alleged Child Porn Viewers In Latest Sting Huffington Post
The hacker group Anonymous on Wednesday said it posted the IP addresses of 190 visitors of child pornography sites, marking its latest effort to remove digital pedophilia from the Internet.
31 October 2011
Church of England ready to sell internet holdings unless companies curb online pornography Daily Telegraph [UK]
The Church of England may withdraw the millions it has invested in internet companies unless they take action to curb internet pornography.
30 October 2011
Staggering 87,000 child sexual abuse webpages have been removed in 15 years by IWF Internet Watch Foundation
The IWF not only marks its annual Awareness Day, but reflects on its 15 years of tackling online child sexual abuse content. Since it was launched on 1 December 1996, the IWF has assessed almost 370,000 webpages.
29 October 2011
Anonymous, child porn and the wild, wild web The Conversation
High-profile hacktivist group Anonymous has turned its attention to fighting child pornography.
27 October 2011
Anonymous Attacks Child Porn Ring, But Where is the Media? Technorati
The hacking group Anonymous recently shifted its sites from large e commerce websites to the web hosting company of a supposed online child pornography ring. According to a darknet "press release", the mysterious group of hackers targeted Freedom Hosting, which they claimed was providing links to child porn material.
24 October 2011
Anonymous Hacks Lolita City Alleged Porn Ring Huffington Post
The "hacktivist" group Anonymous has uncovered what it says was a massive child pornography ring, according to the Examiner.
18 October 2011
Google backs net safety campaign BBC News
Google has said that its future success depends on users continuing to feel safe on the internet.
12 October 2011
British PM's 'porn filter' will make no difference, say ISPs The Guardian
Claims that David Cameron has forced a new "porn filter" on UK internet content have been disavowed by internet service providers, which said that the vast majority of customers will see "absolutely no difference" to their web content.
11 October 2011
British internet providers offer parents bar on porn BBC News
Four leading web providers are to offer customers the option to block adult content at the point of subscription.
07 October 2011
Californian police arrest man for child pornography after tipoff from burglars CNN
A central California man has been arrested for possession of child pornography, thanks to a tip from burglars who robbed the man's property, authorities said.
02 October 2011
Alarm over secret Facebook accounts that allow children to slip safety net The Observer
Are you a parent who keeps an eye on who posts what on your child's Facebook account? Perhaps you know their password and sneak a look at their messages from time to time? You may even enjoy the trusted privilege of being a "friend".
27 September 2011
Bill to crack down on cyber-bullies introduced in New York Reuters
New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein introduced a new "cyber-bullying" bill on Monday, saying outdated pre-digital harassment laws fail to punish bullies who use the Internet and smartphones to torment others.
24 September 2011
Bullying as True Drama New York Times
The suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, the 14-year-old boy from western New York who killed himself last Sunday after being tormented by his classmates for being gay, is appalling. His story is a classic case of bullying: he was aggressively and repeatedly victimized. Horrific episodes like this have sparked conversations about cyberbullying and created immense pressure on regulators and educators to do something, anything, to make it stop. Yet in the rush to find a solution, adults are failing to recognize how their conversations about bullying are often misaligned with youth narratives. Adults need to start paying attention to the language of youth if they want antibullying interventions to succeed.
18 September 2011
Comment: Cyber bullies are vile, but should we be locking them up? The Observer
An 18-week sentence for Sean Duffy, a young man who posted astonishingly malevolent messages on a Facebook memorial page, one set up to mourn Natasha MacBryde, a teenager who had committed suicide, has been attacked by some people as too lenient. Another bereaved parent, who feels he may also be Duffy's victim, thought 18 months would be more like it. Duffy, aged 25, was the second such offender to be prosecuted under the Malicious Communications Act; last year, Colm Cross was jailed for posting obscenities on Facebook tribute sites, including that of Jade Goody.
16 September 2011
FTC proposes new children's online privacy rule Washington Post
The Federal Trade Commission Thursday announced it is seeking comment on revisions to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act that would extend it to cover evolving technologies such as web and mobile platforms for children under the age of 13.
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revisions to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule - Changes in Technology Drive Proposed Updates Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, which gives parents control over what personal information websites may collect from children under 13. The FTC proposes these amendments to ensure that the Rule continues to protect children's privacy, as mandated by Congress, as online technologies evolve. The Commission proposes modifications to the Rule in five areas: definitions, including the definitions of "personal information" and "collection," parental notice, parental consent mechanisms, confidentiality and security of children's personal information, and the role of self-regulatory "safe harbor" programs.
15 September 2011
Record number of child porn sites investigated in Australia ABC AM
A record number of internet sites containing child pornography were discovered during National Child Protection Week.
14 September 2011
EU countries must do more to protect children online; But not at the expense of civil liberties, advocacy groups say Computerworld
European Union states are failing to sufficiently protect children online, a new European Commission study contends.
02 September 2011
Identity thieves increasingly target children NextGov
A recent investigation into illegal immigrants who were hired by a Texas nursing home after they bought Social Security cards revealed that seven of the identification numbers on the fake cards belonged to children, a Social Security Administration special agent said Thursday. Increasingly, identity thieves are hacking computers at schools and pediatric centers to retrieve this lucrative personal information, experts say.
04 August 2011
Study warns parents about rise of children multi-screening The Guardian
Parents should be aware of the rise of "multiple screen" viewing among children on devices including televisions, smartphones and portable games consoles, when monitoring whether they are being active enough, researchers say.
US charges 72 over global child porn operation BBC News
The US has charged 72 people it alleges were part of a global child pornography network used to share photos and videos of sexual abuse.
02 August 2011
One in five children is victim of cyber-bullying - with girls targeted most The Independent
One in five young people has been a victim of cyber-bullying, which experts warn can cause more psychological damage than traditional forms of bullying.
25 July 2011
Australia needs a new classification system: Google Computerworld
Google has added to the growing number of voices arguing that Australia's current classification system is unworkable in today's converged environment.
23 July 2011
Cyberbullying on rise, warn UK charities The Guardian
Charities have warned of an increase in cyberbullying after an inquest this week disclosed that a teenage girl killed herself in February just hours after receiving an abusive and threatening message on a social networking site.
22 July 2011
Facebook could become adults only in Australia Sydney Morning Herald
Ways to force Facebook to give parents access to their kids' profiles will be discussed today by state and federal attorneys-general in a meeting that will also examine an 18 Facebook age limit.
