August 18th, 2010 by Kiwi Commons
This week’s What Not To Post shows an example of how being a bad employee online can ruin your career (and life) in general.
Posted in Internet Safety | 
facebook, internet safety, privacy, security, think twice |
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August 16th, 2010 by Elizabeth
Source: http://www.electricpig.co.uk
UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP) announced that their Facebook button has successfully received 211 abuse reports since its launch on July 11th.
Posted in Internet Safety | CEOP, child protection centre, facebook, news, privacy, security |
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July 28th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali
Source: http://www.gossone.com
WalMart has caused quite a stir after announcing that they will be adding RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags, or “smart tags,” to individual items in stores.
Posted in Internet Safety | clothing tags, danger, news, privacy, radio tags, RFID, safety, wal-mart, walmart |
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May 19th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali
Source: http://blog.timesunion.com
FormSpring is the newest member of the tween and teen social networking realm. Except, this one serves as Facebook’s mean-spirited older sister.
Posted in Internet Safety | facebook, formspring, news, privacy, private information |
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April 20th, 2010 by Cindy
Source: www.Media.komonews.com
Back in May, the Lower Merion District School Board in Pennsylvania faced charges after taking more than 56,000 webcam images of students on board-provided laptops. The school board was placed under fire after a student and his family filed…
Posted in Internet Safety | blake robbins, harriton high school, news, privacy, school laptop, school spies on kids |
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April 2nd, 2010 by Elizabeth
Source: http://www.ccrg.info/
Websites and blogs can say a lot about a person from interests to life events, personal viewpoints and personality. Not only does posting personal information put your privacy and identity at risk, but it also speaks volumes about a…
Posted in Internet Safety | blogs, news, privacy, spring cleaning, websites |
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March 31st, 2010 by Kiwi Commons
YouTube, the inexpensive, alternative media outlet for citizen journalists worldwide offers a range of customizable features to help users manage their YouTube profiles, video sharing and the comments, ratings and responses from viewers.
Posted in Internet Safety | account settings, parental controls, privacy, report abuse, subscriptions, third party advertising, video sharing, youtube |
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March 30th, 2010 by Elizabeth
Source: Steynian.files.wordpress.com
With more than 60 million users across the world, Facebook is by far the most popular social media website around. With such a wide array of users online daily, it is important that you maintain your profile and do…
Posted in Internet Safety | facebook, news, privacy, profile pictures, settings, spring cleaning |
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March 15th, 2010 by Kiwi Commons
The sun is shining and the birds are chirping; that can only mean one thing. Spring Break is upon us and many kids including those in elementary school to young adults in college are on vacation for the week.
For elementary…
Posted in Internet Safety | march break, news, privacy, spring break |
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February 26th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali
Source: Network.nationalpost.com
ChatRoulette.com is the latest fad to hit the social media list, but this one is a bit different and a lot less secure than your usual Twitter or Facebook. Chat Roulette is a video chatting website where a user…
Posted in Internet Safety | chat, chatroulette, news, omegle, privacy, social media |
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