Archive for April, 2010
Privacy: Four Senators Ask Facebook To Change Privacy Policy
Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) joined Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter written to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, about their concerns over the social networking giant’s decision to allow third parties access to user’s private information. The concerns are due mainly to the fact that users would [...]
Social Networks: Facebook Rejects Child Safety Organization’s Request For Panic Button
Last week, ABC News’ Nightline aired a story about the “dark side” of Facebook, and covered various crime stories relating to the social networking giant. One such case is the murder of British teenager Ashleigh Hall who was raped and murdered by a 33-year-old convicted sex rapist posing as a 16-year-old boy who she met [...]
Internet Safety: How to Prevent Cyber Stalking
Here are some helpful social networking safety tips to help prevent cyber stalking and social networking predators: Stay Informed. Pay attention to news sources to learn about recent threats and websites that have been attacked. Remember, even the most reliable search engines and popular websites could be attacked and, therefore, compromise your privacy. Be Careful. [...]
Online Reputation: How To Manage Your Online Reputation
Remember, your online reputation = what you do and say + what others say about you. Tip #1 Manage your connections on all social networking sites, including Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. You may have locked your security settings, but what about your friends? If an outsider landed on their page, what would they find out [...]
Privacy: New York Senator Chuck Schumer Criticizes Social Networks
The New York Daily News reports that New York State Senator Chuck Schumer held a press conference today blasting Facebook and other social networking sites over allegedly profiting by selling their users’ private information to marketers. Senator Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting that they set up guidelines to restrict [...]
Sexting: Four California Teens Cited for Sexting
Four 15-year-old boys in Yucaipa, California have been cited for sexually exploiting a minor after posting nude photographs of their friends on the Internet. The citations could carry felony charges along with a misdemeanor possession of harmful matter of someone under the age of 18. The San Bernandino County district attorney’s office has not yet [...]
Virtual Addiction: London Hopsital Opens Internet Addiction Rehab for “Screenagers”
The Capio Nightingale Hospital in London has launched a breakthrough in-patient rehabilitation program dedicated to teenagers suffering from internet addiction. The program offers group therapy sessions along with one-on-one counseling for children as young as 12, and teenagers aged 15-17 years old. The United States opened their first internet addiction recovery center last August. Called, [...]
Social Networks: Facebook Overhauls Safety Information Center
Facebook has announced the completion of a major overhaul on their Safety Information Center page. The Safety Center, which Facebook hopes is more user-friendly, provides helpful tools and social networking safety tips for their 400 million users, including separate sections specifically geared towards parents, teenagers, educators and law enforcement officials. It also offers useful information [...]
Sexting: Was Microsoft Caught Sexting?
Last week, public outrage exploded over an advertisement for Microsoft’s new KIN cell phone line which seemed to encourage the act of sexting. The new line of phones is geared towards teenagers. The advertisement featured a teen male placing his cell phone under his shirt, snapping a photograph of his bare chest, and then sending [...]
Privacy: Library of Congress Announces Acquisition of Entire Twitter Archive
The Library of Congress has officially announced that every public tweet since Twitter started in 2006 will now be digitally archived. To top that, Google has plans to make the archive searchable. As operator of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, the Library of Congress has been collecting digital information since 2000, when [...]
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