Child Protection&Online Safety
17 February 2012
FTC warns enforcement action may be next for mobile apps for kids Network World
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which in a new survey found that the vast majority of mobile apps for kids don't clearly disclose data sharing practices, said its next step will be the potential enforcement of privacy regulations.
08 February 2012
Growing alarm over child porn epidemic The Age
Child pornography use has reached epidemic proportions in Australia, as paedophiles increasingly record themselves molesting children before swapping the images with other abusers, federal police have warned.
02 February 2012
Social networking sites fuelling stalking, report warns The Guardian
New forms of digital technology and social networking sites such as Facebook are increasingly putting people at risk of stalking, according to a report published on Wednesday.
27 January 2012
How Pimps Use the Web to Sell Girls New York Times
In November, a terrified 13-year-old girl pounded on an apartment door in Brooklyn. When a surprised woman answered, the girl pleaded for a phone. She called her mother, and then dialed 911.
20 January 2012
Wifi bullies emerge in wired Korean schools Reuters
Being the most wired country in the world has opened the way for a new form of bullying in South Korean schools, with victims being forced to pay for Wifi access for their tormentors.
17 January 2012
More abuse victims being groomed online, says Barnardo's Daily Telegraph [UK]
The majority of child sex abuse victims in some parts of Britain are now groomed through social networking websites or by mobile phone, according to a leading charity.
12 January 2012
Twitter 'failing' on child abuse, Ceop watchdog warns BBC News
Twitter's child protection policies are lagging behind other social networking websites, a watchdog has warned.
Cyberbullying a problem around the globe: poll Reuters
More than 10 percent of parents around the world say their child has been cyberbullied and nearly one-fourth know a youngster who has been a victim, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.
26 December 2011
Keeping children safe on their new internet technology BBC News
If you are reading this on Christmas Day, there is a good chance you are excitedly trying out a brand new computer, or maybe a fancy smartphone.
19 December 2011
Rules to Stop American Pupil and Teacher From Getting Too Social Online New York Times
Faced with scandals and complaints involving teachers who misuse social media, school districts across the country are imposing strict new guidelines that ban private conversations between teachers and their students on cellphones and online platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
17 December 2011
Europol says massive child pornography ring busted; 112 arrests in 22 countries, 269 suspects [AP] Washington Post
Police arrested 112 people in 22 countries after a yearlong investigation into child pornography, Europol said Friday, warning that technology is making combating the spread of child abuse images ever more difficult.
14 December 2011
New UNICEF report examines the risks facing children UNICEF
A child's first steps into a run-down Internet café in Benin can be a transformative experience, offering access to new friends on other continents, exploration of distant lands, and entertainments far beyond the traditional village scene.
18 November 2011
NZ school pupils film teacher meltdowns New Zealand Herald
School students are deliberately goading their teachers to breaking point, then posting film of the resulting meltdowns online.
16 November 2011
One in three Australian children run into disturbing content online The Age
... The study, AU Kids Online, compared the experience of Australian children to European children and found Australians were more than twice as likely to say they were bothered by something online.
05 November 2011
Life Sentence for American Possession of Child Pornography Spurs Debate Over Severity New York Times
Does downloading child pornography from the Internet deserve the same criminal punishment as first-degree murder?
03 November 2011
Why Parents Help Children Violate Facebook's 13 Rule by danah boyd, Eszter Hargittai, Jason Schultz and John Palfrey First Monday
"At what age should I let my child join Facebook?" This is a question that countless parents have asked my collaborators and me. Often, it's followed by the following: "I know that 13 is the minimum age to join Facebook, but is it really so bad that my 12-year-old is on the site?"
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.
