A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
Or – there is no such thing as a free lunch.
We are all hooked into social networking/media in some way or another (or I doubt you’d be reading this!). We know the advantages it brings us, lots of positives or we wouldn’t bother would we?
What happens when it all [...]

Removing abusive content from Facebook
NetSafe has had numerous calls from schools recently regarding Facebook pages with abusive content which are linked to schools and contain anonymous posts as well as identifiable student posts.
These pages violate a number of FB terms
3. Safety
6. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
7. You will [...]

The concept of privacy as a natural right to “be left alone” is a western one that’s evolved in tandem with technological developments. But in the 21st century is, as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerburg has suggested, ‘the age of privacy’ really over?

Privacy Awareness Week: Tell us how you use social networking sites, share your stories and pick up a few tips on how to protect your privacy while online

A new year brings new opportunities for good things to happen and for bad guys to profit

Research on mobile phone ownership raises fears of a decline in reading and we look at the benefits of social networking for mothers

This week Martin looks at the reaction to Google mapping UK wireless routers; Lee discusses good virtual neighbours in Christchurch and Sean suggests the US Limewire court case marks the beginning of the end for peer to peer file sharing

Watch our first weekly video wrap-up of cybesafety themed news and events

NetSafe’s Lee Chisholm is interviewed about cyberbullying: taking away the technology is the worst thing we can do if we want to keep our kids safe.

A few weeks ago NetSafe attended CORE Education’s annual conference for educators, Ulearn 09, held down in Christchurch.
Our approach this year was a little bit different – we actively sought out people already exploring the boundaries of cybersafety in schools and listened to how they are working to create New Zealand’s digital citizens of the [...]