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 [...]

After a long weekend away from the office, it’s time to think back about the good old days of the internet when under constuction signs and tuneless Midi files ruled the web…

A recent US study has found that 45% of employers research social networking sites for information on prospective employees. Of them, 35% have rejected applicants based on content on a person’s sn page. For those who are concerned about the amount of information available an interesting article to read (and one which gives detailed information [...]

I would have thought that there has been enough reporting and education about scams and social engineering for people to be able to resist them, however that appears not to be the case.