Monday, June 28, 2010

Porn's New Domain is Good News | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Porn's New Domain is Good News | News & Opinion | PCMag.comMore Opinion: Rather than argue about what .XXX is,or is meant to be, it is an opportunity. No one expects theadult industry to give up their .com's for a .xxx. I fully expect that they will buy their brands in all domains, as they always have. And parental controls will block porn effectively, as they always have. This won't ghettoize adult content, nor will it make it possible to block all adult content.

But, it can address other important issues. Privacy - the non-profit that will oversee the rules governing .XXX from a multi-stakeholder perspective can require that member sites create strong privacy practices to make sure that the personal information (including financial information) of users is not voluntarily shared with third parties. Security - making sure that the same information is not involutarily released or made accessible due to faulty security means and technologies. Child sexual exploitation - while the US Constitution and many non-US regulatory schemes permit images of adults who appear to be minors engaged in sexual conduct or in the nude posed in lewd ways, .XXX can set rules about images which exploit children or appear to.

.XXX can be about best practices, protecting their users' data and security and about children. And it can do it without requiring all adult sites to move to .XXX as their sole domains. And can require all the .XXX domain holders use tags that make it easier for parental control providers to screen them out.

It may not address everything that all stakeholders hope or fear it does, but it moves us forward just a little. We have to think outside of the box here. Our kids and our privacy need help.

Parry

Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray | Gainesville.com

Online Bullies Pull Schools Into the Fray | Gainesville.com

Sexual Assault via Internet - PCWorld

Sexual Assault via Internet - PCWorldextortion is extorition, whether it is becassue of information found online or offline. Multiple laws were broken, and no new ones need to be written.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Hearings | Committee on Education and Labor

Hearings | Committee on Education and LaborParry Aftab to testify at June 24th Congressional Hearing on cybersafety and cyberbullying, along with Dr. Phil, Dave Finnegan (Build-A-Bear Workshop's Chief Technology "Bear"), a child psychiatrist, principal and a member of Parry's Girl Scout cybersafety initiative, LMK.GirlScouts.org.

Cyberbullying rampant among teens: McAfee survey - SiliconIndia

Cyberbullying rampant among teens: McAfee survey - SiliconIndia

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Supreme Court rules on employer monitoring of cellphone, computer conversations

Supreme Court rules on employer monitoring of cellphone, computer conversationsThis decision was not a surprise. The law has been clear for many years that employers may monitor employee's communications when company evices and technologies are in use. What created the controversy here was an "informal" unwritten policy that could have supported the finding that the police department employer, in this case, waived the right to monitor communications.

The lesson? If you are monitoring, let your emplopyees know and remind that about personal use and your ability to view personal communications if they use your equipment. And don't be put in the position of someone claiming an "informal" policy overwrites your formal one.

A fatal case of bullying: 'If only he'd known how much he mattered' | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

A fatal case of bullying: 'If only he'd known how much he mattered' | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday TelegramI am not aware of allegations of cyberbullying involving Alex. But these are becoming too common and are heartbreaking.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

FTC May Urge Virtual Age Verification - Tech Daily Dose - Tech Daily Dose

FTC May Urge Virtual Age Verification - Tech Daily Dose - Tech Daily Dose

FTC assesses first fines for violating kids online privacy law | ITworld

FTC assesses first fines for violating kids online privacy law | ITworld

COPPARoundtable.pdf for FTC COPPA Event June 2010

Bios_2010COPPARoundtable.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Contending with COPPA Confusion

Contending with COPPA Confusionten years ago we discussed COPPA confusion, yet 10 years later confusion remains.

COPPA Checklist -- Parry Aftab -- InformationWeek

COPPA Checklist -- Parry Aftab -- InformationWeek

Yahoo! Gives Parents a B+ for Taking Action to Protect Children Online - MarketWatch

Yahoo! Gives Parents a B+ for Taking Action to Protect Children Online - MarketWatchParry is calling for all families to use this opportunity to chat about safer and more responsible use of digital technologies. With our active wiredmoms program (follow them at wiredmom on twitter), we find many moms are the day-to-day experts for their kids online. Yesterday,some middle schoolers in Queens, NY told Parry that they trusted their moms to help them make the right decisions. "My mom knows me more than I know me," one student told her. All moms (and dads) should take the time with their kids this weekend to Yahoo! themselves and their kids. They should put in their full names in quotes (like "Parry Aftab"), and separately search for their cell numbers, addresses, email addresses and screen names, along with anything else that identifies them. Set an alert for each, as well, to give you an early warning system of too much info or early cyberbullying attacks. Search Facebook as well, adjusting your search privacy settings to keep certain information from being searched and check-out Facebook's new and easier privacy choices. If you find something that shouldn't be out there, ask the site or individual to remove it. If you need help, visit WiredSafety.

University Relations - News Releases 2010

University Relations - News Releases 2010

MSUB Summer Programs - Safe Schools, Safe Community Conference 2010

MSUB Summer Programs - Safe Schools, Safe Community Conference 2010

PTA joins with Facebook to promote Internet safety

PTA joins with Facebook to promote Internet safety

Facebook and National PTA join forces on online child safety | Technology | Los Angeles Times

Facebook and National PTA join forces on online child safety | Technology | Los Angeles Times

PTA teams up with Facebook to promote online safety for kids, parents | San Francisco Examiner

PTA teams up with Facebook to promote online safety for kids, parents | San Francisco Examiner