20 February 2012

Our Internet Safety Obsession Is Bad for Children - Wired (blog)


A whole global day dedicated predominately to keeping children safe online. A big investment, across the globe of time, money, and resources. But to what end? And, after my article on the curation of children's content I have had many emails from ...

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Vic Toews says threats against him referred to police - CTV.ca


(Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS) The RCMP is investigating "serious threats" allegedly made against Public Safety Minister Vic Toews as opposition to a contentious Internet surveillance law grows. In an open letter to his Manitoba constituents ...

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Charges against some NY Occupy protesters dropped - Newsday


New York Newsday > News > New York Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Charges against some NY Occupy protesters dropped Published: February 18, ...

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US Secret Service Pulls Plug On Forms Site - TechWeekEurope UK


Two days after the US Secret Service shut down online forms site JotForm for unspecified reasons, the company is back online. However, JotForm still doesn't know why law enforcement deiced to shut down its site in the first place.

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New policy could jeopardize online privacy - UT The Daily Texan


The increase in user-generated web content has refined the exchange of information. But as a result, the information people share on the web is becoming more critical to their real-life definitions. The smallest details of a person's life are being ...

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Multiple cars vandalized in Massapequa area - Newsday


Nassau Newsday > Long Island > Nassau Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Multiple cars vandalized in Massapequa area Originally published: ...

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High Court denies to stay criminal proceedings against Google, Facebook - Economic Times


NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC on Thursday declined to stay proceedings against Facebook and Google in a case of 'objectionable' content being posted online. The Court also declined plea of the counsel for the State of Delhi and Delhi Police who was insisting ...

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NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast - Wall Street Journal


They included Jesse Morton, who this month pleaded guilty to posting online threats against the creators of the animated TV show "South Park." He had once tried to recruit followers at Stony Brook University on Long Island, Browne said.

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HAVE YOUR SAY: Matter of safety or convenience in Dandenong? - Dandenong Leader


Tamara Brooks, of Dandenong North, said she was trying to keep her children safe by dropping them at school and picking them up. >> HAVE YOUR SAY: What do you think about the parking near your school? Tell us at below. She believed Greater Dandenong ...

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