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Download Family Online Safety Tips Brochure from Microsoft

Submitted by Safe Internet on Wed, 2010-09-08 07:36

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

Microsoft has released a new brochure on Family Safety called, Microsoft Tools Help Keep Families Safer Online with tips for Windows 7, Windows Live, XBOX, Zune & MediaRoom users. If you're using one of these products and have kids, this is an excellent resource for you.

AOL Introduces SafeSocial, a New Option for Parents

Submitted by Safe Internet on Tue, 2010-09-07 10:29

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

With the introduction of SafeSocial, AOL has once again taken the lead among the major ISP's in providing online safety tools. This time, they've taken a significant step forward from the virtually-unchanged-in-the-last-20-years basic parental controls of 'block and filter', which have been standard issue by ISP's, to compete with the new independent family safety products on the market.

Ringleader of Child Abuse Images Network on Facebook

Submitted by Safe Internet on Thu, 2010-09-02 08:37

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet

Older Adults Double Their Use of Social Networks

Submitted by Safe Internet on Thu, 2010-09-02 08:34

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

Nearly half (47%) of US adults 50-64 now use a social networking (socnet) site, as do 26% of those 65 and older.

Not only are older adults using socnets, their use of these services has doubled in the last year according to data from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Kids and Financial ID Theft; a Growing Issue

Submitted by Safe Internet on Wed, 2010-09-01 15:52

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

Stealing children's social security numbers (SSNs) to use or sell is not new, but it is becoming more widespread. The problem is expected to get worse before it gets better, according to the Associated Press.

Study by Verizon and the Secret Service provides insight into Data Breaches

Submitted by Safe Internet on Wed, 2010-09-01 14:00

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

Increased insider threats and social engineering tactics, plus heavy involvement by organized crime groups are key findings of the new 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report released by Verizon and in cooperation with the U.S. Secret Service.

With Sexting, Webcams and Indiscretion, Come Dangers

Submitted by Safe Internet on Wed, 2010-08-18 10:26

Guest posted by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

It was inevitable that the number of sextortion cases reaching the public's attention would climb as the spread of sexting and sexcam sessions continues unabated.

Broadband Adoption Slowing in Spite of National Plan

Submitted by Safe Internet on Mon, 2010-08-16 16:21

Guest Post by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

At the same time as the government pushes forward with the National Broadband Plan to provide high speed access to greater numbers of Americans, new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project indicates that broadband adoption has dramatically slowed in 2010.

What's driving this paradox?

Even More Adults Search for Health Information Online

Submitted by Safe Internet on Mon, 2010-08-09 10:50

Guest post by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

Mobile Privacy Concerns; Is Your Phone's App Spying on You?

Submitted by Safe Internet on Thu, 2010-08-05 12:00

Guest post by: Linda Criddle, president of Safe Internet Alliance

Mobile security company, Lookout Inc., has unveiled their App Genome Project to "understand what mobile applications are doing and use that information to more quickly identify potential security threats."

And their findings are concerning.

After studying 300,000 Android and iPhone apps - and fully analyzed nearly 100,000 free apps - they found that many of them secretly pull sensitive data off users' phones and ship them off to third parties without notification.

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