Safe Internet Alliance

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

Guest post by: Joy Howell, board member of Safe Internet Alliance

The Federal Communications Commission conducted a survey in October- November 2009 to understand the State of broadband adoption and use in America, as well as barriers facing those who do not have broadband at home. Some of the key survey findings include:

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

Staysafe Online released today a new study on the state of  U.S. K‐12 Cyberethics, Cybersafety and Cybersecurity Curriculum, and it's a sobering read.

The common theme with innovators and technical people is freedom for engineering innovation and to spur new business models.

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

A new website making the rounds with teens is chatroulette.com – a website forum where users (supposed to be 16 or older) can chat, or talk via webcam (built into most newer laptops, or $15 bucks at a store) with another user selected randomly (that’s the roulette part) by the site.  You don’t get to select who you ‘meet’ by any criteria, it’s just the luck of the draw. If you don’t like the person you can take your chances on another roulette pick.

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

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

California state Senator George Runner has proposed a bill that would ban convicted sex offenders from creating profiles on social networking sites. This is similar bills passed in New York, Illinois, and to several being considered in several other states. 

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

Guest post by: Joy Howell, Board Member, Safe Internet Alliance