Internet Usage & Safety “ Social Networking 101 for Caregivers” Gabe Morales © 2015 All Rights...

Internet Usage & SafetyInternet Usage & Safety““Social Networking 101 for Social Networking 101 for

Caregivers”Caregivers”Gabe MoralesGabe Morales

© 2015 All Rights Reserved© 2015 All Rights Reserved

IntroductionIntroduction

Not Uncommon Today!!Not Uncommon Today!!

Goal of this Presentation

To inform parents and communities of the dangers and emerging trends of social

networking and to provide safety tips to help our children and youth socialize

safely while they are online.

Objectives of the Presentation

• Define Social Networking

• Learn at least 3 facts about online socializing

• View examples of social networking sites

• Learn safety tips for youth and prevent Cyberbullying

• Learn safety tips for parents to share with their children

• Discover resources available for safe social networking

• There will be interactive exercises

• Questions & Participation are encouraged!

Desired Outcomes• Physical Safety – freedom from physical harm

• Psychological Safety – freedom from cruelty, harassment, and exposure to potentially disturbing material

• Reputational and Legal Safety – freedom from unwanted social, academic, professional, and legal consequences that could affect users for a lifetime

• Identity, Property, and Community Safety – freedom from theft of identity & property

Please Note:

• You may be an Internet Expert? Maybe even far more so than me?

• I am just a presenter/facilitator with you today and we will very likely learn from each other…so let’s begin our journey…

What is Social Networking?

Part 1

Social networking sites provide teens and adults with a virtual environment where they can share stories, pictures, videos, and participate in chat rooms with friends and acquaintances.

By providing information about yourself using Blogs, Chat Rooms, E-mail, or Instant Messaging, you can communicate either within a limited community or with the world at large…www

Group Exercise:Group Exercise:What peer group(s) did you hang out with as a Teen?What peer group(s) did you hang out with as a Teen?

Why do you think you associated/rebelled with them?Why do you think you associated/rebelled with them?

Types of Social Networking Sites •General sites geared toward Teens•Schools and Colleges•Cultures (e.g., African American, Hispanic, European, Canadian)

•Business•Music and Videos•Sports (e.g., football and golf)

Examples of Social Networking Sites•Facebook- General Public•Classmates.com - School, College, Work, and the Military

•Twitter-Micro-Blogging•MySpace-Music•YouTube-Videos•Craigslist-Classifieds and Personal Ads•Backpage.com – Classified Ads

Statistics• 75% of children and teens report sharing personal information

about them and their families to complete strangers in chat rooms

• 93% of American teens (ages 12-to-17) use the Internet

• 73% of American teens use social network sites

• 75% of American teens own cell phones

• 43% of teens have been victims of cyberbullying

Facts and Figures

• As of 2014, there were more than 350 known social networking sites.

Source: wikipedia.org

• 49% of teens who use social networking websites use it to make friends with people they don’t know.

Source: Pew Internet Research, 2009

Facts and Figures(continued)

• 65% of teens have at least 1 online profile, some have dozens.

• Of those 65%, 32% have received some type of harassment online:

• 15% have had private info forwarded without their permission• 13% received threatening messages• 13% said someone spread a rumor about them online• 6% had someone post an embarrassing picture of them online

without permission

Source: Pew Internet Research, 2009

Facts and Figures(continued)

• 2 in 5 teens tell their parents nothing about what they do online.

• 1 in 4 teens who have restrictions online can find a way around them.

• 44% of parents do not limit what their children do online whatsoever.

• 50% of all teens have a computer in their bedroom.

Source: Cox Communications, 2009

What is Internet Safety?

Internet safety or online safety is the security of people and their information when using the Internet. Internet safety means protecting your personal information while online. Details such as your address, full name, telephone number, birth date and/or social security number can potentially be used by on-line criminals.

Part 2

Personal Protection From…• Internet Predators• Coffee-Shop-Data-Collectors• “Script-Kiddies”

(what you might think of as “hackers”)• Viruses / Trojans / Ad-Ware• Those who take advantage of children & teens

• Use “Social Engineering” to manipulate victim• Sexual Intentions• Murderous Intentions• Other Malicious Intent

• Phishing Attempts(Masquerading as a trustworthy entity while attempting to acquire sensitive information)

• Scam Artists• Email scams are meant to take your money• Scams on Craigslist that are using you to commit fraudulent activities

Coffee-Shop-Data-Collectors

• Most public wireless connections are NOT Secure!• It’s easy to capture your data• Don’t log into websites that reveal your sensitive

credentials (email, bank account, etc.)• Use onboard firewall software• Lock your screen before leaving your seat• Don’t store sensitive information on your computer• Use an encrypted VPN (Virtual Private Network)

Youth Online Safety

• It is clear, then, that the definition of “Youth Online Safety” has broadened and become more complex in the past 10 years, as have the role of the online user and the inter-connected devices today’s user takes advantage of when consuming, socializing, producing, and connecting. In addition inappropriate content, and predation, other risks have emerged, including “sexting” and the risks related to geolocation technology in online applications and on mobile phones.

• Source: OSTWG Article, "Youth Safety on a Living Internet“ Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG)

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/2010/OSTWG_Final_Report_060410.pdf

Sexting

A recent study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project “found that 4% of cell-owning teens ages 12-17 say they have sent sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images or videos of themselves to someone else via text messaging.” Fifteen percent of young respondents “say they have received such images of someone they know via text message.” This is likely an underestimate!

Source: OSTWG Article, "Youth Safety on a Living Internet"

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/2010/OSTWG_Final_Report_060410.pdf

Sexting Consequences

Photos sent to a boy/girlfriend could potentially be distributed over school, especially after a breakup

One could suffer legal consequences after distributing nude photos of an underage minor:

• Criminal Charges• Listed as Registered Sex Offender

Criminal charges could result in: • Permanent Expulsion from School• Loss of Job Opportunities (due to lack of education and/or sex-

offender job regulations & limitations)• Can't reside near school areas

Avenues for Online Communication

•Some avenues for online child communication: Blogs, Chat Rooms, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), IM, Facebook, MySpace, E-mail, Skype, FaceTime, Twitter, Craigslist, forums, text messages, etc….

Protection Methods for Youth

• Educate your child about the dangers that exist on the Internet

• Studies show that:• Fear-based scare-tactics are not very effective• Use the "norms" approach - suggest that [insert

behavior here] is not a “norm” among youth's peers and that people who engage in such activity may need help

Protection Methods for Youth

• Educate you child about Safe Internet Practices • Use strong passwords (including numbers, special

characters, and combination of upper/lower case)• Never give password to anyone• Don't communicate online with people you don't know• Enable & elevate privacy settings in Facebook• Disable Facebook Chat• Do not allow Skype calls from anyone who is not on

your contact list• Teach kids about responsible communication

Protection Methods for Youth• Do not share specific information about yourself, such as family

info, where you live, photos of yourself or your home, etc.• Use an alias for Web communications, not your real name / also

use avatar that is different from your actual photo• Don't say anything online to someone that you would not be

willing to say directly to their face in person• Don't open email attachments unless you know exactly what it is• Be aware that actions have consequences - ex: nude photos, bad

language, inappropriate conduct, etc. - could have legal impacts, embarrassment, or affect future job opportunities

• Inform you (the parent or another authority figure) if the child has experienced anything online that makes him/her feel creepy or uncomfortable

Protection Methods for Youth• Use Internet Content Filters

• Software that filters out unwanted websites, such as pornography• IP Addresses can be filtered using your router or your Web Browser

• Place computer in living room or other "common" area within your home

• Regulate length of time child spends on Internet as well as determine a window of time for usage

• Request list of email and social networking sites being used and username/password for each account

• Perform random checks on your teenager's cell phone to view text messages sent/received

Viruses / Trojans / Ad-Ware

• Internet Explorer uses Active-X controls for easy software installation – not safe

• Use Web Browser Alternatives: Firefox, Opera, Safari

• Use Virus Software: Symantec, McAffee, ClamWin, etc.

• Regular Windows Updates (weekly)

• Don’t open email attachments unless you know for certain what they are as they often contain Viruses! If it doesn’t look right contact the Sender if known to ask about it first…or possibly pay the price later!

Passwords

• Weak Passwords:

• Your Name, Phone Number, SS#, DOBs, etc.

• Don’t use Easy Ones:• Ex. Seahawks#1

Passwords

• Strong Passwords:

• Phrases, mixed case, special characters, and long:

- 5db10mw! (Slow Down Buddy I’m On My Way!)

- w@yD0wny0nd3r#% (Way Down Yonder #%)

Change your Passwords often!

Once every 3 months is a good measure!!!

Passwords

National Crime Prevention Council www.ncpc.org

Group ExerciseGroup Exercise

What kinds of sites have you seen your kids or other kids on?What kinds of sites have you seen your kids or other kids on?

What kinds of dangers are you concerned about? What kinds of dangers are you concerned about?

How did you handle it?How did you handle it?

National Crime Prevention Council www.ncpc.org 33

Part 3

Youth/Caregiver Intervention

Intervention comes from Latin “intervenire” meaning "to come between, interrupt."

An intervention is the act of inserting one thing between others, like a person trying to help. You could be the subject of a school intervention if your teachers call your parents about the bad grades you've been hiding. Or, as in the case of this subject,a child has already been engaging in potentially harmful behaviors. As a caregiver,you are intervening to get them to stop.

Cyberbullying

The 21st-century bully doesn't hang out on the street corners looking to shake kids down for their lunch money

Cyberbullies are hiding behind their computer screens to torment their targets

What is Cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying can include such acts as making threats, sending provocative insults or racial or ethnic slurs, gay bashing, attempting to infect the victim's computer with a virus, and flooding an e-mail inbox with nonsense messages

The Cyberbullying Story: In December 2007, Tina Meier founded the non-profit Megan Meier Foundation named in honor of Tina’s 13-year-old daughter who hanged herself in a bedroom closet in October 2006.

Megan struggled with attention deficit disorder and depression in addition to issues with her weight. About five weeks before her death, a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans asked Megan to be friends on the social networking website MySpace.

The two began communicating online regularly, although they never met in person or spoke on the phone. “Megan had a lifelong struggle with weight and self-esteem,” Tina said on the Foundation website. “And now she finally had a boy who she thought really thought she was pretty.”

http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org/

http://nobullying.com/add/

In mid-October, Josh began saying he didn’t want to be friends anymore, and the messages became more cruel.

On October 16, 2006, Josh concluded by telling Megan, “The world would be a better place without you.” The cyberbullying escalated when additional classmates and friends on MySpace began writing disturbing messages and bulletins to her.

Tina said on the Foundation website that it was about 20 minutes after Megan went to her room after leaving the computer that the mother found her daughter had hanged herself in her bedroom closet. Megan died the following day, three weeks before what would have been her 14th birthday.

Aftermath: According to the Associated Press, it was later that fall when a neighbor informed Megan’s parents that Josh was not a real person. Instead, the account was created by another neighbor, Lori Drew, her 18-year-old temporary employee Ashley Grills, and Drew’s teenage daughter, who used to be friends with Megan. One year later, the case began receiving national attention. While the county prosecutor declined to file any criminal charges in the case, federal prosecuted charged her with one count of conspiracy and three violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for accessing protected computers without authorization. A federal grand jury indicted Drew on all four counts in 2008, but U.S. District Judge George Wu acquitted Drew in August 2009 and vacated the conviction.

In addition to the Megan Meier Foundation, Tina also worked closely to help Missouri legislature pass Senate Bill 818, unofficially known as “Megan’s Law” in August 2008. In April 2009, U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez of California introduced the “Megan Meier Cyber bullying Prevention Act.“, which aimed to end the harassment of a cyberbully seriously – but unfortunately it was not enacted.

How is Cyberbullying Different from Traditional Bullying?Victims often don’t know who the bully is or why they are targeted

Viral – large number of people can find out about it very quickly

Can be done from a distance and the bully doesn’t have to see the person’s response (impersonal)

Many adults don’t have technical skills to monitor or respond

This has caused adults to be slow to respond which, in turn, gives the cyberbullying the belief that there are little to no consequences

What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of e-mail, instant messaging, chat

rooms, pagers, cell phones, or other forms of information technology to deliberately harass, threaten, or intimidate someone

The problem is compounded by the fact that a bully can hide behind an electronic veil, disguising his or her true identity

This makes it difficult to trace the source, and encourages bullies to behave more aggressively than they might face-to-face

Types of Cyberbullying

According to Nancy Willard, author of Cyber-Safe Kids and Cyber-Savvy Teens, there are seven forms of cyberbullying

1.Flaming2.Harassment3.Denigration4.Impersonation5.Outing and Trickery6.Exclusion7.Cyberstalking


Flaming

Online “fights” using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language

Harassment

Repeatedly sending offensive, rude and insulting messages

Types of Cyberbullying Denigration

“Dissing” someone online. Sending or posting cruel gossip or rumors about a person to damage his/her reputation or friendships

Impersonation (Hacking)

Breaking into someone’s account, posing as that person and sending messages to make the person look bad, get that person in trouble or danger, or damage that person’s reputation or friendships

Types of Cyberbullying Outing and Trickery

Sharing someone’s secrets or embarrassing information or images online

Tricking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information, which is then shared online

Exclusion

Intentionally excluding someone from an online group, such as a “buddy list”


Cyberstalking

Repeatedly sending messages that include threats of harm or are highly intimidating

Engaging in other online activities that make a person afraid for his/her safety

Who is the Cyberbully?

According to www.stopcyberbullying.org, there are generally five types of people who cyberbully:

1.Power Hungry2.Retaliating Victim3.Mean Girl4.Vengeful Angel5.Inadvertent Cyberbully


1. Power Hungry

Seeks attention from peers

Maintains control by intimidating victim


2. Retaliating Victim

Was cyberbullied or bullied in past

Seeks revenge on bullies

May be less popular, but usually has above-average computer skills


3. Mean GirlBullies for entertainment value and to alleviate boredom (i.e. @ slumber party)

Aims to increase her own popularity by puttingothers down


4. Vengeful AngelSeeks revenge on behalf of those who have beenbullied

Aims to protect friends

Doesn’t see themselves as a cyberbully


5. Inadvertent CyberbullyUses internet carelessly, without considering potential impact on others

Does not intentionally hurt others

Why are some Teens making not-so-good choices?

1. Brain Development

Teens are in process of developing frontal lobes that allow for reasoned and ethical decision-making

Learning to make reasoned and ethical decisions requires attention to the connection between actions and consequences

Males 28-30 Females 19-21 Source: Dr. Michael Nairn


2. Disinhibition

Use of technologies interferes with recognition of connection between action and consequences

Perception of invisibility, creation of anonymity removes concerns of detection and resulting disapproval or punishment

Lack of intangible feedback of impact of online actions interferes with recognition of harm caused and resulting empathy and remorse


3. Exploration of Identity

Social networking profile becomes vehicle to present emerging self-image, which includes sexuality

Teens are using social networking as vehicle to establish their “place” within their social community


4. Online Social Norms

“Everybody does it”

“What happens online, stays online”

“Life online is just a game”

Cyberbullying Insight

• Material, text or images, may be posted on personal web pages, blogs, transmitted via email, discussion groups. message boards, chat, IM, or cell phones

• A significant amount occurs off-campus but impacts students on-campus

• Students could be using school’s internet system or personal cell phones to engage in cyberbullying

Cyberbullying Insight

According to 2006 survey conducted by Fight Crime, a non-profit organization:

1. 1/3 of teens ages 12 – 17 and 1/6 of all children ages 6 -11 had mean, threatening or embarrassing things said about them online

2. 45% of children and 30% of teens said cyberbullying occurred at school

Relation to School Bullying

• Continuation of in-school bullying

• Retaliation for in-school bullying

• DO NOT immediately assume that the student posting the harmful material is the originator of the problem. Many times culprits will make it look like somebody else did it. They are very computer savvy!

Boys vs. Girls

• Girls tend to be more actively involved in online communications, which is the venue for cyberbullying

• Boys tend to be interested in gaming, violence against fictional characters, some act this out later.

• Ex. School Shootings

• Girls are seldom involved as shooters but may be blamed as the reason why the fight started.

Personal Relationships

• Harassment in the context of “flirting”

• Relationship break-ups

• Online fights about relationships

Recognition

School officials must recognize that what initially appears to be an online threat could be any of the following:

1.A joke, parody, or game2.A rumor that got started and has grown and spread3.Material posted by someone impersonating another person for the purpose of getting that person in trouble4.Distressing material posted by a depressed or angry youth that could foretell a violent or suicidal intention, but does not represent an imminent threat5.A legitimate imminent threat

Recognition

• The problem is that when school officials or law enforcement are first appraised of an online threat, it may difficult to tell which of the previously mentioned might be involved

• Highest priority is doing what is necessary to protect against a possible legitimate threat

Recognition

Students must understand the following:

1.Don’t make threats online – adults may not be able to tell whether the threat is real. They must understand that they could be suspended, expelled or even arrested.

2.Report threats or distressing material – if they see a threat or distressing material, it could be very real. It is extremely important to report this to an adult as someone could be seriously injured.

Impact1. Online communications can be extremely vicious

2. No escape – victimization is ongoing, 24/7

3. Material can be distributed worldwide and is often irretrievable

4. Cyberbullies can be anonymous and can solicit the involvement of unknown “friends”

5. Teens may be reluctant to tell adults because they are emotionally traumatized, thing it is their fault, fear greater retribution or fear online activities or cell phone use will be restricted

Warning Signs - Victim1. Unexpectedly stops using computer or cell phone

2. Nervous or jumpy when IM or email appears

3. Uneasy about going to school or doesn’t want to go to school

4. Appears to be angry, depressed or frustrated after using computer or cell phone

5. Avoids discussions about what they are doing on computer or cell phone

6. Becomes abnormally withdrawn; loss of friends

Warning Signs - Bully

1. Quickly switches screens or closes programs

2. Gets unusually upset if computer or phone privileges are restricted (That’s every teen, isn’t it?! LOL)

3. Avoids discussions about what they are doing on computer or cell phone

4. Appears to be using multiple accounts or ones not their own

Responding to Cyberbullying

1. Save evidence – emails, IM, blogs, web pages (print out all instances + don’t delete any messages received)

2. Try to identify cyberbully, if possible

3. Ignore – block or delete them

4. Calmly and strongly tell them to stop

5. Stop or remove material – contact ISP, website, etc.

6. Contact parents of cyberbully

7. Contact school

8. Contact police


Encourage students to contact a trusted adult if:

1.They are really upset and not sure what to do

2.Attempts to stop cyberbullying on their own have not worked

3.It could be a crime

4.It is occurring through the internet at school

5.Cyberbully can be anonymous

6.Cyberbully is bullying other Teens who may be more vulnerable and too afraid to get help


The school should contact or help the parent contact Law Enforcement when the following is occurring:

1.Threats of violence to people or property2.Coercion is involved3.Obscene or harassing phone calls4.Harassment or stalking5.Hate or bias crimes6.Creating or sending sexually explicit images of children7.Sexual exploitation8.Taking a photo of someone in a place where privacy is expected (bathroom, locker room, etc.)

Cyberbullying Warning Signs

• Complaining that other children or a group of children do not like them.

• Preoccupation with friendship concerns.

• Poor self-esteem. Feeling they are not as good as others.

• Not wanting to go to school or other activities.

• Spending a great deal of time on the computer.

• Being secretive about online activities.

• Source: Internet Safety PowerPoint - A Parent's Guide to the Internet: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/missing/i_safety/mediafiles/isafety_parents6.ppt

Combatting Cyberbullying

• Preserve evidence – this is crucial for identifying the bully and making a case.

• Attempt to enlist assistance from the service provider.

• If able to identify the bully, contact him or her and/or parents.

• Use available blocking technology (i.e., block the user on IM, email and chat.)

• In serious cases, seek assistance from the police (i.e., threats of physical harm, unrelenting or unable to stop.)

• Source: Internet Safety PowerPoint - A Parent's Guide to the Internet: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/missing/i_safety/mediafiles/isafety_parents6.ppt

Tips for Parents

Tips for Parents

• Use the Internet with your children.• Teach your children never to give out personal

information.• Instruct your child never to plan a face-to-face

meeting with online acquaintances.• Establish clear ground rules for Internet use within

your family.• Tell your children not to respond if they receive

offensive or dangerous email, chat requests, or other types of communication and to tell you when this occurs.

Source: GetNetWise

Tips for Parents (continued)

• Place your computer in a room that’s open and accessible to all family members.

• Consider installing software filters that prevent your child from entering personal information.

• Consider installing monitoring software that prevents your child from entering personal information.

• Many networking sites have valuable safety information.


Where Has Your

Child Been Online?

The most basic way to find out what sites your child has been visiting is to check the browser history. All internet browsers save a record of the sites that have been visited. In Internet Explorer, you can access the internet history via the “Tools” menu, whereas in Chrome you will need to press the wrench button in the top right and select “History.” Alternatively, pressing Ctrl+H while the browser is active will bring up the history.

Sites that have been visited are shown in reverse chronological order, so you can easily scroll through to see what your child has been looking at. However, a child who resents you snooping could easily delete items from the history, so you will need to consider other ways of monitoring your child’s internet usage.


Using Your Wireless Router to Monitor Internet UsageUsing Your Wireless Router to Monitor Internet Usage

Some models of wireless router are able to keep a log of what sites are visited via your home internet connection. To set up logging, you will need to access your router by typing its IP address into the address bar of your browser. You can find out the IP address by opening a command window (run CMD.exe in Windows) and typing in ipconfig/all. Your IP address is the number listed under the heading “Default Gateway.”

If your router prompts you to enter a password and you have never set one, you can find out the default username and password by visiting the manufacturer’s website or looking on the packaging that your router came in.

Once you have accessed your router, you can click on “Logs” to view the activity on your network. Some routers will allow you to set up a list of blocked sites that can’t be accessed from your child’s computer. You can also ask the router to email you to let you know when your child attempts to access a blocked site.

Once you have set up logging and site blocking on your router, change the password so that your child can’t alter the settings.


Using Software to Monitor Your Child’s Internet Using Software to Monitor Your Child’s Internet UsageUsage

Some parents prefer to install software to monitor their child’s internet usage. There are a number of programs on the market that can provide a detailed account of the sites that your child has visited and the interactions they have been involved in online. Let’s take a look at some of the best tools available to help you monitor and protect your child online.

• SafetyWeb (www.safetyweb.com)

SafetyWeb monitors your child’s activity on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. When it detects explicit content in your child’s messages, SafetyWeb sends you an alert. SafetyWeb also looks for signs that your child is involved in cyberbullying – as either the victim or the perpetrator – or that he or she is being contacted by unsuitable adults.

To use SafetyWeb, you just need your child’s email address. The service automatically detects other accounts connected with that address, such as on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and many more sites. By showing parents what information their child is sharing, SafetyWeb opens the door for discussions about the importance of protecting privacy online.


Using Software to Monitor Your Child’s Internet Usage Using Software to Monitor Your Child’s Internet Usage (continued)(continued)

• • SocialShield (www.socialshield.com)SocialShield (www.socialshield.com)

How can you know who your child is talking to online? SocialShield monitors your How can you know who your child is talking to online? SocialShield monitors your child’s social networking accounts and lets you know if someone suspicious tries child’s social networking accounts and lets you know if someone suspicious tries to connect with your child. This paid service checks your child’s friends against a to connect with your child. This paid service checks your child’s friends against a variety of databases and alerts you if there is a chance that a person in contact variety of databases and alerts you if there is a chance that a person in contact with your child is not who they claim to be. You will also be notified if an adult with your child is not who they claim to be. You will also be notified if an adult tries to befriend your child online.tries to befriend your child online.

• • McGruff SafeGuard (www.gomcgruff.com)McGruff SafeGuard (www.gomcgruff.com)

Once you install McGruff SafeGuard on your child’s computer, you can remotely Once you install McGruff SafeGuard on your child’s computer, you can remotely monitor their conversations, search terms and sites visited. McGruff gathers a monitor their conversations, search terms and sites visited. McGruff gathers a huge amount of information and presents it in an easy-to-understand way, huge amount of information and presents it in an easy-to-understand way, translating common abbreviations used by kids so that parents can easily translating common abbreviations used by kids so that parents can easily understand what they’re reading.understand what they’re reading.

Tips for

Youth

Tips for Youth

• Remember, your profile is on a public space.

• People aren’t always who they say they are.

• Harassment, hate speech, and inappropriate content should be reported. Tell your parents or an adult if this happens.

• Don’t mislead people into thinking that you’re older or younger than you really are.

• Don’t post anything that would embarrass you later.

Source: myspace.com

Tips for Youth (continued)

• Always follow your family’s rules for using the Internet.

• Don’t open up emails, files, or web pages that you get from people you don’t really know or trust.

• Don’t ever do anything that could cost your family money unless your parents are there to help you do it.

• Don’t ever give out your password.

Source: GetNetWise

Reporting

Trouble

Whom To Contact for Help

Local Police

There is no national agency that deals with every type of Internet Crime. Your local Law Enforcement is your best first resource!

Whom To Contact (continued)

Federal Law Enforcement

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (child-luring, an adult meets a child face-to-face): Call your state office.

• US Customs Service (child pornography): 800-BE-ALERT

• US Postal Inspection Service: usps.gov

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: 888-ATF-TIPS

• Drug Enforcement Administration: usdoj.gov/dea

Source: GetNetWise

Whom To Contact (continued)

National Child Advocacy Groups

• Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-SUICIDE

• Runaway Hotline: 800-231-6946

• National Council for Child Abuse and Family Violence: 800-222-2000

• ChildHelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-4-A-Child

• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: 800-729-6686

• The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (child sexual exploitation): 800-843-5678

Resources

Resources

• Federal Trade Commission www.OnGuardOnline.gov

• Internet Keep Safe Coalitionwww.iKeepSafe.org

• i-SAFEwww.i-safe.org

Resources (continued)

• National Cyber Security Alliancewww.staysafeonline.org

• Staysafe.org – educational site that provides education for consumers about the Internet

Resources (continued)

• Web Wise Kidswww.wiredwithwisdom.org

• Netsmartz

www.netsmartz.org • National Criminal Justice Reference Service

www.ncjrs.gov

Cyberbullying

Some other links worth looking at:

• www.cyberbully.org• http://www.stopcyberbullying.org

• http://www.wiredsafety.org/

• http://www.wiredsafety.org/fbprivacy/index.htm• www.stoptextbully.com• www.commonsense.com• www.haltabuse.org

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Where to Get More Where to Get More Information:Information:

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