Online Safety stories - Page 9

Facebook, in collaboration with CEOP, launches a panic button in the UK, enabling teens to directly report online grooming or inappropriate behaviour.

Hector's World launches new interactive resources to teach 5-9 year olds about computer security, fostering early digital citizenship.

A Norton survey reveals 62% of children have faced negative online experiences, feeling 'angry', 'upset' or 'afraid'. Parents, take note and act.

In Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984, the omnipresent state, Big Brother, has the ability to look into the homes of any person at any time.

NZ's ISP filtering system sparks debate: is enough being done for online safety? Critics call for broader cybercrime measures.

Safer Internet Day on Feb 9th aims to educate young ones on safe online practices, featuring new animated tours from Hector's World.

As the festive season approaches, the purveyors of spam and malware are out in force – and their early efforts are already emerging.

Bebo introduces 'CEOP Report' button for UK users, allowing instant reporting of child abuse and grooming online, enhancing child protection measures.

Hector’s World, the education initiative for keeping kids safe online, now has its own YouTube channel (tinyurl.

You could be excused for thinking the Web in 2009 is carrying its own version of porcine (sorry – H1N1) influenza.