Pupils should be taught about the dangers of “sexting” and “cyberbullying” as part of updated sex education classes, David Cameron said yesterday.
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15 Jan 2014
The education of 500,000 children in the UK is suffering because they have no home internet, campaigners say - with the poorest often most at risk.
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BBC
15 Jan 2014
OMG! The text message is on its way out a little over 20 years after it arrived to revolutionise how the world communicates.
New and cheaper ‘instant message’ alternatives available from smartphones connected to the web, such as Snapchat and WhatsApp, are taking over.
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Daily Mail
14 Jan 2014
A teenager in Canada has been found guilty of possessing and disseminating child pornography after sending text messages containing naked images of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend.
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BBC
14 Jan 2014
Apple has rejected an invitation from Children's Minister Ed Timpson to join the Department for Education (DfE) council that is tasked with keeping children safe online.
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Marketing
10 Jan 2014
Once again Naace will be supporting the Bett show in a number of capacities - including curating three of the Learn Live session strands and putting on a 45 minute ICT Mark case study in the main Arena.
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Naace
09 Jan 2014
A respected teacher’s career lay in ruins today after he was jailed for leading a seedy double life as an internet predator who stalked teenage girls using online messaging services.
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Daily Mail
09 Jan 2014
The internet gives a priceless voice to the marginalised – but the Caroline Criado-Perez abuse case shows that freedom of expression does not mean freedom from consequences
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The Guardian
09 Jan 2014
Tablet ownership has more than doubled in the past few years – and as many parents are finding, children are highly proficient at using them. But are these devices harmful to their development? Or do they encourage 'technological intelligence'?
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The Guardian
09 Jan 2014
The charity Childline says it has seen a large increase in the number of children contacting it with concerns about online bullying.
It saw 4,507 cases of cyberbullying in 2012-13, up from 2,410 in 2011-12.
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BBC
08 Jan 2014
Two people have pleaded guilty to sending "menacing" tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.
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BBC
07 Jan 2014
The faceless internet means beating bullying is harder than ever – drastic measures are sometimes required
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BT.com
07 Jan 2014
As UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s efforts to block access to extreme material online – including child pornography – spark a furious debate about creeping censorship, Ireland has an opportunity to strike a balance and lead the way forward.
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Silicon Republic
07 Jan 2014
Fast growing disappearing messaging service Snapchat has been the target of a hack which revealed the username and phone numbers associated with 4.6 million accounts.
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Descrier
03 Jan 2014
Facebook's terms and conditions state quite clearly that you need to be 13 to open up an account with them. However, a lot of people ignore this and many of my friends' children have their own accounts, including children as young as five.
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Yahoo
02 Jan 2014
Children as young as ten are among hundreds of youngsters being admitted to hospital after self-harming.
On average at least one child was treated for self-inflicted wounds every day in the county’s accident and emergency wards in the past two financial years.
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The Argus
30 Dec 2013
Children today face pitfalls online unknown to previous generations, but technology and talking about it can help keep them safe.
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The Telegraph - Australia
30 Dec 2013
Four months ago Gibson Security, a group of freelance vulnerability researchers, notified Snapchat that it had found serious flaws in the image-flinging service's security and privacy systems.
Having heard nothing back, the group has now released the details and some exploit code to back up its claims.
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The Register
28 Dec 2013
CBBC Presenters sing about how to stay safe online.
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BBC
28 Dec 2013
PARENTS giving their children one of the most wanted presents this year, a tablet computer, are being given advice by Dorset Police on how to stay safe online.
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Salisbury Journal
28 Dec 2013