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There is a lot of discussion about the dangers and risks that come with using technology. Privacy concerns, cyberbullying and identity theft are all hot topics, but even scarier is the rise of cyberstalking. The use of digital tools by husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, lovers, and exes is becoming more and more common in cases of domestic abuse...

There is a lot of discussion about the dangers and risks that come with using technology. Privacy concerns, cyberbullying and identity theft are all hot topics, but even scarier is the rise of cyberstalking. The use of digital tools by husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, lovers, and exes is becoming more and more common in cases of domestic abuse...

Common Sense Media has an excellent article on the digital trends that every parent should be aware of this school year. Some of the biggest trends this year seem to be different types of impersonation - from creating a fake social media page or bogus email account, to swiping someone’s device and texting under their name...

Common Sense Media has an excellent article on the digital trends that every parent should be aware of this school year. Some of the biggest trends this year seem to be different types of impersonation - from creating a fake social media page or bogus email account, to swiping someone’s device and texting under their name...

There are many predictions that a big issue this school year is going to be “catfishing”, creating a false online identity to lure an unsuspecting person into an online relationship. Lonely teens, or those looking for more than what their crowd at school has to offer, are particularly susceptible...

There are many predictions that a big issue this school year is going to be “catfishing”, creating a false online identity to lure an unsuspecting person into an online relationship. Lonely teens, or those looking for more than what their crowd at school has to offer, are particularly susceptible...

While the article Who's responsible for tackling cyber bullying? appears on the web site of an Australian newspaper, the Brisbane Times, the message is a universal one...

While the article Who's responsible for tackling cyber bullying? appears on the web site of an Australian newspaper, the Brisbane Times, the message is a universal one...

Two new free eBooks for kids - Animishmash and the Cyber Bullfrog (for ages 7 and up) and The Pirate's Donut (for ages 3 and up) – deal with the subjects of cyberbullying and safe online searching, respectively.

Two new free eBooks for kids - Animishmash and the Cyber Bullfrog (for ages 7 and up) and The Pirate's Donut (for ages 3 and up) – deal with the subjects of cyberbullying and safe online searching, respectively.