These are various resources we bring to your attention. We do not endorse the content of each of them. We hope you would balance with your own judgment and eventually start a discussion with the group on any controversial opinion

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By Christopher Burgess:  Wi-Fi: Three steps to stay safe when connecting via wireless

Net Public Comprendre les réseaux sociaux numériques : un enjeu pour l’enseignement (dossier)

Bullying and Harassment - Kidpower Executive Director/Co-Founder Irene van der Zande tells parents how to protect their kids from bullying

 STOMP Out Bullying works to reduce & prevent bullying, cyberbullying, sexting & other digital abuse, decrease school absenteeism, educate against homophobia, racism & hatred & deter violence in schools, online and in communities.

 US Federal Trade Commission on Identity Theft check:

What is identity theft?
How do thieves steal an identity?
What do thieves do with a stolen identity?
How can you find out if your identity was stolen?
How long can the effects of identity theft last?
What should you do if your identity is stolen?
Should you file a police report if your identity is stolen?
How long can the effects of identity theft last?
What can you do to help fight identity theft?

- Christopher Parsons PhD on Privacy and surveillance

- Human Rights and Internet Protocols

- By GlobalVoices, Rebecca McKinnon: ‘Netizen’s Guide to the Internet Governance Forum’

- Very valuable source of culture: Free eBooks by Project Gutenberg

- Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, <a href=”http://hrlr.oxfordjournals.org/content/10/4/785.extract” title=”Viktor Mayers shoenenberg Delete”>Delete: the Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age</a> and other studies at the <a href=”http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=174″ title=”OII VMS”>Oxford Institute of Internet</a>.
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger presents “<a href=”www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwxVA0UMwLY” title=”Video, Delete”>Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting …</a>

- Shredit launches a mini guide to risk management in information security, disposal & compliance.

Studies show that schools are woefully unprepared when it comes to cyber-bullying and general safety for kids online. Here are a few resources that can help your school meet the growing challenges:

From SafeKids.com by Anne Collier and Larry Magid, a US perspective of online safety with advice on Cyberbullying, texting and more.

- From Larry Magid: ‘Everything I know about protecting children I learned from a visit to Nairobi National Park”

Teach Privacy is a leading online resource for schools who want to stamp out cyber-bullying and address privacy concerns regarding students.

- UK CEOP, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.

GRID is a Family Online Safety Institute compilation of priceless resources on online safety.  ‘Smartphone Security Tips for Children‘

- From ENISA: ‘A Security Analysis of Next Generation Web Standards’

- ENISA : ‘Instantly online-17 golden rules for mobile social networks‘

- ENISA report: ‘Smartphones: Information security risks, opportunities and recommendations for users‘

- ENISA report: App-store security– the ‘five lines of defence’  The Agency today publishes a new report on app-store security where it advocates for a baseline set of ‘five lines of defence ‘ against malware.

- G Data study: Malware Report on current threats for Internet users and PCs

- From ConnectSafely: ‘How to Use Facebook Privacy Settings’

- A US perspective and the COPPA regulation by Anne Collier: ‘Under-age on Facebook: New study‘

- From the Privacy Wonk: ‘US 112th Privacy Legislation‘

- Dan Manolescu awareness post: ‘the PayPal scam”

- Dan Manolescu: ‘SNS and personal data: an analysis of Facebook’s compliance with EU data
protection legislation‘

- Dan Manolescu : ‘the PayPal scam method, E-Crime Expert is presenting today an awareness video on the same scam method.’

- Identity Theft Resource Centre.

- National Opt-Out Campaign Informs Parents How to Protect the Privacy of their Children’s School Records

- eCrimeExpert: ‘Data Protection & Privacy Legislation‘

- Tutorial on how to delete cookies.

- Concurring Opinions

I have been kindly passed this tool to Control your Kids’ TV with KIDO’Z TV Chrome Extension  Would love to have some feedbacks.

ABINE: ‘A visual guide to turning on pro-privacy features in your web browser (updated for Safari 5.1)‘

- TAP Privacy and Security resources

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ONLINE:

- Internet Safety Technical Task Force Releases Final Report on Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies, January 14, 2009

QMUL : ‘Information Ownership in the Cloud‘

- Law Enforcement Access in a Cloud Environment

- Data Protection Jurisdiction and Cloud Computing – When are Cloud Users and Providers Subject to EU Data Protection Law?

* ‘Personal data’ data in cloud computing – what information is regulated?  The Cloud of Unknowing, Part 1

*  Who is responsible for ‘personal data’ in cloud computing?    The Cloud of Unknowing, Part 2‘

*  When are Cloud Users and Providers Subject to EU Data Protection Law?  ‘The Cloud of Unknowing, Part 3‘

* Data Export in Cloud Computing – How Can Personal Data Be Transferred Outside the EEA? The Cloud of Unknowing, Part 4‘