by Lynette Owens | Aug 3, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Today, was a sad day as one of the darkest and most malicious uses of the Internet was uncovered. In the U.S., 72 people were charged and 52 arrested in the U.S. and abroad, for participating in the online distribution of images depicting the...
by Lynette Owens | May 23, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Do a search on the term ‘privacy legislation’ and you will see numerous links to politicians and news stories from the last few weeks. Online privacy has suddenly become the stage for a huge battle between lawmakers, technology companies, youth...
by Lynette Owens | Mar 29, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Last month, we launched the 2nd annual “What’s Your Story?” competition, an international user-generated video contest that empowers youth to be leaders in educating others about being safe online. We are now in the final week for entries, which can...
by Lynette Owens | Mar 14, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens As we’ve all seen, read, and heard, the people of Japan are experiencing tragedy beyond what any of us could have imagined or may ever experience ourselves. Seeing the magnitude of another’s suffering stirs compassion in many of us and drives us...
by Lynette Owens | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Lynette Owens Facebook announced that it will soon unveil new services to help victims or witnesses of cyberbullying. As part of the White House summit on bullying prevention, Facebook hosted a panel at the White House today to announce some of these new features,...