Join The Fight Against Cyber-Bullying

Cyber-Bullying   Cyber-bullying is like playground bullying, but it’s done either online or with cell phones. It can take the form of individual harassment, public humiliation, or both. The viral nature of online life and cell phones makes sending humiliating or degrading messages, pictures, or videos simple and immediate. And anonymous. Screen names easily disguise bullies’ identities. Sometimes they can even pretend to be the victims, posting comments that look like the victims wrote them. Other times, the cyberbullying can take the form of direct threats — either physical ones or social ones. (PBSParents) Cyber-bullying can really harm teens and

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Data Protection: What is the Minister for Justice and Equality Doing to Protect Personal Data?

Have you ever though about the protection of your personal data?   Did you know you have a right to ensure that your personal data including personal data on your smartphone is protected and secure?   There was an interesting debate about this in the Seanad this week and we are interested in talking to Data Commissioner Billy Hawkes about this with regards to teenagers.   Seanad Adjournment Debate Opening Remarks by Minister of State Kathleen Lynch T.D, on behalf of Alan Shatter, T.D, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence 18 February, 2014 The need for the Minister for Justice

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The Importance of Privacy Settings

Social Media has given us the opportunity to connect and share with people across the globe. In fact this is the most basic premise of Social Networking channels. But with this comes responsibility .  Think about it, Would you open your door to any given stranger and let them into your life without knowing anything about them? Probably not. so why do we allow this to happen  online? You need to be careful with the information you share online and how you protect it. There are many combinations of privacy settings on social media platforms, you must read these individually

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