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Internet Safety Presentation

Our agenda for today

Intro

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Why are you here

Online activities

Recent Trends

Cyber Bullying

What can we do?

Video

Help is out there

Top 10 Tips

Why are you

here today?

Online activities

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FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

What we use to go online and game

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FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

What are Children are accessing

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FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

A different language, literally

LOL

Laugh out loud

?RUD

What are you doing?

ROFL

Rolls on floor laughing

G2G

Got to go

ASL

Age, sex, location

OMG

Oh my god!

ASLA

Age, sex, location, availability

BTW

By the way

CYT

See you tomorrow

POS

Parent over shoulder

BRB

Be right back

P999

Parent alert!

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Recent trends

Young people need to:

Cyber bullying

Harmful content/illegal material

Self generated content (including images)

Privacy/digital footprints

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Cyber bullying

Cyber bullying
Bullying, as defined by the Dept. of Education and Science, is repeated
aggression, verbal, psychological or physical, conducted by an individual or
group against others. Bullying is systemic and ongoing unacceptable
behaviour.
Cyber bullying.is carried out through an internet service such
as email, chat room, discussion group or instant messaging or
text messaging
23% of Irish children say that someone has acted in a hateful or nasty way
towards them in the past 12 months. This is higher than the figure of 19%
reported for Europe as a whole.
(EU Kids Online 9-16 year olds)

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Cyber bullying
24/7 contact

Theres no escape

Impact

Huge audience, speed of contact,

permanent effect

Anonymity

Victims may not know who bully is

Abuse has changed

Mental intimidation, Promises of violence,

Threaten social standing. Freezing people out

Different Ways

Text, email, social media, phone

The bystander effect

Unintentional complicity

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Cyber bullying: Joes story

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An Garda Sochna & Cyber Bullying

Offences

What to expect

Outcomes Juvenile Diversion Programme

Ability to retrieve information that may have been deleted

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Possible Offences

Investigate all incidents that are reported as a crime under:

S.10 NFOAPA 1997 Max Sentence 7 years and Fine

S.13 POAA Max Sentence 5 Years and Fine

Defamation Act 1961 2 Years Imprisonment and fine

Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 Various offences 1-14

years

S.5 Criminal Damage Act 1991 (Access Data) 3 months 650

S.9 TFOA 2001 Unlawful use of a computer

Fines can be up to 50,000!!!

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What to expect...
Procedures for investigating Offences:
Mobile Phones
Electronic Devices
Tracking down Origin of Messages
Seizing Computers, Laptops, Phones etc. under warrant
Speaking with account holder
Arrest/Question
If something is deleted it can still be retrieved

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Possible Outcomes
Child:

Referral to the HSE Children under 10

Juvenile Referral Children between 10-12

Prosecution/Juvenile Referral 12+

All cases will be investigated as crimes

Adult:

Sentences and Fines Apply

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children to:
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What can be done?

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FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Set clear boundaries:

Provide guidelines before children go it

alone

Evaluate websites beforehand

Locate consoles and computers centrally

Use family safety tools

Protect children on mobile phones

Join the fun: Learn about the technology. If youre

open to it youre open to the opportunities but also

the dangers

Create family email account

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Parents Pay
attention

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FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

Set clear rules:

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Teach them to keep personal info private

Sharing personal info

Choose safe online names and addresses

Create strong passwords

Keep passwords secret

Say NO to secret friendships

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FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

What to do if there is a problem

Teach kids to trust their instincts

Curtailing privileges may not be the solution
Always report physical threats and cyberbullying

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Help is out there

OUR AGENDA

FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Help is out there Useful resources

Microsoft family friendly site- www.microsoft.com/safety
Link to Windows Live Essentials-http://windows.microsoft.com/enIE/windows/home
www.hotline.ie
www.childnet.com
www.childline.ie
www.safesocialnetworking.com
www.internetsafety.ie
www.parentline.ie
EU Safer Internet Safety Training Program http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm

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OUR AGENDA

FACTS & FIGURES

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Tools available

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RECENT TRENDS

THE SPECIFICS

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Encourage Children
Be Polite
online, avoid
contact with
any
Strangers

Beware that
once you post
it, it is available
for everyone to
see

Dont share
passwords with
anyone except
parents not
even friends

Dont provide
whereabouts
online without
parents
permission

Think before
you post : your
words or
images can
impact your
reputaion

Never meet
someone face
to-face that
you only know
on-line

Conduct
yourself with
respect and
consideration
for others
while on-line

Do not forward
any photos or
images that are
rude or
inappropriate

Conduct
yourself
responsibly
online

Talk to a
trusted adult
for support if
you encounter
any difficulties
on-line

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