Don't share info that you wouldn't put on a billboard on a superhighway. We need to remember that whatever you type on the Internet stays on the Internet. It's like a tattoo.
"Parry Aftab" is a US lawyer specializing in Internet privacy and security law, and is considered "one of the founders of the field of cyberlaw". She is the Executive Director of WiredSafety.org, a volunteer organization dedicated to online safety. She was featured in Chris Hansen's book, To Catch a Predator. She created the StopCyberbullying Coalition to help address cyberbullying and digital abuse issues.
She was appointed to the federal NTIA Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG) and the Berkman Center's Internet Safety Technical Task Force (ISTTF). Facebook appointed her to its Safety Advisory Board. She advises MTV as well.
More Parry Aftab on Wikipedia.I think most of the sites are good guys.
While it may not be the single silver bullet in the fight to protect our children in cyberspace, ... it is an important piece of a much larger solution.
All children? need to have access to the Internet to succeed in life.
Most spammers will ignore the state laws, as they have all others.
We need to tell the difference between being paranoid and being careful.
Groups that are hacking these sites are making it hard for us to convict the pedophiles behind those sites.
Unless we 'think outside of the box' in crafting innovative and immediate solutions, these abuses will continue and escalate.
The Internet's too important and fabulous a place for us to screw up. It's like saying that nobody can go New York because some areas are dangerous.
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