Safer Internet Day 2018

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Hi everyone, as you are well aware of the Safer Internet Day that is going to happen on 6th of February. Lets discuss about it here. How are you going to approach the issue of Internet safety of your family? It's not a one day issue but never ending. What's your opinion?


History: What Is Safer Internet Day?

Safer Internet Day is an international initiative that aims to promote the positive, responsible, and safe use of the Internet for all, especially children and young people. The day is going to be celebrated around the world on Tuesday, February 06, 2018, with the slogan “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better Internet starts with you”.

In the UK, Safer Internet Day is coordinated by the UK Safer Internet Centre every year which is a partnership between three leading charities, including the Internet Watch Foundation, South West Grid for Learning, as well as Childnet International.

Why You Should Register?

From cyberbullying to social networking, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and chooses a topic reflecting current concerns.

How Can You Participate Yourself?

SaferInternetDay.org - Register and get resources to raise awareness on that day.
https://www.saferinternetday.org/web/sid/getinvolved/register

Resources by Supporters

Google - Access myaccount.google.com to have overview of your privacy settings.

ESET - They will be posting infographics, videos, tutorials and features on how to build a safer technology environment for kids and grown-ups, on their blog ( https://www.welivesecurity.com/ )

The content will stress the need for a broader computer science education in order to prepare our kids for the online world, and thereby help address the shortage of cybersecurity experts in the future.

European Commission - They have listed the details on their site ( https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/creating-better-internet-kids )

F-Secure - They are still planning on activities for SID but expect to blog about the event ( https://labsblog.f-secure.com/ )

PureVPN - Curated 50+ tips on Internet Safety for everyone to share. You can share your tip online to get a free VPN subscription for Internet safety. Details here ( https://www.purevpn.com/blog/internet-safety-tips-for-safer-internet-day-scty/ )

Microsoft - Conducted a research and published two dedicated blogs:
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-...e-online-safety-new-microsoft-research-shows/
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-...eatest-impact-on-young-peoples-safety-online/

Snapchat - They will be spreading safety education and awareness through their products and at events.

Trend Micro - In 2018, Trend Micro's Internet Safety for Kids & Families (ISKF) programme has timed the launch of its annual "What's Your Story?" youth video contest with Safer Internet Day activities and events in the US, Canada, Ireland, and Czech Republic. Details: http://internetsafety.trendmicro.com/whats-your-story-contest

Vodafone - On Safer Internet Day 2018, they are launching a new initiative for parents. Details: http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting.html/

Kaspersky - Seems not to be doing anything???

Mcafee - Their Cork and Aylesbury office will be out in the community leading exciting events like:
  • Presenting the programme at Facebook Dublin HQ.
  • Facilitating an awareness celebration in the Cork Canteen with food, guest speakers, and giveaways.
  • Our college interns shadowing seasoned presenters to share the programme at area schools.
  • Online Safety Programme Ambassadors presenting to area classrooms in the UK.


You can add more organizations that'll be doing different on this day. :)
 
When I was younger it was a lot different. The closest thing we had to social media was the school magazine then nothing after that.
 
You want us to stay safe on the internet... by giving our personal data to sign up to a giant international database of people who don't know really what they might be doing on the internet. I should give my cash card and PIN to the homeless chap that sits next to the cash machine so I know where it is if I need to get some cash out.

Raise awareness by publishing data on the site, not by collecting names and email addresses.
 
Man so much propaganda designed to fool people into thinking the internet can potentially be safe for kids. :(

The only way to make the internet safer is to ban kids outright. This automatic connection to the internet just because you own a smartphone needs to be abolished. We need to return to a time when the internet was only visited by enthusiasts who respected the internet itself.
 
A lot of the UK was getting online for the first time in 1998, and internet safety was just as relevant back then. I remember the news ran stories on perverts in chat rooms, death threats via email, the odd computer virus and there were paedophile rings back then too.

One of the internet dangers that have changed are internet trolls. Back in the late 90s, the average troll would target BBS (bulletin boards) just to get attention and to annoy the admins. It was nothing personal back then, more like a social experiment. Nowaday trolls do it more personally in that they'll target a particular person so that it's direct bullying. You see this on deviantART a lot.
 
Internet safety day is pointless. Just use common sense, and where relevant good parenting.
 
Pawnless Endgame said:
A lot of the UK was getting online for the first time in 1998, and internet safety was just as relevant back then.
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Yeah but it's a lot worse nowadays. Things like fb and insta weren't ingrained into children's culture. Nowadays they cant escape, literally in many cases, the second they pick up a phone, its just pointless selfies and friending/liking as many people/things as possible.

All this endless pursuit of safety nonsense simply drives society into paving/finding reasons and methods for kids to be on the internet. This is utterly catastrophic when half the parents out there can barely raise their kids.
 
We keep a close eye on what our kids do on the internet. Neither has a smartphone or their own tablet. “Can I install this app on the iPad?” “No.” It’s working well enough so far.
 
1st I've ever heard of Safer Internet Day, also it's just common sense, don't give kids un-monitored internet access if you don't want them to have a free reign on the net
 
asim18 said:
We need to return to a time when the internet was only visited by enthusiasts who respected the internet itself.
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Lolwut.

Hades said:
Internet safety day is pointless. Just use common sense, and where relevant good parenting.
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Quoted for truth.

A lot of the 'problems' on the internet existed before it, easy online access just gives them another platform. There was bullying before cyber-bullying (doesn't make either right, and both types need to be tackled), pron, kids just had to find Dad's mags (admittedly content was probably safer in them, but depends on what your dad liked).

The main problem is that 'common' sense, isn't that common.
 
Well he's right. Back in the day the internet was mainly only for "nerds" and porn enthusiasts. Now it's full of hipsters who don't really understand it.

You couldn't really bully someone on the internet in the old days, because no one was dumb enough to post their real identity on it. You would only be talking to an alias.
 
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