Tagged: Online Abuse & News
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European Cybercrime Centre to crack down on cyber threats News
05.04.2012 The European Commission is proposing to set up a European Cybercrime Centre in the Hague to focus on online fraud, e-crime and identity theft.Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Search Engines, Science, Online Business, Mobile, Internet, Government, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO -
Lady Gaga and Harvard University to combat youth bullying News
06.03.2012 Pop star Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation is teaming up with Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society to further academic research into both cyber bullying...Categories: Consumer Tech, Computers, Digital Media, Education, Global CIO, Internet, Investments, Media, Mobile, Multimedia, Networking, Social Media -
Industry to teach web safety in Irish schools for Safer Internet Day News
30.01.2012 Across the globe, this year’s Safer Internet Day will be happening on 7 February. As part of the digital safety drive, industry volunteers from Microsoft Ireland, UPC and O2...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Security, Search Engines, Multimedia, Mobile, Media, Internet, Government, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Phishing, O2, Online Abuse, Internet, Microsoft, UPC, Cyber Crime, NCTE, European Union, digital, -
ISPCC calls for ‘panic button’ for Irish teens using Facebook News
14.10.2011 The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has called for the development of a safety button or ‘panic button’ for Irish teens using Facebook and other... -
Obama tackles bullying via Facebook News
10.03.2011 US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have released a video for Facebook that talks about why preventing bullying is a responsibility we all share. The video... -
Porn sites top list of tracking bug-affected URLs News
03.12.2010 Porn sites top a list of revealed sites that use a technique to exploit a browser bug that reveals all places people go online, as well as recording browser history, new... -
Hacker fined £21,000 for defrauding students News
26.11.2010 A computer hacker posing as a student who broke into the emails of hundreds of actual students in the UK has been fined £21,000 for his illegal activities. -
US defence companies branch out into cyber protection News
25.11.2010 It would seem that no matter how profitable the trade, not even the defence industry has been able to protect itself from the global recession and has had to look further afield... -
Facebook a pain in the crown jewels for royals News
09.11.2010 The British Monarchy has experienced first hand how it feels to be cyber bullied, having received abusive messages from followers on Facebook. -
Calls for the EU to take action against cyber stalking News
24.09.2010 UK MEP Liz Lynne has called on the European Parliament to implement tougher punishment for cyber stalkers. -
Facebook introduces optional ‘panic button’ for UK News
12.07.2010 An initiative between Facebook and UK child protection agency CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) will see a direct link called ClickCEOP on users’ homepages,... -
Internet abuse costs Irish SMEs €580m per year News
17.03.2009 The assistant director of the Small Firms Association (SFA), Avine McNally, has warned that email and internet abuse is costing Irish SMEs €580m per annum.Tags: Online Abuse, Internet Abuse