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Online Safety Awareness for Students: College Admissions, Predators, Cyberbullying

Learn about online risks affecting students, including college admissions, predators, cyberbullying. Protect your privacy and stay safe online.

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Online Safety Awareness for Students: College Admissions, Predators, Cyberbullying

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  1. United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Alabama

  2. What Happens When Colleges Look at Facebook • 25 % of the 350 college admissions officers surveyed admitted to using Facebook and Google to look at applicants • 35% of college applications negatively impacted by what was found online, up from 12% last year • Issues- vulgarity, alcohol consumption in pics, and illegal activity

  3. YOU ARE A TARGET! The National Center for Victims of Crime estimates that 61% of sexual assault victims in the U.S. are under the age of 18, and 29% are less than 11

  4. YOU ARE A TARGET! 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys will be sexually victimized in some way before they reach 18. Only 1 in 3 will ever tell anybody about it.

  5. PREDATORS Presently, there are 739,853 convicted sex offenders in the United States who are required to register with law enforcement. 13,327 of them are in Alabama. At least 100,000 more are noncompliant with legal requirements, many of whom are actually missing Its estimated that at any given time 50,000 predators are online

  6. True Chat

  7. Chat rooms One of the most dangerous areas on the Internet. 89% of sexual solicitations of kids online occur in chat rooms or by instant messages

  8. EMail and I/M 60% of teens have received an Email or I/M from a stranger. 50% have communicated back.

  9. CYBERMOLESTERS • Establish on-line friendships • Build trust and lower inhibitions

  10. Federal Prosecutions

  11. David Clifton Fulford • Resident of Loxley, AL • Computer technician doing repairs found CP on Fulford’s computer • Computer showed evidence of chatting online and trading CP with multiple children • Sentenced to 210 months, lifetime SRT

  12. Eric Sebastian Barrow • Resident of Atmore, AL • Found trading child porn via Limewire • Photos on computer traced back to 11-y.o. girl in Arizona Barrow watched on webcam and recorded • Sentenced to fifteen years in prison for production of CP, lifetime SRT

  13. Kenneth Allen Parnell • Resident of Lucedale, MS • Solicited 13-year old girl for sex via instant messenger • Drove from MS to Mobile to meet the girl for sex • Forensic exam showed chats with 4,418 other people about meeting for sex, including 38 girls between 12 and 16. • Sentenced to ten years in prison, lifetime SRT

  14. Carlos Gordon Pettis • Resident of Mobile, AL • Solicited 12-year old girl via text messages and cell phone • Wanted to meet her after school to have sex in the woods behind thrift store • Sentenced to ten years in prison, lifetime SRT

  15. Remember it isn’t just girls that are targeted online!

  16. CYBERBULLYING

  17. CYBERBULLYING • Spreading rumors and gossip • Posting pictures without consent • Harassing or threatening with mean or bad language • Stealing passwords to assume someone’s identity • Through cell phones, e-mail, profiles, instant messaging, web sites, and cameras

  18. Cyberbullying • If you are ever cyberbullied • Do not respond • Save the evidence • Tell a trusted adult • Report it at www.cybertipline.com or to your ISP • If anyone threatens you or you feel that you are in immediate danger, contact your local law enforcement

  19. SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

  20. Keeping Personal Information Private Who is looking at you online? Coaches Parents Teachers Future Employers Law Enforcement Online Predators College Admission Officers 22

  21. What Would You Do?

  22. What Would You Do?

  23. What Would You Do?

  24. What Would You Do?

  25. GPS Helps People Find YOU

  26. Posting on Social Networking Sites • Remember: • Once you post a picture of yourself on the net it is on the net forever • Your picture can be captured and manipulated by others • Pictures can be seen by anyone- friends, police, predators, college admission officers, employers

  27. Posting on Social Networking Sites • If you blog, it will be not only viewed by your friends, but also by • Teachers and principals • Colleges and universities • Employers • ONLINE PREDATORS If it is on the Internet, IT IS NOT PRIVATE.

  28. Safer Social Networking

  29. Safer Social Networking • Only add people as friends if you know them in real life • Use the privacy settings to protect your information • Approve all comments to make sure someone else is not revealing your information

  30. Safer Social Networking • Think before posting your photos – watch for clues in the backgrounds • Protect your friends by not posting their photos and names • Keep cell phone numbers, addresses, or the name of your school, work, or home private

  31. Safer Social Networking • Even if you mark your profile as private, anyone can still see your picture and some personal information • Anyone can contact you even if you use privacy settings • It is up to you to not respond

  32. Blog Safety • Be aware of revealing your insecurities and vulnerabilities • These may be signs predators look for to gain your trust • If you are writing to express your feelings, make the posting completely private

  33. Some of the Tools Predators Are Using Today • These are the computers of today: • Cell phones • Camera • Video Messaging • Game Consoles • Online gaming • Text messaging

  34. Cellphones and Webcams • Don’t let anyone manipulate you into exploiting yourself • Videos or webcam broadcasts can be used against you for exploitation or manipulation • Remember that any video can be saved and accessed by someone outside of your group of friends

  35. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

  36. FOLLOW SOME SIMPLE RULES FOR INTERNET SAFETY

  37. Rule # 1 • Remember, People On The Internet Are Not Always Who They Say They Are

  38. Rule # 2 • Don’t Chat Online With Anyone Online Unless You Really Know Them

  39. Rule # 3 • Don’t Give Out Personal Information About Yourself, especially: • Your Name • Where You Live • Where You Go To School • Your Phone Number • Be aware of revealing your insecurities and vulnerabilities • These may be signs predators look for to gain your trust • If you are writing to express your feelings, make the posting completely private

  40. Rule # 4 • If You Post Your Picture On The Web – Make Sure It Does Not Contain Personal Information About You – • Clothing That Identifies Your School • Background That Might Identify You Or Where You Live - Like The License Plate On Your Car

  41. Rule # 5 • Don’t Give Out Personal Information About Your Friends • Don’t Give Out Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Address, etc. of Your Friends • Be Careful About Posting Photos Of Friends • Edit comments posted to your page if they reveal personal information

  42. Rule # 6 • EVEN IF YOU KEEP YOUR IDENTITY SECRET, DON’T DISCUSS YOUR PERSONAL LIFE WITH A STRANGER ONLINE • A “FRIEND” YOU MEET ONLINE MAY NOT BE THE BEST PERSON TO TALK TO IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AT HOME, WITH YOUR FRIENDS, OR AT SCHOOL. • TALK WITH AN ADULT OR FRIEND YOU TRUST • CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNSELING CENTER • IF YOU CAN’T FIND SOMEONE TO TALK TO LOCALLY, THEN TRY CALLING COVENANT HOUSE AT 1-800-999-9999. THE PEOPLE THERE PROVIDE COUNSELING TO KIDS, REFER THEM TO LOCAL SHELTERS, HELP THEM WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND CAN SERVE AS MEDIATORS BY CALLING THEIR PARENTS.

  43. Rule # 7 • If you receive an online communication that makes you uncomfortable – report it • Your sheriff’s office or police department • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 • Your Internet Service Provider • Your Parents • SAVE THE ONLINE COMMUNICATION!

  44. Rule # 8 • If you are going to create a myspace, facebook, xanga, or other website “page” – restrict access to people you actually know • Even if you mark your profile as private, anyone can still see your picture and some personal information • Anyone can contact you even if you use privacy settings • It is up to you to not respond • And beware of friends of friends

  45. Rule # 9 • Never, ever, agree to meet someone you have met online

  46. Rule # 10 • Never, ever, ever, meet someone you have met online

  47. Remember: • YOU are vulnerable to predators, even if YOU feel invincible. • YOU should remain as anonymous as possible when using the Internet to avoid endangering yourself. • YOU should know how to recognize and repel the advances of a predator • YOU should know what to do and who to talk to if YOU feel YOU have been approached by a stranger online • YOU should NEVER meet in person someone YOU have “gotten to know” online

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