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Keeping children and young people safe in the digital world Sue Seager

Keeping children and young people safe in the digital world Sue Seager Buckinghamshire County Council. E-SAFETY. …Part of our on-going support programme for families…. Taking a balanced approach. What is it important to understand this area?. What are the positives for children?.

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Keeping children and young people safe in the digital world Sue Seager

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  1. Keeping children and young people safe in the digital world Sue Seager Buckinghamshire County Council E-SAFETY …Part of our on-going support programme for families…

  2. Taking a balanced approach What is it important to understand this area? What are the positives for children? What are the risks for children? What can you do?

  3. In a nutshell • New technologies provide huge opportunities to transform children’s lives and learning for the better • As adults we aim to protecting children whilst they are in our care and educate and empower them for when they are not • It’s a safeguarding and behaviour, not a technology issue • Safeguarding and emotional wellbeing is everyone’s responsibility

  4. Educational resources Child Exploitation & Online Protection Agency Childnet www.thinkuknow.co.uk www.childnet.com/KIA

  5. Insert CEOP film VGT here to explain the role of CEOP and the Virtual Global Taskforce

  6. Digital immigrants Digital natives YOUNG PEOPLE Interactive chat, IM, Music, Games, Blog PARENTS & CARERS Mostly email & web for research Upload Download

  7. ANONYMITY ACCESS THE WORLD ALWAYS ON ACTIVE NOT PASSIVE MEDIUM ADDICTIVE AMPLIFIER (gives children a voice) AWAY FROM SUPERVISION ACCEPTANCE - IDENTITY & STATUS The online world is the child’s world “If you took away my mobile phone you would take away a part of me” Source: Childnet International

  8. 55% In groups By doing practical things 39% 35% By using computers 31% 21% Alone From teachers 19% From friends 16% By seeing things done 14% 12% With your parents Source: Ipsos MORI 9% By practising 9% In silence Base: All pupils (2,417) By copying 8% From others 5% At a museum or library 6% By thinking for yourself 3% 1% Other In which three of the following ways do you prefer to learn? With friends

  9. Bridging the gap of knowledge around the internet New challenges Parents/Carers Children & Young People The gulf of internet knowledge

  10. QUIZ

  11. LOL

  12. LAUGH OUT LOUD

  13. POS

  14. PARENT OVER SHOULDER

  15. PAW

  16. PARENTS ARE WATCHING

  17. AFK

  18. AWAY FROM KEYBOARD

  19. BRB

  20. BE RIGHT BACK

  21. ASL

  22. AGE SEX LOCATION

  23. I HATE YOU

  24. F2F

  25. FACE TO FACE

  26. IHU

  27. I HATE YOU

  28. Where’s Klaus? Insert film here Parent & carer advert

  29. Benefits of the Internet World Create Discover Connect • Search engines • Homework • Projects • Personal interest • Amazing facts The biggest library in the world • Email/chat • VoIP - Skype • Instant Messenger • Multi-user games • Social networks Brings people together • Blogs (web log) • Vlogs (video log) • Web sites • Text & pictures • Music/photo/video Anyone can become a publisher

  30. Content Contact Conduct Violent, pornographic, biased, spam, viruses, advertising, pro-anorexia Being groomed: sexual and race hatred, identity theft, being bullied. Being a bully, uploading inappropriate content, gambling, child-trafficking Online risks Dr Tanya Byron’s 3C’s The Byron Review 2008: Safer Children in a Digital World

  31. e-Safety context • 84% of children aged 5 – 15 live in a household with internet access • 35% of 11 -16’s have internet access in their bedroom (75% have a games console in their bedroom) • 66% of 12 – 15’s have a social networking site (19% of 8 – 11’s) • 49% of 12 – 15’s use gaming sites at least once a week, (47 % of 8 – 11’s and 30% of 5 – 7’s) • 81% of 12-15’s use the internet for their homework, (53% of 8 – 11’s and 26% of 5 – 7’s) • 57% of 9-19 yr olds have come into contact with online pornography accidentally • 4 in 10 pupils aged 9-19 trust most of the information on the internet Source: Ofcom Research, 2009 & CEOP

  32. Insert KS2 film Jigsaw or KS3 film Consequences

  33. Grooming: things to watch out for • There aresome common signs of grooming that you should be aware of. But there may be other reasons a child is showing this behaviour; • it does not automatically mean that a child is being groomed: • Excessive use of the computer • Aggressive behaviour regarding internet usage • Secretive behaviour • Change in use of sexual language or inappropriate sexualised behaviour

  34. How is grooming different online? • Young people are careless about personal data • Building trust can be a faster process than face to face • Many more opportunities to interact with targets • Very easy for an online predators to mask their identity, especially age and gender • Predators mistakenly believe they are anonymous online and take greater / more frequent risks • Predators adept at using technologies; false images, videos, texts, e-mail and Trojan programmes to aid them in the grooming and abusing process.

  35. INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

  36. Instant Messaging & chat • Threatening /upsetting messages, pictures /audio files • Posted on message boards / in chat rooms, via IM • Often racist / sexist or sexual content • SPIM; viruses, pop ups, links to indecent content • 3D chat rooms which use avatars • IM is peer to peer, private & unmoderated • Chat rooms are usually moderated but a lot of risky behaviour is unrestricted

  37. Social networking Privacy settings Sharing passwords Age restrictions Posting inappropriate content Disclosing personal information

  38. Personal safety

  39. Online gaming • PlayStation / Nintendo Dsi • Parental controls not automatically enabled • Online communities which connect to other SN sites • Predatory behaviour • Aggressive behaviour; ‘Griefing’ • Addictive behaviour • Allow voice chat, picture exchange and web browsing

  40. Virtual worlds • Second chance at your own life • Interaction, text and voice chat • No behaviour boundaries or law enforcement • User generated content; can be inappropriate or abusive

  41. VOIP/Webcams • Cheap internet phones use Voice Over Internet Protocols (VOIP) • Live, sometimes disguised, webcam usage • Bullying & aggression • Grooming & abuse • Webcams often built into laptops • Peer to peer applications e.g Chat Roulette used to embarrass or harass

  42. Mobile phones • Sending humiliating or abusive texts, photo or video messages • Anonymous messaging using Bluetooth • Sharing videos of indecent or violent attacks (happy slapping) • Using GPS applications to geotag friends • ‘Sexting’; circulating sexually explicit messages or photos without consent

  43. Cyberbullying “Bullying which is carried out through an internet service such as email, chat room, discussion group or instant messaging or text messaging ...“ Statistics: 1769 11-16 year old young people were surveyed over an 18 month period in England. Of these, 1064 or 60% have been cyberbullied Of those young people:- 10% were bullied for more than a year- 16% were bullied everyday  - 5% were bullied 2 or 3 times a week (Beatbullying Policy and Research 2007) Effect : - Not restricted by time or location - Victims may not know who the bully is - There may be multiple bullies - Can be evidenced www.cybermentors.org

  44. What can you do?

  45. Advice for parents & carers • Know what children are doing online • Ask them to teach you to use applications e.g. MSN to find out what they do • Keep computers in plain view; control over usage (e.g. Webcams, SN sites visited) • Have agreed rules about internet usage • Teach children & young people to be critical • Talk about risks andwhat to do; not sharing passwords; saving evidence, how to block & report • Use parental controls; filters & security settings; pop-up blockers & SPAM filters • Installed security software can help butdoesn’t replace good judgement

  46. And finally... Would you share your toothbrush? PASSWORDS !!

  47. Childnet’s SMART rules SAFE – Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal information – including full name and email address - to people who you only know online. MEETING – Meeting up with someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. Only do so with your parent’s/carer’s permission and even then only when they can be present. ACCEPTING – Accepting e-mails, IM messages or opening files from people you don’t know can be dangerous – they may contain viruses or nasty messages! RELIABLE – Someone online may be lying about who they are, and information you find on the internet may not be true. Check information and advice on other websites, in books or ask someone who may know. TELL – Tell a parent/carer or teacher if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or worried or you or someone you know is being cyberbullied.

  48. Further resources Childline 0800 1111 Kidscape 08451 205 204 Childnet www.childnet.com/kia Chatdanger www.chatdanger.com CEOP www.thinkuknow.co.uk CyberMentors www.cybermentors.org.uk Digizen www.digizen.org IWF www.iwf.org.uk Mobile phone/internet service providers

  49. www.childnet.com/kia

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