Tagged: Internet Safety & News
-
Sisters’ music video wins Trend Micro competition to promote online safety News
29.05.2013 Two sisters from St Joseph’s College in Lucan, Co Dublin, have been awarded the top prize in Trend Micro’s second What’s Your Story? competition to promote online safety among... -
Hiding Online: Bandon students win prize for anti-cyberbulling video News
15.05.2012 A team of Bandon transition year students have won €3,000 from cloud security company Trend Micro for their anti-cyberbullying web video. -
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... -
Kids affected by cyber bullies, nine out of 10 parents say News
07.10.2011 Almost nine in 10 parents say their children have been affected by cyber bullies, a new study by Bitdefender suggests. Some 54pc have been affected to the point of anger,... -
Public vigilance key to fighting child porn, warns ISP group News
20.04.2011 Vigilance among the internet-using public remains a key factor in the fight against child abuse material being distributed over the internet, the chief executive of the Irish...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Legal, Internet, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
US cop urges parents to hack their kids’ Facebook passwords News
16.02.2011 A police chief in New Jersey has urged parents to hack into their kids’ Facebook pages for their own good. He said that increasingly Facebook and other internet interactions are... -
Parents are being called on to ‘Get Webwise! – Get Involved!’ News
02.02.2011 Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, 8 February 2011, in Ireland and 65 countries around the world, writes NCTE’s Simon Grehan. -
EU reveals parental software can’t block Web 2.0 content News
13.01.2011 While 84pc of parental software succeeds in blocking access to certain websites, it is not very successful at filtering Web 2.0 sites or blogs, a study by the European... -
Irish kids are the most responsible users of social networking News
21.10.2010 Children in Ireland have emerged as the most responsible users of social networking sites, a major EU study has revealed. Irish kids are the least likely out of the EU 27... -
Online safety initiative to raise €5m for children’s charities News
18.06.2010 Irish children’s charities stand to receive more than €5m in additional funds over the next five years through a new channel, ReassureMe.com, that aims to improve child safety... -
Europe pumps money into safer internet for children News
09.12.2008 The European Union is committing to spending €55m to make the internet safer for children between 2009 and 2013. The new Safer Internet Programme builds on the Safer Internet...Categories: Digital LifeTags: European Commission, Internet Safety, -
Government appoints internet safety director News
19.02.2008 The Government of Ireland has appointed a director to head up the new Office for Internet Safety (OIS), which will strive to make the internet a safer place.Categories: CIO, GovernmentTags: Internet Safety, -
O2 Ireland launches mobile safety website News
12.02.2008 O2 Ireland has launched a dedicated website aimed at promoting safer use of mobile phones by young teenagers and children.Tags: O2, Internet Safety -
Hanafin tames the wild, wild web News
05.02.2008 Seminars, workshops and classroom resources to help parents, kids and teachers get to grips with the dangers associated with the internet will be available throughout the...Categories: -
Bebo introduces mental-health resource News
18.12.2007 Bebo has announced the launch of a new resource on its site for information on mental health, social care and well-being. -
eBay Santas not checking their listings twice News
05.12.2007 While thousands of shoppers will flock to the eBay Ireland site this season, in search of festive bargains, Patrick Munden, head of its business development, says the most...Categories: New MediaTags: Internet Safety, -
Irish government gets with IT News
20.09.2007 In a bid to combat child pornography and other kinds of illegal online activity, the Irish government is set to establish an Office for Internet Safety, along with an Internet...Categories: CIOTags: Internet Safety