CYBER SAFETY NEWS FEED
We have searched the headlines for the news that matters to Savvy Cyber Kids. Seen with a cyber ethics lens, these clipping keep us abreast of when technology is used for bad—to inspire us to be aware and make necessary changes in our homes and at our schools. Conversely, when technology is used for good, let’s read all about it, celebrate the successes and bring these lessons home.
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Headlines from across the globe:
- RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador cautions public on incidents of sextortion
- From bullied to birdies: Haley Moore's LPGA story resonates
- Kenya's president confirms he shut down social media accounts because of bullying
- Colorado cop arrested for allegedly posting nude photos of ex-girlfriend online
- Mastermind behind revenge porn ring sentenced to 40 years in prison
- GoDaddy scam shows how voice phishing can be more deceptive than email schemes
- This AI tool generates your creepy lookalikes to trick facial recognition
- The 22-year-old TikTok star fired by Sherwin-Williams after his paint-mixing videos went viral got a new job
- She Called Out A Troll On Facebook. Then Delta Called Her In For A Meeting To Fire Her.
- Op-Ed: The Hate Speech Must End Now
- Firestorm on Twitter in Spain After Trending Topic Calls for Burning Priests
- Film and Publication Board urges Delft teenagers not to participate in revenge porn
- ‘Sextortion’ ring preyed on young women and exposed dark side of South Korea’s internet
- California Says Robot Taxi Can Now Charge for Rides
- 21-year-old woman accused of preying on teenage Fortnite pro player Maage
- Part human, part machine: is Apple turning us all into cyborgs?
- YouTube suspends OANN for a week after it posted fake Covid-19 cure
- Brainwashed teen girls vanish as sextortion cartels lure them into prostitution from right under their parents’ noses
- Snapchat Will Now Pay People For Posts
- Walmart-exclusive router and others sold on Amazon & eBay contain hidden backdoors to control devices
- This Bluetooth Attack Can Steal a Tesla Model X in Minutes
- Online scams: How Safe Are the Websites You Visit?
- Europe looks to crack open data encryption on messaging services like WhatsApp
- Can an Algorithm Prevent Suicide?
- This Successful Lawyer Had To Sell His House Because Of A Cyber Attack