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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 1 PREM I ER OF SASKATCHEWAN LEGISLATIVE BUILDING REGINA, CANADA S4S 0B3 2012 Crime Prevention Guide On behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan, I am pleased to support the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers’ (SFPO) Annual Crime Prevention Guide. This year’s guide addresses the issue of children’s internet safety, an increasingly important concern for a technology-savvy generation growing up with social media and ready access to all that the information highway has to offer. This guide is a valuable resource for educating children about critical internet safety skills and promoting awareness of preventative and proactive measures to help kids stay safe online. The Government of Saskatchewan commends the more than 1,000 SFPO members serving our communities of Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Weyburn and Estevan, particularly our integrated Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) units, for their efforts to protect children from online exploitation. Proceeds from this publication will be used to support community organizations, participation in Annual Police Memorials, and improvements in law enforcement, as well as a donation to support the services provided by Cybertip.ca. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the SFPO for your valuable work. Brad Wall Premier
2 Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers Conseil des écoles fransaskoises CEFSK.ca École de langue première aujourd’hui... Francophone bilingue pour la vie! The ONLY French !rst language education in Saskatchewan The Conseil des écoles fransaskoises (CÉF) holds the safety and well-being of its students as its main concern, along with providing them with a quality full-time French-language education. We applaud bilingual resources such as CyberTip.ca, developed in both French and English, that help children be safe while using the Internet. REGULATING THE FUTURE TO PRESERVE THE PAST IGR licenses and Regulates on-reserve charitable gaming: Please contact IGR at: Indigenous Gaming Regulation 400-203 Packham Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7N 4K5 Tel: 306-477-5700 Fax: 306-477-5704 Toll Free: 1-877-477-4114 www.igr.ca - SIGA TABLE GAMES - TEXAS HOLD ‘EM - MONTE CARLO - BINGOS - BREAKOPENS - RAFFLES Accountability Teamwork Respect Integrity Professionalism
Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 3 Excessive Internet Use ..................................................41 Too Much Time Online .................................................43 Instant Messaging ..........................................................45 Tools to Use - Definitions..............................................49 Bullying Prevention Success in Rankin Inlet ................51 Students Are a Necessary Part of the Solution ..............51 Mean People Stink.........................................................53 How Safe Is Your School...............................................55 Record Keeping and Bullying .......................................57 Reporting Online Problems ...........................................57 Gambling Overview ......................................................59 Talking to Youth About Online Gambling.....................59 Violent and Hateful Content ..........................................61 Lady Gaga & Ellen DeGeneres Against Bullying .........65 Kids & The Internet - The Facts ...................................67 Children Misunderstand Public Nature of the Internet, Survey Finds ...............................................................69 Online: Know the Facts - Protect Yourself!...................71 What is Cyberbullying? .................................................73 Are You a Target? ..........................................................75 Is Your Child Being Bullied in Cyberspace? .................77 How to Block Cyberbullies ...........................................81 What Makes Young People Vulnerable to Exploitation? ...............................................................83 It’s Easy to Get Sucked In - Protect Yourself!...............85 Online Exploitation: What to Watch For .......................87 Cyber Security Consumer Tip Sheet..............................91 Cyber Security Consumer Tip SheetMobile Devices ..............................................................95 Cyber Safety Tips for Parents & Caregivers.....................................................................101 Online Interactions and “Netiquette” ...........................105 Online Profile Checklist ...............................................109 Managing Video Game Playing in the Home ......................................................................113 Virtual Worlds ..............................................................117 Gaming .........................................................................121 Managing Superhero Play............................................127 Are You Web Aware - Checklist For Parents ...............129 Are You Web Aware - Checklist For Kids 9-12 ...........131 Are You Web Aware - Checklist For Kids 13-17 .........133 Family Online Safety Contract - Parent’s ....................135 Family Online Safety Contract - Child’s .....................137 Rights of a Child ..........................................................139 Need Help? Here’s How to Get It!...............................141 RESOURCES .............................................................151 AdverTiSerS’ index...........................................149 4TH Annual Crime Prevention Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS CHILDREN’S INTERNET SAFETY Message From the Premier ....................................1 Message From the SFPO President .......................5 Publisher’s Page ....................................................7 Estevan Police Service’s First Female Officer Retires........................................................9 SASK 911 Annual Telecommunicator’s Banquet .................................................................11 Motorcycle Ride for Dad.......................................13 Moose Jaw Police Service Charity Work...............17 The History of the Green Ribbon of Hope Campaign ...............................................................19 Get Involved ..........................................................21 Missing ..................................................................23 Quick Find Directory .............................................27 Protecting Your Family on Bikes...........................29 Connecting Families ..............................................31 Alert Youth Program..............................................33 Child Lures ............................................................35 Facebook and the Safety of Your Children ............37 A Fine Line Between Friendship & Bullying ........39
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 5 Dear Supporter, As President of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers, I am very proud to introduce our 4thAnnual Crime Prevention Guide. This year’s guide focuses on the very serious topic of Children’s Internet Safety. The Internet is one of our greatest technologies, yet it can also be a very dangerous place and many children don’t understand the dangers. It can harm children mentally (by seeing pornographic photos) and physically (by chatting with someone who could find them and do them harm). Parents should always be aware of what their children are doing online. Making rules for the Internet is also a good way of protecting your children. Remind your children to never give out any type of personal information! On behalf of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers, I encourage you to read through this year’s book and educate yourself on this ongoing concern, and to help the community grow in the prevention of abuse and protect our children. If you have concerns about any child’s safety on the internet, do not hesitate to contact the police. This publication is made possible by the contributions and support of many individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the province, and we are very grateful for their donations. Thank you once again for your assistance in building safe and healthy Saskatchewan Communities! Evan Bray President Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers Among the objectives of our Federation are the following: • toraise the standards of police workand to foster a true sense of obligation to the public; • to maintain a just, impartial and efficient public police force; • to stimulate interest in the vital importance of police work in the everyday life of the community; • to lobby the government for progressive changes in Criminal Justice Legislation such as the Youth Justice Act and Early Parole.
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 7 From the Publisher “Providing quality, professional marketing and fundraising services on behalf of high-profile, non-profit organizations.” www.fenety.com Each year, the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers publishes a Crime Prevention Guide as a result of financial contributions from residents of the province and business representatives. With their generous support for our annual campaign, SFPO is able to give back to Saskatchewan communities through donations to various local charities and youth-oriented programs in an effort to keep our younger generation from experiencing the negative effects of many of the topics discussed in these annual publications. This 4th Annual Crime Prevention Guide focuses on the topic of Children’s Internet Safety. Our goal is to educate children, youth and adults on the potential hazards and risks related to the use of the Internet, and to provide information, tools and strategies for children so they can better protect themselves online. On behalf of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank each and every contributor to our 2012 Telephone Appeal, which allowed us to publish this year’s Crime Prevention Guide. This unique publication is distributed free-of-charge each year to schools, libraries and public facilities, and it is also available online at the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers’ website -www.saskpolice.com, making it easily accessible to everyone. Your comments or suggestions regarding these publications are always welcome and we look forward to speaking with you again this year during our Annual Telephone Appeal. Respectfully, Mark T. Fenety President Fenety Marketing Services (Atl.) Ltd.
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Cst. Johannah Audet started with the Estevan Police Service in the spring of 1988 as a night shift dispatcher, a position she would perform for about a year and a half. She was then approached to see if she would be interested in becoming a police officer. She accepted the challenge and entered the Saskatchewan Police College in January of 1990. Upon her graduation, at 20 years of age, Audet became Estevan’s first female police officer. Audet had performed a number of different roles throughout her career. For the past four years, she had been in the Serious Crime Unit in a plain clothes capacity. Audet was also active in the Estevan Police Association, holding several positions on the executive and participating in collective bargaining negotiations. Audet has said she is proud of her record and the fact that she was Estevan’s lone policewoman for about 18 years. In the last seven years, three more female police officers have been hired by the Estevan Police Service. When asked whether or not she encountered gender discrimination, harassment, or even apprehension from the male police officers, Audet shakes her head firmly. “None at all, never. When I first started, they all knew me as a dispatcher and felt I could do it. Nothing stands out to me as being a gender issue. Audet went on to say, “I learned early on that there is one career-ending thing in this business. If you ever hear a cop say ‘this is not in my job description’ you know they’re on their way out because we don’t have a job description. You’re never too good to do what all the rest of them have done. We are police…and the duties are obvious to us. Sometimes we have to be guidance counselors, sometimes babysitters, sometimes dog catchers, and sometimes just coffee makers, but the thing is, we all do all of that.” Audet was born and raised in Estevan and plans on staying in Estevan for her semi-retirement journey. She has secured part-time employment and plans on spending many hours working around her house and yard. After 25 years of service, Cst. Johannah Audet retired on April 30, 2013. Her absence is already felt by her co-workers and friends. Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 9 Estevan Police Service’s First Female Officer Retires Left to right: Chief Del Block, Cst. Johannah Audet, Cst. Jay Pierson (President of Estevan Police Association)
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 13 A beautiful summer day greeted riders for the 4th Annual Motorcycle Ride for Dad, on Saturday June 16th, 2012. The weather cooperated and so did the participants, as 553 motorcyclists filled the Western Development Museum parking lot, a true army of Chrome and Leather. The WDM provided an excellent facility for the Ride with registration taking place inside the Museum lobby, and breakfast served by WDM staff. Souvenirs and 50/50 tickets were available outside with Rock 102 FM providing live hits from their location just outside the front doors. A program of speeches preceded the Parade, with two of the funding recipients of the Saskatoon Chapter of the RIde for Dad explaining what the research funds are being used for. The Saskatoon Chapter is very proud to provide funding to these two research programs, which are happening right here in Saskatoon. The Mayor also stopped by to bring greetings from the City, as did several MP’s and MLA’s, who spoke on behalf of their constituents. At 10:45, the Parade of motorcycles, led by Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit members Sgt. Dan Bryden and Cst. Hector Janzen on their brand new Harley Davidson Road King’s, left the WDM for the Lawson Heights Mall. Once again, SPS members of Traffic, CRU and Patrol ensured a safe trip through the city, which provided maximum exposure for the riders. The Ride for Dad is very appreciative for the support of the Saskatoon Police Service. Once at the Lawson Heights Mall, riders were able to pull their first poker card. The poker run proved very popular this year, with over 400 riders taking part. Proline Motorsports also hosted a poker stop this year for the first time. The next stop was Blaine Lake for lunch. The town of Blaine Lake closed down Main Street for the bikers and the riders filled it up. Randy from Saskenergy barbecued the burgers once again this year and judging from the burger shortage that occurred, they were well received. After lunch it was off to Hafford for ice cream. Hafford also closed Main Street for the bikers and the ice cream was a welcome treat on a hot day. Hafford was the last stop before our final destination of North Battleford. The Gold Eagle Lodge in North Battleford hosted the closing ceremonies for this year’s event. The Battleford group did a real nice job of organizing the windup and was well attended. All in all, it was a very good day. 553 riders raised $157,722.10 in pledge money. Including corporate sponsorship and expenses, the Saskatoon Motorcycle Ride for Dad was able to add $181,086.00 to the education and research fund! Saskatoon now makes up 9.8% of the national income! More information can also be found at www.ridefordad.ca. Continued on Page 15 MOTORCYCLE RIDE FOR DAD
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 39 A Fine Line Between Friendship and Bullying by Geraldine Hinter "While bullying is repeated and ongoing across all ages, the older girls are more aware that power is an aspect of bullying and they know how to use it. "Girls understand very clearly that direct aggression is bullying but when it comes to indirect aggression, definitions and opinions are divided," Dr Spears said. "While 85 per cent of the girls said that getting others to gang up on someone was bullying, only 56 per cent said that shutting someone out of a group was bullying. Even more surprising, only 42 per cent of the girls thought that telling someone not to speak to a particular girl (deliberately excluding) was a bullying behaviour. "When challenging their views on exclusion, the girls say they are only joking, and from their point of view they may be, but they are not considering the impact that their behaviour is having on the person who is being victimised," Dr Spears said. "Teachers should challenge that behaviour by asking the girls, 'If you are only joking, who is laughing?' and put the onus back on the girls to analyse what they are doing. These actions could shift attitudes and lead to change in the school group. "The girls need to be taught skills in managing conflicts, that friendship is not ownership and conflict is a normal part of friendship. Ultimately, friendship and bullying are concerned with relationships, and so any solution must examine the interplay between the two." Girls' peer relationships often tread a fine line between protective and aggressive or bullying behaviours when it comes to preserving friendships. Friendships and peer relations are very important to girls and many have the social intelligence to manipulate and use these friendships to their own advantage, sometimes using unfriendly and excluding behaviours, according to UniSA researcher Dr Barbara Spears from the School of Education. Dr Spears has been undertaking research to explore girls' understanding of their friendships and peer relationships, and the tension between the friendship and aggressive and bullying behaviours. Almost 1000 middle school girls in years 6 to 9 from five single sex and two co-educational schools in metropolitan Adelaide participated in the study. "In both school settings girls have a very idealised view of friendship, with positive elements such as acceptance, caring, sharing, loyalty, trust, honesty and kindness. These positive aspects bond the relationship, and sharing secrets and disclosing personal details are the cement that holds the friendship together. "Girls also have a clear boundary about what friends don't do – they don't tell secrets, talk about someone behind their back, attack someone verbally, steal someone's friend or take someone's boyfriend," Dr Spears said. "When building friendships and consolidating them, girls often use behaviours that protect and preserve their friendship, like shutting others out who might be considered a threat to their friendship. But when a friendship falls over, information that was exclusively and intimately shared in the sanctity of the friendship often becomes the weapon that girls use against the former friend. They attack each other verbally, targeting their reputations and use the peer group to support their action.When the intent to harm the other girl comes into play, girls see it as bullying. www.unisa.edu.au
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 41 Identifying problem online gaming Playing more than 30 hours a week over several months could be symptomatic that your child needs help in controlling his or her online playing. It’s important, however, to consider other factors before panicking: • Is the child involved in a repetitive activity that has little variety or creativity? • Does the game take up most of the child’s leisure time or take over other activities? • Are relationships outside the game (family, friends, romantic relationships) suffering? • Is the child obsessed with the game? • Are the child’s studies, work or romantic relationship seriously affected? • Does the child persist even though he/she is aware of the problem? • Does the child protest (sometimes violently) or become agitated or experience mood swings when unable to play the game? • Does the child neglect to take care of personal hygiene or clean up his or her living space? Tips for controlling Internet use If your child is demonstrating strong signs of Internet addiction, consider seeking professional counselling. Compulsive Internet use may be symptomatic of other problems such as depression, anger and low self-esteem. Investigate software that monitors and restricts Internet use. Although these tools are helpful, keep in mind they can be easily disabled by a savvy computer user. Your ultimate goal should be helping your kids to develop self-control, discipline and accountability with the Internet. Examine your own online habits because as a parent, you are the most important role model for your children. On average, Canadian adults spend 19 hours a week online compared to 13 hours spent by children. Keep Internet-connected computers out of your kids’ bedrooms. Research shows that young people who have an Internetconnected computer of their own spend twice as much time online as those who share a connection with other family members. Maintaining a healthy balance between entertainment media and other activities in their children's lives has always been a challenge for parents. The Internet has made this challenge even more difficult. The engaging nature of Internet communications and interactive games means many children and teens have trouble keeping track of time when they're online. Is there such a thing as Internet addiction? Parents know that children and young people can easily become 'hooked' on online activities such as gaming and using Facebook – but is this really an addiction?While some experts refuse to use the term "addiction" to describe excessive use of the Internet (because it doesn’t entail physical symptoms), it is increasingly common to refer to excessive Internet use as a “behavioural addiction” – which is defined as losing the ability to stop going online to the point where it impacts on other areas of your life – including relationships, emotions, social life, school, and so on. It is also now recognized that there are different forms of addiction based on the type of Internet activity – for example downloading, forming online relationships, compulsive shopping and accessing pornography. (Gimeni et al., 2003) Online gaming For young people, online role-playing games lend themselves particularly well to excessive use because these games have no end and there is always someone available to play with. In addition, in role-playing games, players are often members of groups, which means they need to stay engaged so everyone can advance. However, keep in mind that research shows only 5 to 12 per cent of gamers have a problem with excessive playing. If a child or teen is obsessive about playing a certain game, it can be worrisome, however there can be benefits to keep in mind. Some psychologists believe that games may support and help young people through adolescent changes – for example, the avatar representing them could allow them to explore new identities. It’s also important to acknowledge the confidence that comes with mastering a game and, in roleplaying games, the more time spent playing, the more skilled the players become. EXCESSIVE INTERNET USE www.bewebaware.ca
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 43 Too Much Time Online Maintaining a healthy balance between entertainment media and other activities in their children's lives has always been a challenge for parents. The Internet has made this challenge even more difficult. The engaging nature of Internet communications and interactive games means many children and teens have trouble keeping track of time when they're online. Here are a few tips to help manage time online: ♦ As much as possible, keep Internet connected computers out of your kids’ bedrooms. Research shows that young people who have an Internet- connected computer of their own spend twice as much time online as those who share a connection with other family members. ♦ Examine your own online habits: how much time are you spending online? As a parent, you are the most important role model for your child. ♦ When all else fails, software is available that monitors and restricts Internet use. Although these tools are helpful, they don’t replace helping your kids to develop their own self-control, discipline and accountability with regards to their Internet use. A word about gaming… Young gamers are especially vulnerable to losing themselves online. In fact, many online role playing games are actually designed to encourage players to continue playing. ♦ A good place to start is for parents to check whether there are a minimum weekly number of hours of play required before their child registers with an online game. ♦ Understand the elements of online game playing that your child enjoys and try to find other activities that provide similar satisfaction. For example, mastering new skills and belonging to communities are two positive and empowering elements that engage kids and teens. While parents may be concerned about their children’s game playing, it’s important to consider other factors before panicking: ♦ Is your child involved in a repetitive activity that has little variety or creativity? ♦ Does the game take up most of your child’s leisure time or take over other activities? ♦ Are relationships outside the game (family, friends, romantic relationships) suffering? ♦ Is your child obsessed with the game? ♦ Does your child’s playing persist even though he or she is aware of the problem? ♦ Does your child protest (sometimes violently) or become agitated or experience mood swings when unable to play the game? ♦ Does your child neglect to wash, take care of personal hygiene or clean up his or her living space? If your child is demonstrating a number of these symptoms, consider seeking professional help. Compulsive Internet use may be symptomatic of other problems such as depression, anger and low self-esteem.
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 45 (which can be a normal developmental activity for adolescents). But harassment and hurt feelings can easily result, so it’s a good idea to talk early on with your kids about these sorts of behaviours. Build empathy by asking them to consider: even if the person whose identity you have “borrowed” has given you permission, is this fair to the person you’re talking to? How would you feel if this happened to you? Here are some tips to help you effectively manage instant messaging in the home: • Set ground rules before giving your kids permission to use instant messaging.Tell them you will be saving their chat logs and address any privacy concerns they might have by agreeing to not read their logs unless you have serious concerns regarding their safety. To ensure chat logs are being saved when using MSN Messenger, enable the option “save history” in the settings. • Ensure that your kids are not revealing too much personal information in their profiles, and, for the younger ones, make sure that they know everyone on their contact lists. • Instant messaging is one of the main ways through which young people experience cyberbullying and sexual harassment online. Discuss the ethical questions surrounding online bullying behaviour and how the physical anonymity of the technology encourages kids to say and do things that they would never do face-to-face. Any adult living with children is familiar with the distinctive chime that accompanies the arrival of a new message in an instant messaging (IM) window. IM is to young people what e-mail is to their parents’ generation: the best way to communicate online (and, most importantly to kids, unlike e-mail IM conversations take place in real time). MSN Messenger is the most popular stand-alone messaging program, although someWeb sites, including Facebook, now offer IM technology as a feature so users can talk in real time. Most young people (74%) use instant messaging on a regular basis. For kids, it is an incredible, free tool that lets them chat with friends, coordinate school projects and plan activities. It is also an integral part of their daily social lives: knowing all the jokes shared during the previous night’s IM discussion helps kids build and maintain their social relationships with peers at school. Beyond that, as young people use the “my contacts” feature to create lists and groups of friends to talk with they are developing skills for managing a social network or community of peers. When younger youth start using instant messaging – usually as pre-teens – their social status is based on the number of friends they have in their contact list. Because of this, kids in this age group may be pressured to accept requests to be added as a contact – even from people they don’t know. As they gain proficiency in using IM, young people develop subtle techniques for gaining and maintaining status in their social group. For example, if they want to impress someone, they may wait for that person to contact them, instead of the reverse – and they may not rush to respond once contacted. Some kids set up two instant messaging accounts: one that is public and another that they share only with their closest friends. Sometimes, kids use other people’s accounts to disguise their identity in conversations with others – with or without permission.They don’t necessarily intend this maliciously: they may view it as a joke or as a role playing experiment INSTANT MESSAGING continued on page 47...
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• Teach your kids that if they are being harassed through IM, to stop the activity immediately and block the sender's messages – they should never reply to harassing messages. Make sure your IM program is automatically saving the IM chat logs so you have physical evidence of the harassment should you need to report it to the school or police. • MSN Messenger offers a video conferencing feature you can use if you or the person you are talking with has a webcam attached to the computer.This can be a wonderful way to stay in touch with relatives and friends who live far away but there are serious safety issues relating to webcams which need to be discussed. For general instant messaging, it is best to ensure the option “Allow Others to See That I Have a Webcam” is de-selected (this is found under the “My Webcam” settings). Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 47 INSTANT MESSAGING www.bewebaware.ca ...continued from page 45
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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 49 Bookmarks: Most browsers let you set Bookmarks or Favourites so you can go straight to your favourite Web sites. Blocking other users: Almost every kind of online communication lets you block other users from contacting you. Browser and antivirus updates: Your Browser is your first line of defence against malware, but you need to keep updating it. The same is true for free or commercial antivirus software. Clearing browser cache: The cache is where your Browser saves cookies, so you should clear it often. Contacting sites and ISPs: Bad behaviour that is not criminal can be reported to a site or the ISP that hosts it. Content filters: Browsers, ISPs, Web sites and special software all offer ways of filtering out unwanted content. Creating strong passwords: Choose a password that is at least seven characters long and is based on a word with no personal connection to you. Change some of the letters to numbers or punctuation marks and use a mix of upper– and lower-case letters. Then customize the password for each site by adding the first and last letters of the site. (bananas becomes b@nAn2s and then fb@nAn2sk as your Facebook password.) E-mail encryption: E-mails can be intercepted and read. Encryption software and some e-mail services allow you to encrypt your e-mails so they remain private. Firewalls: These block unauthorized access to your computer. Make sure yours is activated in your Control Panel. Managing reputation: Do a search for your name to see what picture of you is on the Internet. If you find things that you don’t like, try to get them taken down. You can also publish things that reflect the image that you want to be the dominant picture of you. Consider registering your name as a Web address (www.yourname.ca). Prepaid credit: Some banks and credit cards offer prepaid credit cards which only let you spend a set amount. Private browsing tools: Most browsers have a function that lets you surf without saving anything in your cache. Privacy policies: Any site that collects information should have a privacy policy. This should be written in easily readable language and should explain what will be done with any information you give them as well as how you can get your information deleted if you want to. Privacy settings: Social networking sites such as Facebook have privacy settings that allow you to decide who can see what on your profile. The default settings are often not the most secure, so make sure yours are set to show your content only to your friends. Reporting online crime: Online crime can only be stopped if it’s reported. If you know about successful or attempted crime online, visit http://www.recol.ca/ to report it. Secure sites: Secure Web sites use methods like encryption to keep your data safe. Look for a Web address that starts with “https” and a padlock icon at the top or bottom right of your browser window (not the Web site itself.) User/vendor rating systems: Some online commerce sites allow users to rate vendors based on their experience with them. Look for a good rating and positive comments. As well, some online games and virtual worlds rate users based on other users’ feedback. You can use these systems to help fight griefing. About Us The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the organization that manages Canada's .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community and represents the .CA registry internationally. Media Awareness Network (MNet) is a Canadian not-for-profit centre of expertise in media and digital literacy. MNet's programs are funded by its public and private sector sponsors and partners, who include: CTV • Canwest • TELUS • Canadian Internet Registration Authority • National Film Board of Canada • BELL. www.media‐awareness.ca Tools to use - definitions
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