News

• Technology turned on bullies

  A new website and smartphone app will help children turn technology on bullies who use the internet to taunt victims.

• Website tackles bullying among children

  Children can get tips on how to deal with bullies from a new website set up by education authorities across Australia.

• IPv6 boosts schools' on-net security

  Cyberbullying may be more of an operational issue in schools than the outside hacking that enterprises face, but opaque IPv4 network configurations are causing security issues for both groups as organisations struggle to enforce administrative policies by reliably matching IP addresses and user identities.

• Optus pairs with Kids Helpline to combat cybersafety

  Optus has teamed up with Kids Helpline to combat cybersafety with a new initiative under which education packs will be developed and distributed to over 10,000 primary and secondary schools nationally.

• Social networks need to simplify explanations to help keep kids safe

  Social media sites should provide simpler explanation and assistance to help school kids navigate cyber-safety issues.

• Judge temporarily dismisses MySpace cyberbully case

  A U.S. judge on Friday overruled a jury verdict and dismissed a case against a Missouri woman convicted last November in a cyberbullying case that led to a teenager's death.

• Bill would turn Internet flamers into felons

  A little-noticed bill re-introduced in Congress last month would make the use of popular electronic communications a felony if "the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person."

• Social networking sites sign EU pact on child safety

  Seventeen social-networking Web sites including household names such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace have signed a voluntary code of practice designed to stamp out online bullying of children and to inform kids how to protect their personal information, the European Commission said Tuesday.