CyberAngels


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CyberAngels

(CyberAngels Internet Safety Organization, Allentown, PA, www.cyberangels.org) A website that operates as an online program of the inner-city Guardian Angels group and is devoted to education and safety awareness on the Internet. Its all-volunteer help group was founded in 1995 by Gabriel Hatcher, along with Guardian Angels' founder Curtis Sliwa.
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18, 2009) ("In response to citizens' calls for assistance in dealing with online threats, the Guardian Angels launched CyberAngels in 1995.
Criminal liability for Internet culprits: the need for updated state laws covering the full spectrum of cyber victimization
Teens write about private feelings and post suggestive pictures of themselves, and then assume that only the people they send it to or that they allow to see it will have access," says Katya Gifford of CyberAngels, an Internet safety organization.
Surf safely: if you post photos and videos of yourself online, or even just send IMs and e-mails, beware: It's easy for anyone to view the images and read your messages
One such group is WiredSafety, formerly known as CyberAngels, led by Parry Aftab, an experienced international attorney and author of The Parent's Guide to Protecting Your Children In Cyberspace and A Parent's Guide to the Internet.
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specializes in helping adults, but other organizations can help adults or children confronted with similar situations, including CyberAngels, at www.
Taking a bite out of cyber crime
CyberAngels, an international internet safety organisation, receives more than 500 complaints of cyberstalking each day, of which up to 100 represent legitimate cases and are investigated further.
Legal Matter: Netting cyberstalkers in new age of harassment; The increased use of the internet has led to a rise in new cybercrimes. Home Affairs Correspondent Richard Warburton looks at the laws and boundaries surrounding cyberstalking
Katya Gifford, of American-based internet safety organisation Cyberangels, praised the work the FBI and police in the UK are doing to combat the problem.
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One interesting group called CyberAngels (http://www.
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Balance of content is administered by a diverse advisory board including, but not limited to, the American Library Association, Cyberangels, Enough is Enough and the International Society for Technology in Education.
Parenting the internet: resources for parents and children
Cyberangels, a volunteer organization that assists people who need help online www.
Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility: Internet Terms and Important Web Sites
American campaign group Cyberangels returns an average of two children a week to their families from risky internet dates.
e.mail; Dangers of letting your kid date on the net
Parry Aftab, executive director of Cyberangels, a division of Guardian Angels and the largest online safety and educational program in cyberspace with about 1,200 members, told a Tokyo news conference that Japanese children need to be taught how to "enjoy the Internet safely.
Anticrime patrol group hosts int'l confab in Tokyo
The work of another Cyberangels member, David, 24, has already led to several sites being closed down and some child pornography arrests.
Carol Vordrerman's Internet column: Guarding your kids from filth on the Net; ANGELS FIGHT SCREEN PORN
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