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This Creepy App Isn't Just Stalking Women Without Their Knowledge, It's A Wake-Up Call ... - 1 views

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    creepy app using freely given privacy and gps data
Rick West

Online Dating: Harder to Find Future Spouse on Internet? | Healthland | TIME.com - 0 views

  • Digital dating is now the second most common way that couples get together, after meeting through friends.
  • Once potential partners meet, in other words, other characteristics take precedence over the ones they thought were important.
  • the best prognosticators of how people will get along come from the encounters between them. In other words, it’s hard to tell whether Jim and Sue will be happy together simply by comparing a list of their preferences, perspectives and personality traits before they meet. Stronger predictors of possible romance include the tenor of their conversations, the subject of their discussions, or what they choose to do together.
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  • the sheer number of candidates that some sites provide their love-seeking singles — which can range from dozens to hundreds — can actually undermine the process of finding a suitable mate. The fact that candidates are screened via their profiles already sets up a judgmental, “shopping” mentality that can lead people to objectify their potential partners.
  • “Online dating sites have a vested interest in your failure. If you succeed, the site loses two paying customers.”
  • A few weeks of email and photo exchanging serves to enhance people’s attraction when they finally meet, researchers found, but when the correspondence goes on too long — for six weeks — it skews people’s expectations and ends up lowering their attraction upon meeting.
Rick West

Monitoring Kids on Facebook Without Being Their 'Friend' - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    a way for parents to silently monitor kids' facebook usage.
Rick West

Net Nanny to release new filter for Android and iOS devices | Deseret News - 1 views

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    new technology to monitor students' usage of mobile devices. Cool!
Rick West

Five safety tips every Facebooker should consider | Deseret News - 2 views

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    interesting tip---if using Facebook in a place where your password could be snagged, text FB central for a one-time password to use instead!
Rick West

The Usability of Passwords (by @baekdal) #tips - 0 views

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    Really good article on how to make simple, but uncrackable, passwords.
Rick West

SafetyWeb | Parental Control, Internet Monitoring Software, Internet Safety for Kids & ... - 1 views

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    a great resource for parents to monitor teen's internet usage.
Rick West

Kids revealing too much online, study says | Deseret News - 0 views

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    Study on how much personal info students give away that they shouldn't.
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Internet Safety Project - 0 views

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    Great internet safety resource started by a BYU professor (at least in part).
Rick West

Internet (Family Safety) - LDSTech - 2 views

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    Internet safety resources from LDS Tech Wiki.
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FBI - Kids Safety - 0 views

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    FBI internet safety material---for younger kids.
Rick West

YouTube - Mom Loses Daughter Over 'Sexting,' - 2 views

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    A sad video about the consequences of sexting and the abuse a girl got over sharing a picture with her boyfriend.
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Passwords: How We Should Reinvent Them | Newsweek Enterprise - Technology | Newsweek.com - 0 views

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    interesting article about what might be safe passwords, and what might not be.
Rick West

YouTube - Watch what you post on the ineternt! - 1 views

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    A short commercial about how everything you post online, everybody can see.
Rick West

YouTube - Internet Safety: A Cautionary Tale - 1 views

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    This video is more on the intense side, but I did learn at least one new thing from watching it.
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Teens Home - 2 views

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    This is a pretty popular website for internet safety
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OnGuard Online - 0 views

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    This looks like a great website about internet security, especially phishing and protecting your identity.
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