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Protect Yourself from Internet Scams - Subscribe to Internet ScamBuste (...).URL - 4 views

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    "Internet Scams, Identity Theft, and Urban Legends: Are You at Risk?" Unfortunately, as we hear every single day, being smart is NOT enough to protect yourself from dangerous Internet scams, frustrating spam, or devious identity theft
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    Unfortunately, as we hear every single day, being smart is NOT enough to protect yourself from dangerous Internet scams, frustrating spam, or devious identity theft
Susan Sedro

YouTube - Phishing Scams in Plain English - 6 views

shared by Susan Sedro on 30 Oct 09 - Cached
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    A short guide to recognizing and avoiding phishing scams. This video comes in an unbranded "presentation quality" version that can be licensed for use in the workplace.
Rick Beach

AP Classes Are a Scam - John Tierney - The Atlantic - 9 views

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    How AP courses enhance stratification within schools between AP versus non-AP courses.
Mark Gomez

KONY 2012: Is the Viral Campaign a Scam? - 4 views

  • Many of the negative critiques have been targeted at Invisible Children’s practices as an organization, not whether Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, is a war criminal.
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      so people who are asking questions are not trying to say that what Kony and the LRA are and have done is not horrible... they are asking questions as to whether or nor the company (non-profit) Invisible Children inc. is using the money they are raising responsibly????
  • the organization spent $8,676,614. Only 32% went to direct services (page 6
  • the rest going to staff salaries, travel and transport, and film production
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  • “In response to this explosion of interest about the Kony 2012 film, there have been hundreds of thousands of comments in support of the arrest of Joseph Kony and the work of Invisible Children.
  • few pieces written that are putting out false or mis-leading information about these efforts.”
  • This is called slacktivism - the self-deluding idea that by sharing, liking, or retweeting something you are helping out.
  • accused KONY 2012 of promoting slacktivism
Vicki Davis

BBC News - The 12 cyber-scams of Christmas - 3 views

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    If you discuss cyber safety and digital citizenship, this is an article tor read and share.
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