May 2011

Brazil to adopt legal ban on corporal punishment of children

Submitted by CPP on May 27, 2011 - 12:30

Brazília - The announcement that Brazil is very close to enacting a total prohibition of corporal punishment of children came during a seminar on legislative responses against corporal punishment of children and adolescents, held in the House of Representatives of Brazil.

New U.S. Bill Requires ISPs to Keep 18-months Records

Submitted by CPP on May 26, 2011 - 15:18

A bipartisan bill introduced on Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives will require Internet service providers to retain subscriber information for up to 18 months to assist federal law enforcement in investigations into online child pornography and child exploitation cases.

 

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Mark Zuckerberg: children should be allowed to use Facebook

Submitted by CPP on May 24, 2011 - 14:52

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has sparked controversy by suggesting that children under 13 should be allowed to join social networking sites. The thing is, there is nothing stopping Facebook from allowing children to join now... except Facebook.

 

500 million friends against child exploitation

Submitted by CPP on May 24, 2011 - 14:44

Today marks a significant milestone in the ongoing fight against the abuse of Internet technology for the heinous sexual victimization of the most innocent in our society. As you may have read in the New York Times, Facebook is joining Microsoft in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children s PhotoDNA program to combat child pornography.

Facebook Uses PhotoDNA to Detect Child Porn

Submitted by CPP on May 24, 2011 - 14:42

Facebook has started using an image-matching technology (created by Microsoft) known as PhotoDNA, which allows it to detect evidence of child exploitation by scanning users' photos. The social networking giant will use the technology to prevent "child abuse material" from being uploaded and distributed by users on its website.

 

Children's Ideas and Opinions on Online Games Incorporated

Submitted by CPP on May 19, 2011 - 09:29

On Tuesday, April 5th, CPP Brazil, in partnership with the Paramitas Institute ran the first testing of an interactive game designed to educate children about the risks of the Internet, at Obra do Berco in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 
 

 

Thai ICT Curriculum Revised for Community Use

Submitted by CPP on May 19, 2011 - 09:12

The Thai curriculum revising meeting and training session was held on 22 March, 2011 at the Social Development Centre, Unit 12, in Mae Chun, Chiang Rai to discuss the development of the ICT and child proection curriculum. The focus of the meeting was on the adjustment of the curriculum used for school so that the curriculum could be used at the local community level.

 

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Posting images of our kids online: What are the rules?

Submitted by CPP on May 4, 2011 - 09:33

Much has been publicized about how important it is for parents to monitor their kids' use of technology, but what are the guidelines for parents of small children?

 

 

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Thai Policy and Law Enforcement Exchange Tour Report

Submitted by CPP on May 2, 2011 - 12:55

CPP law enforcement and policy partners from Canada joined Thai counterparts for an eight day intensive Policy and Law Enforcement Thailand Exchange Tour to share knowledge to address ICT enabled child sexual exploitation.

 

The report captures the highlights of the Thai Policy and Law Enforcement Exchange Tour that took place Feb 28-Mar 7, 2011.

 

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