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Facebook fights child abuse pics – with Microsoft’s help

Facebook is taking action against the possible circulation of child abuse images in its network through Microsoft’s PhotoDNA tool. Microsoft successfully uses this programme in its services Bing and Skydrive. After the introduction of a “digital fingerprint” last year, which serves to prevent users from uploading these pictures, Facebook now takes a further step in the fight against online child … Weiterlesen

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Konferenz: Ressourcenzugang für Arme sicherstellen

Ein besseres Management von natürlichen Ressourcen könnte der Schlüssel zur Armutsbekämpfung sein, erklärten Aktivisten und Experten auf der „Business for the Environment (B4E)“-Tagung, die vom 27. bis zum 29. April 2011 in Jakarta stattfand. Dies bedürfe allerdings einer stärkeren Unterstützung der Regierungen. „Der momentane Ansatz zur Verminderung der Armut in den Ländern des Südens erfüllt seinen Zweck nicht“, sagte Pavan … Weiterlesen

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Re:publica – German digital rights society announced

Following countries such as Netherlands and France, also in Germany plans for the foundation of a digital rights organisation have been made public. Markus Beckedahl, one of the organisators of the blogger conference re:publica, will announce its establishment this Wednesday on the opening of the conference in Berlin. The issue of online rights and censorship has been discussed recently – … Weiterlesen

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UN – Nur Ökolandbau zukunftstauglich

Nicht die konventionelle Landwirtschaft kann den Hunger einer wachsenden Weltgemeinschaft stillen, sondern der Ökolandbau. Dies weisen die Vereinten Nationen in einem kürzlich erschienen Bericht nach, der sich auf aktuelle Studien beruft. Weiterlesen

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Should teachers add their pupils on Facebook?

„Add“ or „ignore“ ones pupils on Facebook – this is the question the Austrian newspaper „Die Presse“ currently deals with in its online presence. Experts recommend an organic, nevertheless consistent approach that takes aims and personality of the respective teacher into account. They point out that teachers are often anxious of social media. “Teacher should use Facebook following their pedagogical … Weiterlesen

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New research project tackles grooming

The process of grooming – online sexual abuse – is being further investigated through a two-year research project called ROBERT: Risktaking Online Behaviour Empowerment through Research and Training. Nine European research institutions and NGOs work together to clarify what makes young people vulnerable to digital harassment. The innovative approach will not only include interviews with victims of grooming, but also … Weiterlesen

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one in seven Greek youths tends to use the internet excessively

Around 12 percent of the Greek adolescent population is using the internet excessively, 1 percent even shows addictive behaviors. This was one of the central finding of a series of studies on internet safety conducted by scientists from Athens university. Other fields of research included the use of pornographic websites and online gambling. All of the studies clearly show negative … Weiterlesen

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Filtering Tools do not live up to their promise

The most filtering tools for harmful online content on the market have a very low effectiveness – given five pages of harmful content, most tools block less than four. This is the key result of a study called SIP Bench II – „Benchmarking of parental control tools for the online protection of children“. Among the 31 tested programs – 26 … Weiterlesen

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What Teenagers think of Social Networks

„Privacy and social networks do not sit easily together“: this was an opinion expressed in a series of video interviews with young people at the Safer Internet Forum 2010 in Luxembourg. The youngsters questioned, Europeans aged between 14 and 17, reported that they use different social networks for various purposes. They are also aware of possible problems arising from their … Weiterlesen

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Weihnachtsmänner selten grün

Schokogenuss auf ökologisch? Leider bisher die Ausnahme, sagt eine kürzlich veröffentlichte Studie/ Artikel auf www.bos-deutschland.de

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