“Internet Safety” James Hunter Craig Lewis

- The internet has remarkable scalability, it’s effective and efficient. - The internet isn’t the problem, we are.

- Internet Safety isn’t just a “Young People” issue. - We all have our nemesis / predators.

- Star Citizen floated as a Kickstarter campaign by Chris Roberts. - Any guesses on how much money he managed to raise?

$38 million

It’s very easy to make a mistake for all to see. It’s even easier to criticise!

According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP Global Economic Crime survey released last year, cybercrime conducted by youth accounts for 38 per cent of economic crime incidents compared to 16 per cent for other industries.

In another case, a 12-year-old girl stole virtual currency called “Ameba Gold” by hacking dozens of people IDs she met though the membership-based social networking site Ameba Pigg. how-ready-are-we/

Teens do not care that alternative services are less functional and sophisticated, and they are also unconcerned about how information about them is being used commercially or as part of surveillance practice by the security services. Global social Media Impact Study

- How many of your students have made mistakes, or routinely commit offences online, possibly without even realising it? - How safe are you and have you made simple mistakes too?

Public presence Critical thinking Changes in usage Value of personal data Policy making