In The News & On Television

There have been several interesting stories in the news and on television regarding the hazards of posting personal information on the internet, as well as other precautions that should be taken.

In the News...

MSN published recently on careerbuilder.com an article on "Cleaning Up Your Digital Dirt" regarding prospective employers researching applicants online.
What happens on the Internet tends to stay on the Internet. Merry Miller, an entertainment reporter, found that out the hard way...

From the October 2, 2008, issue of the UCLA Newsroom, Bullying of Teenagers is Common, UCLA Psychologists Report
Nearly three in four teenagers say they were bullied online at least once during a recent 12-month period, and only one in 10 reported such cyber-bullying ...

From the February 25, 2008, edition of The Christian Science Monitor, "Teachers Strike Back at Students' Online Pranks"
Tech-savvy teenagers are increasingly paying a heavy price – including criminal arrest – for parodying their teachers on the Internet ...

From the January 22, 2008, Frontline show, "Growing up Online"
Nearly every teen in America is on the Internet every day, socializing with friends and strangers alike, "trying on" identities, and building a virtual profile of themselves ...

From the July 3, 2006, issue of TIME magazine, "How Safe is My Space?"
Social-networking sites are all the rage with kids. Now a lawsuit accuses the most popular one of not doing enough to protect them from predators.

From the June 11, 2006, issue of The New York Times, "For Some, Online Persona Undermines a Résumé"
"The term they've used over and over is red flags," Ms. Steinfeld said. "Is there
something about their lifestyle that we might find questionable or that we might find goes against the core values of our corporation?"

From the March 8, 2006, issue of USA TODAY, Alarms Sound Over Athletes' Facebook Time
"Facebook.com is a website most college students know and many of their elders don't. Athletics administrators are just getting to know it — and many don't like what they see."

On Television...

Oprah Winfrey highlighted the threat of sexual predators on the web in her February 2002 show.

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