MySpace tackles teen safety fears
I was encouraged to read the BBC news article “MySpace tackles teen safety fears” this morning. Although Myspace is one that I have yet to check out, (most of my investigations have focues on Bebo), I know that a number of my pupils are already using it. Those who admited to me as having pages I suggested that they get a friend to look at what they had put up with a critical eye, to see if they had given too much information. This was after it had been demonstrated to them that they only needed give a surname and a general location to be traced. I was interested to see that MySpace were going to appoint a security czar…. perhaps I should update my CV? 
In the absence of perfect young people, the industry needs to take things a little more seriously. It will be interesting to see if MySpace really do deliver, or if this is a knee-jerk reaction to some bad press?
Darn,
“MySpace.com has hire a former federal prosecutor
and Microsoft executive to be its online safety chief. the latest move by the social networking site to shore up security” - news from The Sydney Morning Herald.
Guess the CV can be filled for another day
Struan,
As you seem to be a man on a mission, here’s one for your research; not one to be recommending to your charges (if they’ve not already found it)…
Article…
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1750079,00.html
Site…
http://www.faceparty.co.uk/