Tag Archives: sexting

SnapChat Pictures no longer Safe! Be warned!

Posted on 28/01/2013 by

Some time ago I wrote about SnapChat fast becoming the most downloaded app with a reputation for being sext-friendly! I hinted that teens may not use it just to post funny cat pics, and that they needed to think about where their pics may end up despite the company’s … Continue reading →

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What is Wickr? A Disappearing Text Version of SnapChat? Mmmmm…how might Teens use this Magic?

Posted on 14/01/2013 by

Wickr is a relatively new app currently available for the iPhone but soon to be released for Android use. The makers of this app argue that our electronic communications should not be catalogued and stored forever on some distant, untraceable server. The Wickr App is free … Continue reading →

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The Project – Get the message on sexting

Posted on 04/01/2013 by

Last night Channel 10′s The Project ran a story about a young Victorian man and the difficult situation that he now finds himself in since a friend sent him a sext. Corey Clement is now on the Sex Offenders Register for 8 … Continue reading →

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Brilliant New CyberBullying Resource ‘Tagged’!

Posted on 01/12/2012 by

Do your teens roll their eyes when you mention cybersafety, cyberbullying and digital citizenship? So get them to watch this instead! After winning 3 international awards the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s short film Tagged has now scored top marks at home. Using drama … Continue reading →

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What is Kik Messenger? Is your teen on it?

Posted on 18/11/2012 by

Kik describes itself as, ‘the fastest, simplest, most personal smartphone messenger out there.’ It is an app that can be downloaded onto a smart phone, an iPod, or iPad and users can text others for free. This is one of its allures! … Continue reading →

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Instagram or Instasex – What are the dangers?

Posted on 21/10/2012 by

In June I wrote a post about Instagram. I asked parents to take an active role and check if their children were on it. Check what photos they were posting, if they were geotagged, who was following them and what sort of photos they were viewing. … Continue reading →

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Sexting – the Law

Posted on 10/10/2012 by

Over the past two years icybersafe.com has featured a number of articles about sexting, starting with the film ‘Megan sends a sext‘. Mostly we’ve focused on digital reputation and the fact that once a sext photo gets into the wild … Continue reading →

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Sexting Recipe for a Perfect Teen Storm

Posted on 02/09/2012 by

Ingredients A pinch of low self esteem, a spoonful of angst, a bucket of the common garden variety of  ‘the need to fit in’, a cup of ‘I didn’t think’ , 500 grams of  ’I thought it was a joke’, one smart phone, one teen, … Continue reading →

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Tween: ‘I need a Mobile!’ Parent: When is the right age?

Posted on 20/07/2012 by

There is an easy answer to this question!  Your child is old enough when you need them to have one.  A tween is usually in your company or with other responsible adults therefore there is no reason for a phone.  If they … Continue reading →

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At 17 a teen sent a sext, 7 years later…..

Posted on 13/05/2012 by

If the term Cyber Safety causes teen eyes to roll, the words future Cyber Reputation often hit a wall with teens barely able to imagine themselves older than 18 let alone a twentysomething.  The definition of reputation implies thinking ahead and … Continue reading →

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Cyber Backlash at First Love’s Break Up

Posted on 22/03/2012 by

The end of a first love is crushing – more soul destroying and more hurtful than almost any other.  As a teenager it can be excruciating, managing the feelings of rejection and feeling wounded and rebuffed. Teenagers’ emotional lives often … Continue reading →

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‘Sneaky Hat’ CyberCraze – Dr Michael Carr-Gregg on Sunrise

Posted on 26/11/2011 by

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg recently appeared on Sunrise to discuss the latest cyber craze called ‘sneaky hat’. This involves young people posting naked photos online with only a hat to cover their modesty. When asked why young people are doing this, … Continue reading →

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Review bid in ‘sext’ cases

Posted on 31/07/2011 by

At the risk of hammering this topic I thought it important to post the follow up article by Nicole Brady, that appeared in The Age today.  This particular paragraph caught my eye: “Under Victorian law, naked or revealing pictures or films of … Continue reading →

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High-Tech Flirting Turns Explicit, Altering Young Lives

Posted on 08/04/2011 by

One day last winter Margarite posed naked before her bathroom mirror, held up her cellphone and took a picture. Then she sent the full-length frontal photo to Isaiah, her new boyfriend. Both were in eighth grade. They broke up soon … Continue reading →

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Megan sends a sext

Posted on 08/09/2010 by

A new video was launched in Canberra yesterday to mark White Balloon Day, the annual event to raise awareness of child abuse. The video shows a young girl called Megan who sends a “sext” – an explicit photo taken on her … Continue reading →

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