Safety and privacy in the digital world

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Although the Internet can be an invaluable resource to all of us, there is also a dark side to this resource. In this discussion we’ll take a look at the many high-tech ways that people misuse technology.

For the purposes of this discussion go to: Special Collection: Safety & Privacy in a Digital World

http://www.vawnet.org/special-collections/TechSafety.php

1. Choose one of the following links and read all of the accompanying articles:

Stalking/Surveillance
Bullying/Harassment
Child Sexual Abuse/Exploitation
Sexting
Social Media/Networking
2. Respond to the following questions:

Describe the problem
What is the potential impact of this problem?
Are there any possible ways to address this problem? explain
3. Use in-text citations and references to support your answers.

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