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E-Safety and Online RiskDr Shirley Atkinson
15th December 2010
BCS Sociotechnical Specialist Group
Tonight Consider the online world
Consider our view of risk
Outline current world of e-safety
Research at University of Plymouth
Discuss what we feel about internet safety
Do you remember a time without the Internet?
1992
2001
2010
205,368,103
A young person’s world?
Being online Are we just talking about the Internet?
How many phones have you had?
Can somebody tell me about their first one?
How is it different to the one you have now?
Who has a gaming console?
What is it?
Do you go online with it?
Capabilities increased
http://metrics.admob.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/May-2010-AdMob-Mobile-Metrics-Highlights.pdf
Location based services Fully integrated into iPhone and others
Services based on where you are
Originally sold as tracking for children On the back of Soham Ethical issue there
Useful when somewhere new
Needs careful handling
Google/Skyhook
Facebook http://mattmckeon.com/facebook-privacy/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7521035/Facebook-what-social-networking-site-is-blamed-for-amid-syphilis-claims.html
Are there any dangers in going online?
How likely will thesehappen to you?
Consider each of the risks mentioned. Rate them:1 = very likely to happen to you2 = Could happen3 = very unlikely
Risk Perceptions Media concern focuses heavily on extreme but rare cases
The abduction of children Dangers of online stalking and grooming But it sells their stories
Byron will often ask “What about our own childhood”? Where did we play? What was our favourite place?
Makes the point children no longer allowed outside to play So turn to unsupervised online activities
Getting the balance right But we have a duty to get the balance right
If people think that risk is unbounded, then technology cannot provide them with opportunities, fear becomes a barrier
Or, in the case of some young people: Dismissing safety advice as irrelevant! Putting themselves into further danger
through their actions
Parental attitudes Block it
Deny or restrict access
Monitor it
Control Cyberspace!
Key media e-safety messages
Chance to evaluate a selection of stories from this year!What is key message?
Does it fit with your risk model?What does it say about the risk model of the editor/author?
What do you think?
E-Safety initiatives over time 2008
Initiatives heavily based on risk-laden examples CEOP concentrated on predation
Promoted use of the report abuse button to parents Internet safety tips based on premise of “stranger-danger”
School policies concentrated on blocking and filtering
2009 Byron influence felt More of a focus on Cyberbullying Encouraging use of peer education
CEOP International Youth Panel SWGfL youth panel
Key E-Safety initiatives this year EU Kids Online & EU Kids Online II
Common risks = communicating with new people not met face to face, seeing potential harmful user generated content
Much rarer for children to meet a new online contact offline or be bullied online
CEOP Protect Volunteer
Beat Bullying Cybermentor
University of Plymouth Research Close links with SWGfL
Next year become Safer Internet Centre Part of EU network
Peer Education
Sexting
Community understanding
Passwords
Online Gaming
What are your thoughts?Where should we be going with e-safety
Thank you
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