FEATURE ARTICLEWe here at OSA wish Attorney General Mark Shurtleff a speedy recovery, Mark Shurtleff underwent emergency surgery last Friday, and we postponed his interview on the CyberHood Watch live radio show that was scheduled for Tuesday July 1st at 1pm mst... hopefully when he is feeling better he will be able to join us on the CHWradio.com show.
How do I block mySpace and similar websites?
There are many ways to accomplish this task, but first lets find out if you really want to completely block sites like these or if want to restrict access by children, or allow teens access and monitor their online behavior. The latter choice/option being the preferred way to go. You know as well as I do, if you make restrictions on teens or you stop them from doing something as a form of punishment they will find a way to undermine your authority. They will find a way or sneak online somewhere else. And the possible outcome could be very tragic.
Another option to help teens, is by becoming an active partner in the mySpace craze. Make your own profile find out what all the excitement is about and show them how you would surf and add friends and why you as a parent would also want to make correct choices and be safe (adults need to be safe also). Teach them how to use common sense and show each of your children the proper way to enjoy the Internet. It’s a great teaching moment!
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Identity thieves employ a variety of methods to gain access to your personal information. They may get information from businesses or other institutions by stealing it; by bribing an employee who has access to records; hacking into records; or conning information out of employees.
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It seems a previous spill on a motorcycle last September 22nd while preparing for a charity ride dubbed “Fall Ride for Fallen Officers” for the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, still haunts Mark Shurtleff, Utah’s Attorney General. He has undergone seven surgeries in the past nine months according to Melinda Rogers writer for the Salt Lake Tribune.
He was admitted to a local Salt Lake City hospital around 10:30 a.m. on Friday due to a serious leg infection.
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My thoughts and opinions are well known when it comes to children using these kinds of services, when adults are allowed to roam free in these virtual worlds… none of our children are safe!!! and for that matter adults as well are not really safe from the luring eyes of predators and pedophiles on these kinds of systems, that have no real control of what is really happening behind the scenes… including losing your privacy!
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I read a story today on CyberBullying, and girls are 5% more likely to dish it out… Join us Tues. the 10th, on CHWradio.com for a live show on the subject…
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As the cruel mom in this story, I most point out, that the “teenage victim” of the very same story happens to be the twelve-year-old daughter of the cruel mom. One day, the cruel mom was sneaking evilly by MySpace Girl’s sparkling clean room just waiting to find something wrong when what should she discover? MySpace Girl had left a website on her computer. It happened to be her MySpace account.
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Then, you suddenly start getting these emails about the perfect dating website where you can find your “Perfect match”. You read further, hope finally starting to flare within you. The email states that you and your potential partner take personality quizzes and answer questions so that your personalities are put together for a “perfect match!” Wow, what a great idea!! (Do you hear the sarcasm dripping from my keyboard?) This particular nameless site actually charges you for this privilege…only, the hunky guys and beautiful women on the front of the web page—their models…sorry!)
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