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Betty teaches you the importance of keeping your OFFLINE identity separate from your ONLINE identity
Betty
Cyber Defender & Clubhouse Supervisor
Betty learned the hard way about sharing too much information online when rumors she had spread through her online blog upset some of her friends. Since then she has made it her goal to educate everyone about what information is inappropriate or unsafe to share online to prevent others from getting hurt.
As a Cyber Defender, Betty focuses on the most important information you should never share online, your offline identity.
A stumble may prevent a fall
- English Proverb
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Interests:Chatting, macrame, collecting teacups
March 10, 2010
Case Studies: Facebook Bomb Scare
Thank goodness for social networking sites! Four students from a New Jersey high school were discussing the best way to blow up their school over the Internet, and, luckily, they were doing it on a social networking site. One of their friends saw the discussion, printed out a copy of it, and handed it in to the high school principal the very next day. Taking the threat seriously, the principal evacuated the school, had the plotters arrested, and saw that local police searched their homes. The arrested students said that they were just joking and that they were surprised anyone took the threat seriously.
Joking?!? And I thought jokes were supposed to be funny! My fellow Cadets, if you see anyone making threats against a school or anyone you know, whether you think they’re joking or not, tell a trusted adult right away. Imagine if the students were serious and no one had told the principal what they were planning? I can hardly stand thinking about it!
School threats are never funny, no matter what. The student that came forward with the information did the right thing, and I’m sure her classmates and teachers really appreciate it!