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Timely advice to young people on how to protect their online personal information from identity fraud.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has just launched a website for young people advising them how to protect their online information. It is aimed at helping them specifically with social networking sites such as MySpace, FaceBook and BeBo , but the advice applies to any sharing of personal data on the internet.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/youngpeople

ICO 23/11/2007

Also article from the BBCon the risks of social networking: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7090096.stm

Digizen is a new initiative to help young people stay safe on line:

“Digital citizenship isn’t just about recognising and dealing with online hazards. It’s about building safe spaces and communities, understanding how to manage personal information, and about being internet savvy - using your online presence to grow and shape your world in a safe, creative way, and inspiring others to do the same.”

http://www.digizen.org/

Almost nine out of 10 UK net users are connecting via broadband services, official figures reveal

But… "With almost 40% of British households on the wrong side of the digital divide, the social and economic progress of the UK will be stalled unless the great majority of these homes can be brought on to the internet," said Tim Johnson, chief analyst at Point-Topic.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7105242.stm

BBC 21/11/2007

Web 'more popular than TV'

The internet has become more popular with younger people than television, according to new research.

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=conWebDoc.15803

British Computer Society 13/11/07