A Cyber Guardians Online presentation that highlights the range of social media sites that children may be using and the possible dangers that each site may pose. Follow Cyber Guardians Online Free News Blog to recieve updates with regards to Case studies of cyber bullying, stalking and related crimes that will be posted weekly.

1. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.FM
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Parents Guide To Social Media Sites Dangers & How Children and Adults Interact
2014

2. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.FM
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others: WhatsApp-Instagram, WeChat, Vine etc

3. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
• 1 Billion+ Users
• USA based
• 13+ Age restriction (Unenforced)
• Image posting facility
• Private & group chat facility (‘Messaging’)
• Images can be attached to chat
• Has been linked to cases of Cyber Bullying
• Has been linked to cases of Cyber Stalking
• Some suicide cases linked to FB activity
• Sexting images have been posted on sites
• Offensive material can be removed
• Defamatory material can be removed
• Privacy settings need constant review

4. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
• 1 Billion+ Users
• USA based
• 13+ Age restriction (Unenforced)
• 500 Million+ Users
• Image posting facility
• USA based group chat facility (‘Messaging’)
• Private &
• 140 characters or less
• Images can be attached to chat
• Imagebeen linked to cases of Cyber Bullying
• Has posting facility
• Directbeen linked capability (‘DM’) Stalking
• Has Messaging to cases of Cyber
• Has been linked to cases of Cyberactivity
• Some suicide cases linked to FB Bullying
• Has beenimagesto cases of Cyber Stalking
• Sexting linked have been posted on sites
• Suicide cases linked to Twitter activity
• Offensive material can be removed
• Sexting images have been posted on Twitter
• Defamatory material can be removed
• Offensive settings need constant review
• Privacy sites can be removed
• Defamatory sites can be removed
• Privacy settings easily understood

5. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
•Photo messaging App
• Over 1 Billion Photos shared
• 20 Million+ Photos shared per day
• 13 year old age restriction (unenforced)
• USA based
• User determines how long image can be seen
• 1-5 or up to 10 second message image display
• Not all images disappear from server
• Recipient can screen capture image
• Has been used for Cyber Bullying/Stalking
• Sexting images can be transmitted
• Introduced SnapKidz for under 13’s (No sharing)

6. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
• Interest based Q & A site
• Users invite questions from other users
• Based in Latvia
• 60 Million+ users
• No Age restrictions
• Anonymous questions can be asked
• No parental controls
• Seen not to remove ‘sexually explicit Q’s
• Seen not to remove explicit threats
• Allegedly linked to suicides
• Heavily criticized in media re suicides

7. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
• Free voice/video communication
• Messaging capability
• Users choose a ‘Skype’ name
• Owned by Microsoft
• HQ in Luxembourg
• 660 Million+ users
• No Age restrictions
• No control over ‘live’ image sharing
• No identity verification
• Has been used for explicit image sharing
• Can be a source of Cyber Bullying
• Explicit content can be shared

8. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
• Online webcam based chat service
• Pairs strangers from around world
• Visitors paired at random
• Has been rated in top 5 video chat sites
• Up to 35,000 users online at once
• In excess of 1.5 Million users
• Russian 17 year old developer
• Multiple servers based in Germany
• Age restriction 16 (unenforced)
• Survey found 1:8 images pornographic
• Has been deemed a ‘predators
paradise’
• Allegedly making attempts to moderate
• Content can very sexually explicit

9. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
• Instant messaging app
• Text, images and voice messages
• Unique user name instead of phone #
• 50 Million+ users
• Age restriction 17+ (unenforced)
• YouTube videos can be shared
• Canadian based

10. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
Digital Natives Also May Have
• WhatsApp
• Instagram (Direct Messaging Facility)
• Insta Message
•WeChat
• Viber
• Vine; &
•Other sites being releasedregularly

11. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
WhatsApp
• Instant messaging service
• Texts, images and video can be sent
• Location sharing
• Operates on Wifi no SMS charges
• Users register via mobile phone #
• Accesses Phone contacts
• Reveals last time ‘active’
• Nov 2013 190 Million Active Users
• 400 Million Photos shared each day
• Free first year .99c thereafter

12. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
Instagram
• Online photo sharing
• Video sharing
• Social networking
• Share on social networks FB & Twitter
• Has rights to sell photos to 3rd parties
• Instagram Direct (Messaging Service)
• Sept 2013 150 Million active users
• Free

13. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
WeChat
• Micro Messaging Service
• China based (Censored In China)
• Text, voice messaging, hold to talk
• Photo/Video Sharing
• Location Sharing
• Contact information exchange
• Supports social networking
• Register via Facebook Connect or SMS
• Aug 2013 100M Users outside China
• 300M Users within China
• Free

14. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
Viber
• Instant Messaging
• Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)
• Text, video and audio messages
• Phone calls
• 200 Million Users by May 2013
• Access via phone contacts
• Register via mobile phone
• Free

15. Facebook
Twitter
Vine
• Owned by Twitter
• Post short 6 second video clips
• Share and embed on social networks
• Raised minimum age to 12
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
•Claims of pornographic videos uploaded
• Free
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online

16. Facebook
Twitter
Snapchat
Ask.Fm
Skype
Chatroulette
KiK
&Others
WhatsApp
Instagram
Cyber Guardians Online
Tumblr
• Micro Blogging Platform
•30 Nov 2013 Hosts 152 Million Blogs
• Some content is pornographic
• Can opt in for a ‘safe mode’
• Believes in Free Expression
• Some pornographic video embedded
• Free

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Like all social interaction, bullying and stalking issues can occur on
Facebook in addition to defamatory and derogatory remarks
being posted by persons who sometimes may hide behind
fictitious identities.
• Never engage with persons you do not know
• Capture disturbing chats, posts, images with Cyber Guardians
Evidence Gathering ‘App’
• Utilize our ‘Apps’ One click evidence report generation facility
and email the report to CGOL legal team for initial free
analysis & advice.

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Twitter is yet another social media medium that may allow
persons to post anonymously and harass & stalk users.
– Twitter can also be a source of severe bullying and be used for
Sexting both openly and with ‘DM’ (Direct Messaging that is
‘private’)
– Only ‘follow’ responsible people
– Capture inappropriate posts with Cyber Guardians Online
(CGOL) Evidence Gathering App
– Utilize our ‘Apps’ One click evidence report generation facility
and email the report to CGOL legal team for initial free analysis
& advice
– Block inappropriate users immediately

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As Snapchat has the ability to have a users images to be set for
deletion at 1-5 or 10 seconds it is an App that parents need to
assess with care.
– Talk to your child about the illegal activity of Sexting
– Advise your child ‘Once in Cyber Space Always In Cyber Space
– Capture inappropriate posts with Cyber Guardians Online
(CGOL) Evidence Gathering App
– Utilize our ‘Apps’ One click evidence report generation facility
and email the report to CGOL legal team for initial free analysis
& advice
– Block inappropriate users immediately

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What appears to be an innocent knowledge sharing App is a
‘predators’ delight according to press reports.
Questions from some persons start out as innocent questions
and quickly move into predator ‘grooming’ style questions that
have been known to turn to outright vicious bullying.
Extensive media reports have reported links between Ask.Fm
and suicides.
No safeguards appear to be in place with this App and its
being based in Latvia poses an issue with law enforcement
agencies being able to take action
• Assess your child's real need for this App and possibly avoid
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Initially gained popularity as a a method of free long distance phone
calls with video capability.
No age restrictions or identity verification services like regular
phone systems & therefore a communications medium that
allows for predators to communicate with your children.
• Monitor all your children's contacts
• Only allow contacts that are known to you
• Review messages constantly on your child's phone or computer
• Block inappropriate persons
• Capture disturbing chats, posts, images with Cyber Guardians
Evidence Gathering ‘App’
• Utilize our ‘Apps’ One click evidence report generation facility and
email the report to CGOL legal team for initial free analysis &
advice.

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A random online web based chat service that may expose your child to
a world of explicit pornographic activity.
Anonymity creates a range of dangers where images pop up from a
host of locations around the world.
• Highly recommend this be an 18+ App and not allowed on your
child’s phone or computer.
• Monitor your child’s phone and computer to ensure its use is
restricted should you deem it inappropriate.
• As reported 1:8 images pornographic so use with caution.

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An instant messaging App that allows for images and voice
messages to be sent along with the sharing of YouTube
content that may have inappropriate content.
Was popular with under 13’s on IPOD’s as an entry point to
social media. However as age restriction was lifted
(unenforced) to 17+ content from YouTube may be deemed
inappropriate for younger children as reported in the press.
• As with all social media activity monitor your childs activity.
• Capture inappropriate posts with Cyber Guardians Online
(CGOL) Evidence Gathering App
• Utilize our ‘Apps’ One click evidence report generation facility
and email the report to CGOL legal team for initial free
analysis & advice

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Social Media is a minefield, where some sites are harmless and
some when used inappropriately can pose significant risks to your
children.
It is important to keep across all sites as they are introduced and we
at Cyber Guardians Online will endeavor to keep you updated as
they appear.

25. Former Federal Agent
B.A. Criminal Justice (RMIT)
Post Grad Criminology (Melb)
LL.B (Bachelor of Laws) (Deakin)
Grad Dip Legal Practice (ANU)
Grad Dip Digital Education (Penn State)
MA National Security (Hons) American Military University
Admitted Barrister/Solicitor High Crt Australia & Supreme Crt
Victoria 2008 Focusing on Cyber Law and Bullying

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