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Households across the UK could be making up to a whopping £38 billion a year, just by storing excess clutter to rent out a room. That equates to over £3 billion a month based on average rental incomes across the UK. It could mean an extra personal income of as much as £320 a month or £3,840 a year per household! It's time to get the junk out of the spare room to make some money, according to findings from self storage experts Big Yellow Self Storage.
More than a third (36%) of us that have a whole room in our home filled with junk and the storage company found that nearly one in three (31%) would definitely rent out a room to make money and beat the credit crunch. With recent figures showing that the rental market is continuing to flourish, it looks like some people have already cottoned onto this lucrative scheme.
Michael Holmes, one of the UK‚s leading property experts and presenter from BBC1's Trading Up, ITV's Don‚t Move Improve, UKTV Style's decluttering programme Scrubbers and the soon to air I Own Britain's Best Home, commented, the survey showed some really interesting findings and there are many more options for those looking for cash savings from storage:
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What does WhatsApp collect that everyone is so worried about? Report of Findings Investigation into the personal information handling practices of WhatsApp Inc.
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Findings under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act(PIPEDA)PIPEDA Report of Findings #2013-001Report of FindingsInvestigation into the personal information handling practices of WhatsApp Inc.January 15, 2013Complaints under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “Act”)1. On January 26, 2012, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada initiated a complaint against WhatsApp Inc. (“WhatsApp”), a California corporation, pursuant to subsection 11(2) of the Act, having reasonable grounds to believe that it was collecting, using, disclosing and retaining personal information in a manner contrary to certain provisions of Schedule 1 of the Act.2. The investigation was conducted in collaboration with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (College bescherming persoonsgegevens) and focused on alleged privacy violations concerning consent, limiting collection, limiting use and retention, and safeguards. The investigation was limited to privacy issues identified during the period January 26, 2012 through November 30, 2012.3. WhatsApp was notified of the complaint on February 16, 2012 and cooperated fully with our investigation.4. Representations were received from WhatsApp from March 22, 2012 through to January 4, 2013. On October 15, 2012, based on the results of our investigation, our Office issued a preliminary report of investigation to WhatsApp (“Preliminary Report”). In our Preliminary Report, we made recommendations to WhatsApp with the aim of ensuring that it was meeting its obligations under the Act vis-à-vis the issues we investigated. This report of findings reflects those recommendations and WhatsApp's response.Introduction5. WhatsApp Inc. owns and operates “WhatsApp Messenger” (hereafter “the application”), a cross-platform mobile messaging service which allows individuals to exchange messages on their mobile devices through the Internet rather than by short message service (SMS). The application is available on a variety of mobile devices and platforms, including Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion's BlackBerry, and Google's Android. In addition to basic messaging, the application allows users to send and receive images, video and audio media messages.6. WhatsApp is a US corporation registered and headquartered in California. WhatsApp actively promotes and distributes its service to Canadians. At the time our investigation was initiated, the application was considered one of the top-five best selling apps in the world, and was widely used by Canadians. By some estimates, the application is said to facilitate the transmission of over one billion messages per day globally.7. At the time our investigation was initiated, a subscription to use the application cost $0.99. The application operates free of advertising, and messages sent and received using the application are free of charge to users, but for applicable network data fees. According to WhatsApp, it does not currently sell marketing data and does not share personal information with third parties. Personal information means information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.Enrolment and account registrationIssue8. Based on a technical review of the application, our Office initiated a complaint in respect of WhatsApp's service registration process to investigate whether that process allowed for unauthorized access to a user's account, contrary to Principle 4.7 of Schedule 1 of the Act. More specifically, this Office investigated whether a user's WhatsApp account could be used prior to the completion of the user authentication process, thereby allowing a third party to create and control accounts associated with phone numbers which they did not own.Summary of Investigation9. Individuals may download WhatsApp's messenger service from a variety of on-line stores. In some cases, the application is
What does WhatsApp collect that everyone is so worried about? Report of Findings Investigation into the personal information handling practices of WhatsApp Inc.
Not all privacy lawyers or advocates always agree. This is one of those times. A well-respected privacy advocacy/watchdog group filed a complaint before the FTC in the US to stop FB's acquisition of WhatsApp.They allege that Facebook's use of users' data would fly in the face of WhatsApp's pro-privacy approach."EPIC has filed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission concerning Facebook's proposed purchase of WhatsApp.WhatsApp is a messaging service that gained popularity based on its strong pro-privacy approach to user data. WhatsApp currently has 450 million active users, many of whom have objected to the proposed acquisition. Facebook regularly incorporates data from companies it has acquired." (from EPIC's announcement page)EPIC states that the FTC has "looked favorably" on its prior complaints against industry leaders, such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook. It has, but not in the way implied. The FTC has never stopped an acquisition based on the fear that the purchaser might change an acquisition's privacy practices.To ask them to do so now doesn't make sense. And it is disrespectful to users who can make choices and vote by the dollars. EPIC shouldn't decide what data collection and use practices WhatsApp should have, as long as they don't violate existing applicable law. And these don't.Anything else is Privacy Paternalism.EPIC stated that WhatsApp is pro-privacy. It is. The Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigated them and concluded that WhatsApp could improve its privacy practices, which it voluntarily did. They collect only what they need, and often discard that after use.The are also anti-advertising, ad free, and say that they hope to keep it that way forever.At the same time, they reserve the right to change the terms of service at any time, which includes their privacy notice which is entirely incorporated into its terms of service.To do that, they must provide notice of any changes and users must agree to those changes or stop using the service.If users don't like the Facebook acquisition or don't like any changes made to them after the acquisition, they can use a different mobile messaging app. They can do what consumers always do, vote with their dollars.There are many choices available to users - how they want their data collected and used and which provider they want to use based on the foregoing.Facebook wants value for the $19 billion. It is highly unlikely that it intends to alienate the hundreds of millions of users WhatsApp has.If you're not sure what to think, read what I set forth below. The policies are clear and explain it all in a way all users can understand. And all users accepted.While few people ever read the terms of service or privacy policies, I have collected the relevant provisions from each and pasted them below.Relevant Provisions from WhatsApp Current Terms of Service and Privacy Notice (March 6, 2014)(selected by Parry Aftab, Esq.)10. AssignmentThese Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by WhatsApp without restriction.Privacy Notice:This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the WhatsApp Terms of Service. Your use of the WhatsApp Site, WhatsApp Software and the WhatsApp Service and any personal information you provide on the WhatsApp Site or WhatsApp Service remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service.What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?This Privacy Policy is part of WhatsApp’s Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including personally identifying information, obtained by WhatsApp, including information obtained when you access the WhatsApp’s Site, use the WhatsApp Service or any other software provided by WhatsApp.The Information WhatsApp Does Not CollectWhatsApp does not collect names, emails, addresses or other contact information from its users’ mobile address book or contact lists
Privacy Paternalism - EPIC's FTC Complaint against Facebook's Acquisition of WhatsApp
It is important to take these roles seriously. I limit my advisory board seats and carefully define the expectations on both sides. I make sure that I am connected to the company and that it fits with my own professional and personal strategic plans. Companies I work with have learned that I am more likely to accept a role if peoples’ lives are improved by the services, products or offerings of the company (for-profit, social entrepreneurship or non-profit).If I think the company has merit, but is not a good fit for me personally, I may recommend and help recruit someone else for that role. I also let them know that if things change, and I feel that my time is not being valued or no longer believe in the company’s vision or practices, I will resign.I need to know whom else is on the advisory board or whom else will be asked. Do existing members have a say about any new or replacement members? How big is the board? Is it big enough that we aren’t imposed upon more than is fair and still small enough that our voice is heard?I ask how often we are expected to attend f2f meetings. How much prep work there will be before a meeting and follow-up after those meetings. How many time should I be expected to attend conference calls or review documentation. How much am I expected to learn about the business operations of the company? How do we interact, if at all, with the board of directors or CEO?How will my sitting on an advisory board affect my ability to consult for or provide legal advice for a competitor or anyone else in the same or similar space? Am I insured or indemnified for any liability resulting from my role as an advisory board member? Am I compensated? Do I receive stock options or equity? Is there an honorarium? A donation to my charity, in lieu of an honorarium? Are my travel expenses covered? Are other expenses covered? Are all members compensated equally? If not, are all aware of any unequal compensation packages?Is there a point person to help manage our communications or are we on our own? Is there someone to help us navigate our way around the company and get us information when I need it?Bottomline, I say yes to companies and people I like. A very high consulting fee may get my attention in the short term, but if I don’t trust the company or management or my fellow board members, I’m gone as soon as the contract ends. I will help a friend if I think they really need my help and don’t waste my time. And I will devote myself to causes and NGOs who make a difference and value my contribution.I suspect, others do the same.From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Care and Feeding of Advisory Boards – From the Advisor’s Perspective Part 5
I sit and have sat on many high powered advisory boards and, aside from my own companies, one high-powered board of directors. My role or Facebook and MTV is different than my role with McAfee, Trustee or the Ad Council, which in turn is different from my role with Children’s Television Workshop.Sometimes the advisory board I am joining has been up and running for years. But often, I was the first member or asked to set it up for the company as well as serving as chair. But, in each case the conversation needs to focus on why the company wants the advisory board, what we are expected to do and how we are expected to do it.I have had some disastrous experiences with middle management appointed to oversee the board and our suggestions being above their pay grade. Once I had a middle manager who passed off our ideas as his own. I have had some riddled with egos and personal agendas that weren’t worth the angst. But, have had many more that were managed right and used my time and expertise with respect.I have been well-compensated and I have served without charge. In a couple cases, I even covered my own expenses. (These are boards for non-profits.) Some take tons of time, and the others seem to just want my name on a list.I receive on average, one advisory board or board of directors offer a week. Some companies, especially start-ups, pass these out like candy. Sometimes they saw me on Dr. Phil, the Today Show, GMA or CNN. They may have read an article by or about me in a newspaper, or heard about an award I received. Sometimes we meet at a conference or at a cocktail party. They are looking for “names,” however they define them.I am nice about it, but explain that I am limited in my advisory roles and thank them for asking. Then, I write them off for anything serious. Their reaching out to me when they know nothing more than a headline is bad management. And bad management and strategic planning rarely succeeds in the long term.From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Care and Feeding of An Advisory Board – The Good, the Bad and the What Were They Thinking? Part 4
If you are looking to redeem your reputation or build a new one, and have selected advisory board members to do that, communications and media will be very important. When and how can you use advisory board members’ names? Will there be a media alert or press release announcing their addition to the board? Is the advisory board member expected or invited to do media interviews on the company’s behalf. Are they prohibited or discouraged from doing interview when the company is involved? How are they supposed to introduce themselves or disavow formal spokesperson capacity?It is crucial, if the company has selected a member to help support its reputation that the advisory board member not be seen as bought or harnessed. That’s where a solid alignment and ongoing trust between the members and the company are essential. The relationship must be credible. In some cases, having a honest naysayer in a limited advisory board role may be warranted. Watchdog groups are sometimes tapped to play an oversight role within an advisory board. But, be careful of hidden or political agendas. Some groups may get more attention and improve funding by appearing to leave the board in protest against the company. Even when asked to leave, they may spread rumors that they left voluntarily. Little is gained by the company announcing that they have terminated an advisory board member.How much information should be shared with the board? While there are critical fiduciary rules that apply to boards of directors, there are no similar legal restrictions for advisory boards. They are creatures of business, not law. That means that any non-disclosure, non-compete and non-circumvention agreements must be entered into. But this can be tricky. Don’t want to be seen as buying off watchdog groups or honest criticism? Gag agreements may give the wrong impression.And, given the high profile of a typical advisory board member, structuring a non-compete, non-circumvention and non-disclosure agreement that doesn’t cripple the board member’s activities where they can be helpful to the company and acceptable to the member is a challenge.You brought them in for their ideas. But their ideas have earned them well-respected reputations and attention. Can you really expect them to share lucrative ideas and use valuable connections to help the company, instead of themselves? That’s why ascertaining their alignment and loyalty and repaying it in kind is so important.From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
Care and Feeding of Advisory Board Members - Controlling Media. Communications and Information Part 3
SWOT. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. We all use this or some form of this when deciding on business strategies or investments. But, how many of us use this when choosing an advisory board?Each advisory board member should address the weaknesses or threats, or further expand the strengths and opportunities. Perhaps some address one and others address the others, but each SWOT item should generally be represented. Are you looking to change your reputation? Want a warm and fuzzy rep? Choose the kings and queens of warm and fuzzy. Looking to expand through M&A? Who has deep networks where you want to acquire? A problem with street-cred? Appoint those with street-cred. Going public, looking for new markets, need some heavy duty loans, or having problems with a particular stakeholder group?Are you hoping to be able to stave off threats by bolstering your team with an advisory board? Seeking new opportunities that the board can help you access more effectively?Sometimes, just showing off your ability to gather big names for your board is what you are hoping to achieve. And sometimes the members want to show off their ability to attract board positions with big name providers. The advisory board benefits have to be mutual to work. And that mutuality has to be carefully nurtured and maintained. The moment one or the other feels that they are being mistreated or undervalued, things can go south, fast!From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Care and Feeding of Advisory Boards – SWOT Selection Part 2
Why are you considering creating an advisory board? Is it to add expertise? To provide air cover by letting their reputations speak for yours? Do your competitors have advisory boards of their own? Is it to better understand your important markets or stakeholders? Is it for good will? Or media attention?If you are serious about having one, make sure that you have clear goals, articulate those goals and get your prospective members to commit to those goals. 2. Is your goal worth it? There is a cost to developing and maintaining an advisory board. Compensation is an obvious cost, as are stock grants or options. But other costs aren’t so obvious. There are opportunity costs. For every advisory board member you appoint, there is one that you didn’t. This may involve hurt feelings and the possibility that the ones you passed over may not be there when you need them. Political scrabbles are a cost as well. Working with advisory board members can be like herding cats. Each has their own perspective, experience and agendas. When you hire people like this, you have better control over them than you do when they are asked to contribute their brand, networks, media clout and reputation outside of their fulltime work.Scheduling is always a challenge. The busier and more important your board members, the harder to schedule a time when they can all meet face-to-face. Virtual meetings can be scheduled instead, but are rarely good to real advice, sharing of ideas or directions. Email communications are too often handled by handlers, not the person who holds the seat. But real life meetings put enough strain on the already overburdened schedule of the top choices for advisory boards that the preferred appointees may not be able to commit.Your managers will devote substantial time to informing the advisory board, getting their input and developing communications. Can anyone reach out to an advisory board member, or are they managed by a department, division or person? There are manpower and structural hard costs for creating a system and adhering to it. Legal and compliance teams have to be involved in creating the policies for the advisory board members and the board itself. Conflict-of-interest policies, indemnification terms and insurance coverage should be considered and, if appropriate, adopted.More to follow…From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Care and Feeding of Advisory Board Members Part 1
1. Why are you considering creating an advisory board? Is it to add expertise? To provide air cover by letting their reputations speak for yours? Do your competitors have advisory boards of their own? Is it to better understand your important markets or stakeholders? Is it for good will? Or media attention?If you are serious about having one, make sure that you have clear goals, articulate those goals and get your prospective members to commit to those goals. 2. Is your goal worth it? There is a cost to developing and maintaining an advisory board. Compensation is an obvious cost, as are stock grants or options. But other costs aren’t so obvious. There are opportunity costs. For every advisory board member you appoint, there is one that you didn’t. This may involve hurt feelings and the possibility that the ones you passed over may not be there when you need them. Political scrabbles are a cost as well. Working with advisory board members can be like herding cats. Each has their own perspective, experience and agendas. When you hire people like this, you have better control over them than you do when they are asked to contribute their brand, networks, media clout and reputation outside of their fulltime work.Scheduling is always a challenge. The busier and more important your board members, the harder to schedule a time when they can all meet face-to-face. Virtual meetings can be scheduled instead, but are rarely good to real advice, sharing of ideas or directions. Email communications are too often handled by handlers, not the person who holds the seat. But real life meetings put enough strain on the already overburdened schedule of the top choices for advisory boards that the preferred appointees may not be able to commit.Your managers will devote substantial time to informing the advisory board, getting their input and developing communications. Can anyone reach out to an advisory board member, or are they managed by a department, division or person? There are manpower and structural hard costs for creating a system and adhering to it. Legal and compliance teams have to be involved in creating the policies for the advisory board members and the board itself. Conflict-of-interest policies, indemnification terms and insurance coverage should be considered and, if appropriate, adopted.More to follow…From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Care and Feeding of Advisory Board Members Part 1
I tweeted a link to a news story about the crowds of ppl getting "My Little Pony" tattoos to take a stand against bullying. They got the idea after hearing about a boy who was bullied for watching My Little Pony. (can get the link at @parryaftab on Twitter)Now the rant part.I am delighted that ppl are listening and want to do something to stop bullying of all kinds. It is commendable that so many ppl are caring and want to show how much they care. But a tattoo? Really?Hundreds of thousands of young ppl are bullied or cyberbullied. They are all feeling pain. They all need a friendly voice, support and a place to turn. We need to spread better awareness and teach everyone how they can take steps to help. There are helplines, websites, Facebook pages (ours is facebook.com/stopcyberbullying) There are in-school programs. There are charities and educational programs. All of these need funding, sponsorship and in-kind help.Write a song, perform Rap, paint a picture or draw one, write a speech, deliver one, sing, dance, speak out. Show your support by changing your status on FB, tweeting and linking in. contact your local TV network or newspaper and start a rally. Reach out to someone you know who needs you.It's nice to make an effort to show support. The Pink Shirt campaign started in #novascotia was built on that. But if you do more than show support, you give support in the best way you can, you may move the needle a bit. We need help knowing what to do. Let's find ways to do things that are effective, together and finally stop bullying and stopcyberbullying. Don't show your tattoo, show your support! From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
Prepare for a Parry Rant on PPl Getting Little Pony Tattoos to Combat Bullying
To makes sure that the network’s moderators are easily identified and others do not try to pose as them to abuse other users, moderators who are visible on the network should be easily identified. You can do this using special avatars, screen names or other identifiers. Or, you can institute s verification application where any user can click on a moderator’s screen name or avatar to have them authenticated by the network (“Mod65 is one of X network’s moderation team”). Those who pose as moderators will not be verified.When well-meaning users adopt officially-sounding IDs or use your logos in their avatars it only creates problem. If they know enough to be truly helpful and otherwise meet the qualifications you may establish for volunteers, you can respond to your helpful users by making them official. Otherwise, you may want to police the use of any logo, ID, avatar or game tag that gives the impression that anyone other than your authorized representatives are more than an ordinary user. You can get your users involved in helping by asking them to report others posing as moderators.A network should find a way to institutionalize positions and roles instead of letting your moderators be identified by their own names and accounts. Although it could be helpful to let your moderators to develop friendly relationships with your users, because it created a more trusted “one of us” environment between users and moderators, it is often not a good idea to promote risk-manager personalities for several reasons. While it works with start-ups, sometimes, it doesn’t scale. If the person leaves your network, it can be upsetting to users who learned to rely on that individual instead of your network as a whole. How visible do you want your moderators to be on your network?Look at your network from the users’ perspective. You can find ways to make it helpful for your users to find a moderator on the network when they need them. (They may be more comfortable in some settings to be able to flag them down like a passing police car, while in other cases they would prefer never to see a moderator.)Determine what your moderation staff should look like online. Obvious? Inconspicuous? Ask your users which makes them more comfortable.If you've been in business for awhile and now expanding and professionalizing, you may get push-back from your early moderators, since many want to be recognized or in cases where they have been active under their own names for a longer period of time, have built-up trusted reputations online using their own names or game tags and may not be willing to retire those names. To address this, you may want to create bio pages for your more popular moderators and customer service staff members and for senior moderation and customer service managers. But be aware that the more information you post or allow to be shared about your staff, the more vulnerable they are to trolls and offline harassers. Weigh this suggestion carefully and make sure your team understands how to protect themselves online and offline if you elect to make them more accessible.When considering this option, recognize that when someone is terminated by you and served in moderation capacity and their internal access is terminated, nothing may prevent them from remaining on as a user, continuing to use their own name (the same name that has been in use as a moderator). They remain cloaked with apparent authority from you. In addition, the resignation or termination of customer service staff who are “trusted brands” of their own on your network can create disruption with users and other third-parties. It also makes them more valuable commodities to your competitors, since many have their own following. The best method of countering these risks is by institutionalizing their roles as a moderator. This applies equally to volunteers.Decide if they may identify themselves
Authenticating Your Brand Agents, Digital Brand Best Practices Part2
Protecting your brand protects your users, advertisers, personnel, strategic partners, sponsors and yourself. If you do not take adequate steps to protect your brand, others will be able to use it against you. They may pretend to be you or one of your moderators, counterfeit pages, goods, points, cheats and coding schemes will be promoted and attributed to you, your founder(s), senior executives and spokespeople will be harassed, trolled or have their identities stolen or manipulated online, and your brand will be diluted. Avoiding confusion about your messaging, branding, the authority of third parties and protecting your reputation are paramount. You will be quickly blamed if someone poses as you. Nasty rumors will be more credible if posted online, using one of your brands. Furthermore, small news stories can become big ones if you are not watching what others are saying about you and being responsive to inquiries in the right way.Identifying and Policing Your Brand Agents:Your logos and your brand names define you online. You have to control their use, make it clear when someone is authorized to use your brand or logo and in what capacity and watch what others are saying about you. There are several choices you have to make, some are easy while others involve extensive analysis on costs of design and implementation, maintenance and how those choices affect your growth, your reputation and your users.Your Official Brand Agents:Your spokespeople, customer service staff and your moderators are your outward facing official brand agents online. They must be authenticated (so you know who they are), easily identified by your users and protected from others posing as them (whether they are trying to be helpful or hurtful). There are typically two major roles played by personnel engaged by the company to handle interactions with users. One relates to business functions while the other relates to community policing functions. In smaller and start-up networks, the roles may be combined in the handful of customer service/moderation personnel they engage. In larger networks, many of which outsource at least a portion of their customer service/moderation needs, companies use different terms to define those acting in online customer support and site moderation. These typically include titles such as “customer service representatives,” “monitors” and “moderators.” Sometimes, when large groups of customer service/moderation staff are engaged, the supervisors or escalation personnel are identified as “Super Mods” or “Team Leaders.” Many companies engaged in ecommerce as well as community networks define “customer service representatives” as those who address lost passwords, online orders and shipping, warranty inquiries, etc. They reserve the term “moderators” for those who police the networks for terms of service violations and respond to abuse reports by users. This can often be helpful, as different skills may be required for different roles. In an online gaming environment, moderators are gamers and can address inquiries relating to the game itself. They may not understand shipping methods or costs or confirm credit card details. Volunteers who are experienced users can sometimes fulfill the moderator roles (subject to stringent risk management guidelines, see Parry's “Working with Volunteers”) but would never be used to process payments or handle ecommerce complaints.Call center providers can often handle the customer service roles cost effectively, but would not be able to police the network for lewd language, terms of service violations or cybercriminal behavior. Your customer service staff needs are easy to spot, since users will quickly complain if on hold for too long or they find your customer service staff to be unresponsive. They “vote” with their dollars. You may find an increase in charge-backs, cancelled and un-renewed accounts and customer complaints. There are many profe
Relevant Best Practices – Protecting Your Brand Part 1
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Cyberbullying is a mental health issue, a lack of Internet literacy and technology skills issue, and a lack of impulse control, coupled with boredom, easy access to technology, and the need for their 15 megabytes of fame. All have to be addressed to prevent cyberbullying.But once it starts, the most crucial professionals are the guidance counselor and mental health professionals. They are the only ones capable of putting the target humpty-dumpty back together again. They are the only ones able to get peer counselors to step in and help put out the raging cyberbullying fires that were set across the Internet. They can prevent serious emotional scarring and keep students from seeing despair so deep that suicide looks like an option.Parry’s chiropractor told her that unless you treat whiplash within the first 36 hours, the physical damage can be both painful and permanent. But early treatment can relieve the pain and prevent serious physical damage. The pain of being targeted by others in your class or school, a former best friend, or boyfriend/girlfriend is often too hard to bear alone. Yet, students are fearful or are embarrassed to share their plight. Gentle support and understanding can be perhaps even more valuable than treating whiplash in the first day and a half. If handled right, the target will be able to eventually put this in perspective. If mishandled, there will be scars for life.Suicides are increasing. We can no longer sit back and tell them that “sticks and stones will break their bones, but words will never hurt them”—they know better. Words do hurt and can wound them deeply and permanently. Cyberbullying doesn’t make them stronger. It hurts.Unless the guidance counselors and mental health professionals are willing to step forward and lead in framing solutions to the problem as a whole and to each victim of cyberbullying, we are all lost.We’re counting on you! Don’t let us down.From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Role of Guidance Counselors and Mental Health Professionals in Addressing Cyberbullying
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Frequently, the most talented technology experts within a school system operate the networks.They also have teen assistants who have knowledge of both the technology and the students and their online activities.They can be invaluable in the search for the real cyberbully. By stepping back and watching the chatter within Facebook school groups and triangulating it with what they can locate on the network servers, many cyberbullies can be found and confirmed without having to get subpoenas and go through legal process.Always make sure that the network administrators are part of the team created to address cyberbullying in schools. They are an often overlooked expert resource.Valerie Schmitz holds a double Ph.D. in Instructional design and Technology Education, as well as a Masters in Educational Leadership:“School computer network specialists are responsible for a variety of tasks ranging from simple helpdesk calls to protecting the security of student records. While not always professional educators themselves, these specialists are also being asked to address student behaviors and interactions. Specifically, as our children have brought bullying into the virtual world computer network specialists now must implement tools to address cyberbullying.Rather than wait until a high-profile incident has occurred, schools must proactively collaborate to implement procedures to address cyberbullying. While school personnel such as guidance counselors, teachers, and administration can be proactive by implementing awareness events, dialogue, or educational events, school network administrators can also be proactive by implementing network secure access restrictions.Many educational networks are not presently using an authentication system for Internet access. This essentially means that when anyone accesses the Internet it is completely anonymous. Individual teacher and student authentication accounts will require users to "sign in" and take personal responsibility for their actions online. This proactive effort ensures that anonymous cyberbullying is not an option for our learners and that anyone who does choose to cyberbully will be identified based on authentication logs. While the problem of bullying and cyberbullying is certainly vast and rooted in many causes, simple authentication is one tool that school network administrators may choose to use as a proactive tool.”From ParryAftab.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.
The Role of Network Admins in Addressing Cyberbullying
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