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Friday Crime Vids – Fighting Crime Using Facebook
I’m no fan of Facebook, mainly for personal reasons related to privacy, but several stories this week have pointed out the creative ways individuals and agencies are using the platform to fight crime....
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Of Vines and Crimes
Prefer to get your crime news in tiny, six-second sound bites? Or, like to capture video snippets of yourself breaking the law? Well, either way, Vine is definitely for you, then. Even though it’s...
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Keeping Kids Safe on the Web
One of our main goals has been to share quality information on criminal justice topics with as wide an audience as possible. This blog is just one channel for doing that. We’ve recently launched a new...
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Top Ten Posts of 2013
It’s been a great first year, and I want to thank all of you for taking the time to read, post, comment, share, and otherwise support this blog. I especially want to thank Brittius.com for all the...
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When Does Parenting Stray Into Bullying?
Cyber-bullies come in all shapes and sizes, including, as it turns out, parents. This past week, someone posted the below photo (which was anonymized for this post) to a social media site that shows a...
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Olympics a Den of Cyber-crime?
Well, the 2014 Winter Olympics are in full swing, and — as I write this on Monday — they thankfully haven’t been marred by violence or terrorism as was feared might happen. Security is tight, of...
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Who Needs Big Brother? Society Surveils Itself
You’re being watched and recorded. Not necessarily by Big Brother or a store security camera either, but by your fellow citizens, armed with cell phones and an insatiable desire to capture something...
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Is Yik Yak the Next Cyber-Bullying Platform?
Another week, and yet another social media app has parents, school officials, and others concerned about its potential to facilitate cyber-bullying. Yik Yak is an app that lets people broadcast...
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Can You Actually Buy a Gun on Facebook?
Disclaimer: The below article makes reference to federal laws related to gun purchases. Please note that state gun laws vary, and you are well advised to seek expert assistance from an attorney...
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Police as Political Lackeys (Updated 4/23/14)
Blissfully unaware of the Streisand Effect, A thin-skinned Illinois mayor chose to sic his city’s police force on some local citizens last week over a parody account that poked fun at him on Twitter....
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