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Classes show how to stay safe on web



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CHILDREN and parents will be shown how to stay safe on the internet during a series of training sessions.
East Lothian Council and Lothian and Borders Police will be running the evenings from next month.

They are aimed at children aged nine to 18 and their parents.

Ollie Bray, depute head of Musselburgh Grammar School, will be looking at social networking sites, instant messaging services and other websites to highlight the potential dangers.

He will also be giving advice on protecting home computers from online fraud.

He will be joined by Pc David Gunn. Both are accredited ambassadors of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Agency.





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  • Last Updated: 20 May 2008 10:19 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 20/05/2008 13:31:18
Wasn't this in the paper a fortnight ago?

Yet again, the nannies and scaremongers are at work---tryng to cow everyone with their stories of what "might" happen, given a billion to one outside chance.

I am more concerned that a kid might get sent unsuitable material in spam emails than them getting "groomed" or whatever.

All this concern is commendable, and I can see that it is done with the best of intentions, but they really should consult someone who actually knows what they are talking about rather than someone who's only mission is to pretend that there is a high chance of a kid being molested if he/she dares to switch on a compluter and connect it to the internet.
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Ollie Bray,

East Lothain 23/05/2008 21:42:17
Dear Tentative (High Octane) Fuel Head,

No this wasn’t in the paper a fortnight ago. That was an Edinburgh talk. However, it is great to hear you commenting on the Internet Safety and Responsible Use Talks again. This is obviously something very close to your heart? I refrained from commenting on your comment the first time.

So, as the expert I would like to give you a slot in the upcoming talks if you think it is appropriate? How long will you need? 20 mins, and hour? Before you ask, we are presenting during these evenings free of charge (ie: its not are normal job).

However, you may think it would be best to approach me to ask me about the content of the presentations. As a confident computer user, I presume that ‘Googling me’ would have led you to my website and reviled some of the content. Which of course does relate to unsuitable material and a bit of spam email.

I’m sure you are a parent and probably also work with young people. Its just a shame that you don’t think that the latest survey of over 1,000,000 young people aged between 11-16 in the UK, where 25% of the survey admitted they had met someone they had met via the internet in real life without an adult present.

Please contact me via the email on my website. I’m really looking forward to your help with this on. I hope that you will at least attend one of the talks and give me a review?

Kind regards, Ollie Bray
(I don’t mind using my real name on this forum? )

 

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