Children today face pitfalls online unknown to previous generations, but technology and talking about it can help keep them safe. “We’ve got cyber bullying occurring with kids as young as seven or eight, more children than ever are getting approached by predators,” said Susan McLean, a police officer for 27 years and the founder of  [ Read More ]

Earlier this week, the hacker group Gibson Security published what it claimed was Snapchat’s API, and revealed two security exploits that could allow hackers to scrape phone number and personal data from Snapchat. Turns out, it appears to be accurate. Snapchat confirmed that the group had posted documentation for its private API and responded to the scraping  [ Read More ]

At a time when many children dream of unwrapping a new smartphone, computer or gaming system, Saskatchewan police officers who fight the nightmare of online child exploitation are reminding parents to protect their kids. ‘Tweens exposing themselves for online predators, teenagers sharing sexy photos only to find them plastered online, and kids falling victim through  [ Read More ]