The Digtial Cloak of Invisibility Or How to Hide Things From Adults On My Phone I remember as a teen growing up, I was continually playing a game of hide and seek from parents and teachers. From parents, I would hide love notes from girlfriends and issues of Playboy that were given to me by
Reporting a Digital Crime, Here’s What To Expect From The Police I have received many phone calls, text messages and DM’s from people wanting to know what to expect from the police when they phone to report a crime that happened online. Given that I just retired from a modern mid-sizes law enforcement agency here
I am blessed that given the Internet and this blog, my work is being followed by people from around the world. Today I was contacted via email by an addictions worker named “Mark” , who works for the Ocean Recovery Centre in Britain. Mark , who specializes in Internet Porn Addiction, asked me if I
Caveat: As a recently retired Staff Sergeant from a modern mid-sized Canadian police department, today I can share with my readers that I am a little frustrated with “some” who wear blue, and those who train them. I want to emphasize that in my 30 years of police experience the majority of Law Enforcement officers
According to a 2015 PEW Research report ( http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/04/09/teens-social-media-technology-2015/ ) approximately 88% of all teens today, have access to either a cellphone or smartphone in North America. As parents, we can attest to how mobile has changed the playing field when it comes to our kids accessing the Internet and Social Media. Given that these
Although in my 50’s, I still consider myself to be very open minded about everything associated to “entertainment” (in all its forms) and its access by youth and young adults. As music video continues to push the norm, specific to language and sexuality, what kind of cause and effect are some forms of entertainment having
In today’s world, mobile is the number one way that tweens and teens connect with Social Media and each other. Given this fact, it is also a reality that those who babysit our children will likely bring their mobile device with them. Given all the research surrounding how the use of a mobile phone can
How 21,000 Of My Facebook Followers Found A Missing 13yr Old Teen As a Social Media Safety Advocate, I have had the honour to present to over 275,000 Jr and Sr high school students from across Canada and the United States. During my travels, I encourage teens to follow me on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/The-White-Hatter-Darren-Laur-136487353183161/
Prime Minister Trudeau: “A Political “Up-Stander” Rather Than a “By-Stander” It was interesting to watch the debate surrounding Bill C-14 on CPAC today, who would have thought I would witness the Prime Minister of Canada exit his seat in parliament, walk over to a group of NDP members who appeared to be speaking with Conservative
Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this Blog post, I would like you to read the following article written by “David Finkelhor”, Director of the Crimes against Children Research Center in the United States: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/02/12/banning-apps-wont-protect-kids-from-predators-theyre-in-danger-offline-too/ I support and love articles that use peer reviewed statistical research as the base for their opinion/argument,