Emerging Technology Trends
SMAC , Internet of things
Online User Behavior
Age of Selfie, Cyber bullying, Cyber Stalking
Case Study: The “Sweetie Project ”
Guidelines for Online safety
Do and Don'ts of Social Media
Etiquettes and Red Flags
The Future …
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Online safety in Age of Smart Technologies Prajnya Trust
1. Online Safety in Age of
Smart Technologies
Conference on Digital Media and Gender Violence Colloquium
Hotel Residency, Chennai
Syed Nazir Razik ACP, PMP, CSM
Vice President - PMI Chennai
Dec 09, 2013
2. Agenda
• Emerging Technology Trends
– SMAC , Internet of things
• Online User Behavior
– Age of Selfie, Cyber bullying, Cyber Stalking
– Case Study: The “Sweetie Project ”
• Guidelines for Online safety
•
Do and Don'ts of Social Media
– Etiquettes and Red Flags
• The Future …
3. Internet Ubiquity is the new norm
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Internet anywhere and Everywhere is
the new normal
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Exponential growth of Social media,
Mobility and Cloud
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Study reveal average mobile user
access net 110 times in a day (Source
: Lockett)
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85% of the time we are not more than
6 feet from our Mobile devices
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Top activities that we use on our
mobile is photos, mails, maps, social
networking
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28% of the usage is to make calls
4. Social Media Growth : Year of the “Selfie”
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Word of the year “ Selfie “ indicates trend social sharing
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Social media is No.1 activity on the web
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1.15 Billion Facebook users – 30 % revenue from mobile
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1 Billion Google+ users
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554.7 Million Twitter users
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150 Million Pinterest Users
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Mobile phones put the “Social “ in Social Media
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65 % of people use Mobiles to access social media
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Youtube reaches more adults between 18-34 yrs age
than any cable network
5. Cyber Stalking and Cyber Bullying
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Cyber Stalking : Targeted mostly at women
and Children
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Preventive Measures :
•
•
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Never share too much information online
Make your profile Private (settings)
Cyber Bullying: Statistics reveal 43% of
children, teens have been bullied online
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Symptoms to look out for in your child
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Anxiousness, sudden lack of interest,
withdrawn from friend
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Preventive measures :
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Know your child’s online activity
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Encourage sharing information
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Encourage positive behavior
6. The Sweetie Project - Insights
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“ Sweetie” – Computer generated filipino
person of age 10
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A Sting operation conducted by a Dutch
based Charity to trap pedophiles
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20,000 men contacted her,
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1000 offered to pay
•
254 from US
•
110 from UK
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103 from India
Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk24818769
7. Future : Personal data on Internet
of Things
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Next technology wave is about
consumer wearable devices that
monitor health
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Smart Locks, Smart lighting,
Intelligent Shopping Apps and Pet
tracking devices
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These devices monitor user data,
cognitive behavior, Bio Feedback.
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Digital health, entertainment,
journaling, metering and location
information
8. Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media
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Password protect your mobile
devices
•
On social media and fb chats watch
out for words like Ugly, Fat, I hate
you
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Never use inappropriate language
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Never share too much personal
information online
•
Pls keeps your photos settings on
“Friends only” access
•
Always Sign Out after using them
9. Netiquette and Red Flags
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Don’t Reply Spam messages like “ You
just won 300 Million …
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Don’t forward chain emails like “Send
this message to 5 friends or you will die
in 24 hrs ”
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Use “two factor authentication” for emails
if accessing from public places
•
Google yourself to check for any
negatives
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Pay cash for smaller amounts
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Use tools like “TOR” for web and “Orbot ”
for mobiles to maintain anonymity