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 …

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
•
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
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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
•
Pay cash for smaller amounts
•
Use tools like “TOR” for web and “Orbot ”
for mobiles to maintain anonymity

10. Thank you !
syed@theknowledgefoundation.org
@joesat