Online Social Networking – Issues for Staff and Students

Summary - Laptops and other devices continue to increase internet access to staff and students. This article discusses issues that should be considered in relation to electronic communications.

Due to laptop computers, mobile phones, android, Google and Apple i-products, educational institutions need to be at the cutting edge of growing cyber-issues and have appropriate policies and support in place.

Even desktop PC's in computer rooms which have had internet access and content filters for years are becoming less secure as most students from an early high school age can navigate past those filters through the use of proxy servers. Users with a keen interest in computer subjects are often capable of far greater feats than they are given credit for.