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FOSI Says Mobile Social Networking a Concern PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 06 April 2009 00:00

Stephen Balkam, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, recently spoke at the 2009 CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas about Internet safety for kids. KLAS-TV in Las Vegas reports that Balkam specifically warned about the impace social social networking sites, especially via cell phones:

"When you put a picture up on Facebook or MySpace, or you are interacting on these social networking sites that you are aware of, where that picture or that comment might end up, or the fact that it could remain there forever might impact a job application or a college application."

On April 22, 2009, FOSI and The Wireless Foundation will present a conference on mobile safety in Washington, DC.  Click here to learn more about this event and the keynote speakers.

 
 
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