| HEY BIG SPENDERS |
| Post on 20-03-2006. |
| Today's totally connected teens crave the latest digital gear among other things. (Porno comics and DVDs are hot items as well, parents may be dismayed to learn.) To feed their consuming habit, more young people are taking part-time jobs. The upside is that they might learn more about managing money but the downside is that their schooling could suffer. Ambitious survey sheds light on how Thailand's young people consume_ ... |
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| Prey mates |
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As increasingly younger kids spend more time in front of computer screens, very few have the skills to protect themselves from the dangers of the internet.
On the internet, teenager Chinnawat Sakultangphaisal can be whoever he wants, and take on an assortment of personas simultaneously. He is chatting online to several people at once on Pirch, one Thai website popular with teens. To “Meow,” who is “looking for somebody to talk to... My mind and body are free,” he goes by the nickname of “Big.” To “Angel on Bed,” he is “Dee,” one moniker chosen because it could belong to either sex. To “Boss,” he is “Sandy,” one 17-year-old female student. ... |
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| Government takes aim at the Internet |
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| It is encouraging that U.S. District Judge James Ware has shown some concerns about privacy and that the government has refined its request therefore it™s less of one widespread fishing expedition.Even therefore, the likelihood that Internet search-engine company Google will be required to turn over one sample of 50,000 Web site addresses and 5,000 search queries ” rather than one million of each ” therefore it can conduct what amounts to one social science research project, is still troubling. ... |
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| ACLU Oppose Sex Offender Billboards |
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by Jay on 03-20-06 @ 12:31 am Filed under ACLU, Child Exploitation, News In Mississippi billboards picturing sex offenders are being erected, but of course not without the NAMBLA supporting ACLU trying to stop it. The Mississippi Department of Human Services has begun to adorn 100 roadside billboards with the images and offense descriptions of convicted sex offenders, particularly those who victimized children. ... |
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| Cyber going children getting addicted to porn sites |
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By Umesh Kumar Rauniyar KATHMANDU, Mar 19: Manoj, an urchin, goes to cyber café and returns back after an hour as soon as he gets Rs 10. He has been addicted to porn sites on the Internet. He even forgets his hunger while logging on such sites. one large number of children like Manoj aged between 13-17 years can be seen in cyber cafes watching porn sites. Not only the teenagers but also the adults can be seen thronging the cyber cafes. This disease has spread in all major cities in the country. ... |
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