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Google Safe Search for Kids: In case you haven't noticed, search-engine giant Google has made some changes... http://bit.ly/gJTk53 3/2/2011
 * [|WebSafetyNZ] WebSafety NZ Limited **

Christchurch District Court, Christchurch, New Zealand, October 1, 2010. A 34-year-old Christchurch man has today admitted posing online as a 17-year-old high school student and meeting and having sex with girls as young as 13. []
 * Man posed as teen to lure young girls into sex **

=[|One in four gives fake net names] = 8 September 2010 Last updated at 16:33 GMT More than a quarter of people online have lied about their name and more than one in five has done something online they regret, says a new report. The behavioural and psychological impacts of online life are outlined in a report from the security firm Norton.

=[|Facebook 'friend' steals TV contestant's identity] = 4:00 AM Thursday Aug 5, 2010 A person Amelia Gough trusted as a Facebook friend ended up stealing her photos and using them to create fake MySpace and Twitter pages in her name.

Louisa Hearn  August 17, 2010 - 3:05PM
 * Google on privacy: change your name **

 Google's chief has put forth a novel solution for today's teenagers whose wild online antics threaten to follow them into their adult life: change your name. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 10px;"> []

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">TVNZ Internet Debate ** = //Note: this link will take you to the TVNZ website// =<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Internet debate: Is it appropriate for governments to step in and regulate the Internet?] ** =
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Internet debate: At what age should children be responsible for their online behaviour?] <span style="color: #99aeac; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px;">11:22AM Wednesday July 28, 2010  <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 619px;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; padding-right: 10px;">[|Internet debate: What role should parents play in ensuring their children are safe online?] <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 619px;"> 11:16AM Wednesday July 28, 2010  <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 619px;">__<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Internet debate: Should the New Zealand Government beef up its cyber defence capabilities?] __ <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #99aeac; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 619px;">11:33AM Wednesday July 28, 2010