91% of Australian teens have a phone – but many are not keeping their identity and location secure

Halfpoint/ Shutterstock , CC BY Yeslam Al-Saggaf, Charles Sturt University and Julie Maclean, Charles Sturt University Most Australian teenagers have their own smartphone. According to a 2023 survey, 91% of young people between 14 and 17 owned a phone. At the same time, there is huge community concern about young people being exposed to harms online – this includes the content they consume and the interactions they might have. But there is also concern about their privacy and security. A 2023 UK study found teenagers are overly optimistic about the degree to which they can protect their personal information online. This is a problem because smartphones can communicate information such as identities and locations when settings are not figured correctly. Our new project – which has been funded by the eSafety Commissioner and will soon be available online – looked at how to teach students to be safer with their phones. What are the risks? Without changing the default settings, a phone (or smart watch, laptop or tablet) can share information such as full names, current...

Read More........ → November 06, 2024

Young businessmen should be taught entrepreneurial skills

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives’ Supervisory Board on Tuesday. He spoke about the need to teach young entrepreneurs how to launch, develop and advance technological companies and how to steer them into the market. The agency was set up two years ago on Putin’s personal initiative to support socially significant projects in the innovative sector. Six projects have been approved since and made remarkable headway. Putin urges prosecutors to better protect children’s rights Prosecutor's offices must give serious attention to the defense of minors'  rights and to programs to provide orphaned children with housing, said President Vladimir Putin. "The defense of minors' rights must remain under special control. The situation leaves much to be desired here. We are working intensively with civil society, and we instruct governments at all levels to support the family and to defend children's rights. You must join this work within the framework of your duties," Putin told senior officials of the Prosecutor General's Office....

Read More........ → March 06, 2013

High skilled immigration bill introduced in US Congress

Targeting highly skilled talents from India and China, a bi-partisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a new bill in the Congress to create more than 125,000 new visas to attract global talents to America. The bill called Startup 3.0 proposes to help increase America's access to talent by creating a new set of conditional visas for 75,000 immigrant entrepreneurs and 50,000 foreign STEM (Science technology, engineering and math) graduate students.This will create half a million new American jobs, claimed authors of the bill, early this week. The bill has the support of top US companies and organisations like Microsoft, Google, National Small Business Association (NSBA), CTIA, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Financial Services Forum, Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), TechAmercia, Information Technology Industry (ITI), Compete America, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and TechNet. Startup 3.0 allows qualified companies to apply research and development tax credits to their payroll tax liability, up to $250,000. For small startups, it also makes permanent...

Read More........ → February 17, 2013

22 young heroes to get National Bravery Awards 2013

New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Young bravehearts who saved their friends and others from drowning and exposed social evils will be among the 22 children, including four girls, who will be conferred the National Bravery Awards for 2013, it was announced Friday. One of the award would be given posthumously to Ramdinthara of Mizoram, who died while trying to rescue his friend from drowning, the Indian Council for Child Welfare said Friday. The Bharat Award has been conferred on 17-year-old Tarang Atulbhai Mistry of Gujarat who saved four people from drowning in the Narmada River. Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Renu will  be given the prestigious Geeta Chopra Award for exposing the perpetrators of inhuman treatment of a children's home. The Sanjay Chopra Award has been given to 11-and-a-half-year-old Gajendra Ram of Chhattisgarh who saved a child from drowning in a well. Vijay Kumar Sainik, 17, of Uttar Pradesh, Akanksha Gaute, 16, of Chhattisgarh and Hali Raghunath Baraf, 16, of Maharashtra will receive theBapu Gaidhani Awards. Other recipients are Devansh Tiwari and Mukesh Nishad...

Read More........ → January 21, 2013

Naomi Watts for Easy Living Magazine January 2013

On happiness: “There is less stress about work. I still care about it deeply, but I feel as if I care about other things more. I saw someone today who I had not seen for ten years and they said that I didn’t seem so serious. They told me ‘There’s a lightness about you now.’ and perhaps having a family has done that for me.” On being an older mom: “I always wanted to be a young mum. My mum had us at 19 and 20, but it didn’t work out that way for me. I just never met the right guy. The advantage of having children later is that I was really sure I wanted to be a mum. I know myself better. Of course, I love my work and it’s a big part of my life, but I think I am able to compartmentalize now. A baby in my twenties? I don’t think I would have done that as well.” On not being married to longtime partner Liev Schreiber: “We’re very much together. We just don’t have that certificate and that’s okay with both of us. Maybe one day, we’ll just wake up and go ‘Hey, let’s do this.’ And maybe not.”Source: Smartologi...

Read More........ → December 27, 2012

Juelle to introduce bottom wear by summer ’13

hough business during last winter did not meet expectations for most winter wear makers, this year they are optimistic things will fall in place. But there were many brands who despite the recession did brisk business and Juelle a brand from the house of Turbo Retail is one of them. The brand sold around one lakh pieces last year. “It was more than our expectations. This year, we expect to grow 20 to 25 per cent over last winter,” opine Guneet Singh and Japneet Singh, Director & Creative Director, Turbo Retail, adding, “Since we are moderately priced, we may get a good response.” Just a two-year old brand Juelle has already succeeded in carving a niche for itself in the top-wear segment. Achieving a turnover of Rs 18 crores last fiscal, the company is looking forward to achieve a target of 25 crores this year. The brand’s product range consists of upper wear for young women and girls. “We do a variety of necks—cowl neck, boat neck, for pre-winter we have full sleeve T-shirts or slightly heavy GSM T-shirts, whereas for winters we have a line of sweat shirts, cotton sweaters,...

Read More........ → November 30, 2012

Thane tribal girl's film wins award in New York

A documentary film made by fifteen year-old Jayshree Janu Kharpade, a tribal girl from Wada taluka of Thane district, has won an award in the Asian American Film Festival held in New York recently. Jayashree, who studies in Eklavya Parivartan Vidyalaya here, made the 27-minute-long documentary- 'Fire in our Hearts' on the lives of the children in the brick kiln owners. In 2003, when she was eight, Jayshree had to quit school. After her mother's death, she had to tend to her three younger brothers while her father worked at a brick kiln. In the film, which won the 'One to Watch' award at the festival, Jayshree documented her family and village as well as the tenacious efforts of the tribal union for the equal rights to education. "It shows that if tribal girls are given an opportunity, they can excel. However, the sorry state is that they have been ignored by the society and it is high time we bring them into the main stream," Vivek Pandit, chief of the Shramajivi Sanghatana said. It was the story of the girl's struggle that made documentary filmmaker...

Read More........ → November 09, 2012

Social media integral to youngsters’ TV viewing

The growing impact of social media on viewership and loyalty to the television platform is a core focus of Horowitz Associates’ latest consumer survey,Multiplatform Content and Services 2012 edition. Social media disproportionately impacts the viewing behaviours of younger consumers: One-quarter (24 per cent) of 18-34 year old adults and 30 per cent of 15-17 year olds have started watching a show on TV because of something they saw online or through social media, compared to 16 per cent of total 18+ adult consumers surveyed. Amid concerns about time-shifting, ad-skipping, and alternative platforms, the study reveals social media’s potential to drive consumers to live TV. 14 per cent of social media users surveyed agree that social media helps them remember to tune into shows they want to watch, rising to 19 per cent among 18-34 year-old adult social media users and 28 per cent of 15-17 year-old social media users. Furthermore, 12 per cent of social media users say interacting with other viewers through social media makes their TV shows more enjoyable (14 per cent among 18-34...

Read More........ → September 11, 2012

Triumphant under-19 cricketers arrive in India

The victorious Indian Under-19 cricket team arrived to a rousing reception here this afternoon from Australia after winning the age-group World Cup in Townsville on Sunday. Triumphant team skipper Unmukt Chand, who slammed a match-winning unbeaten century in the summit clash against Australia, was the first to come out of the Shivaji Chhatrapati International airport terminal, holding aloft the trophy. Beside hordes of supporters, spinner Harmeet Singh's relatives and friends were present in big numbers at the airport, to greet the team. The team members are to be felicitated by the Cricket Board at a function later this evening. India defeated hosts Australia by six wickets to lift the trophy for the third time, after triumphs in 2000 and 2008 under Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli. "I am very happy. We played well in Australia and won it. It's a proud feeling," said Chand on the team's arrival at the airport. Former Australia captain and TV expert Ian Chappell has praised Chand's qualities as a batsman by advising the Indian selectors to fast track his entry...

Read More........ → August 29, 2012

P!nk Named The New Face Of COVER GIRL

COVERGIRL believes in beauty with an edge. Now, the makeup with attitude meets the rock star with attitude:P!nk! In her new role as a spokesperson for COVERGIRL, P!nk’s going to dare every woman to take more beauty chances and join her in kicking traditional conventions to the curb. The artist recently wrapped her first print advertising campaign with the brand, which will debut in Fall 2012. Fresh off the heels of putting the finished touches on her new album, The Truth About Love, P!nk exemplifies what it means to be a true COVERGIRL: her own individuality and never settling for conforming to a single beauty standard. “I have a lot to celebrate. I called my new album The Truth About Love, and the truth is that I have my beautiful family and baby girl, my new music, and now my partnership with COVERGIRL to love,” said P!nk. “Joining a group of women who have always inspired me – to laugh out loud, let my guard down, or play around with my beauty look – is such an honor.” Throughout her career, P!nk has built a reputation for being a fearless, fun innovator:...

Read More........ → August 07, 2012

You're my hero and you deserve a hug! Schoolboy's embrace with Olympic champion Andy Murray captures buoyant mood of the nation

Their embrace lasted no more than a few seconds. But a tearful boy of 11 innocently encapsulated the buoyant mood of the nation yesterday after witnessing Andy Murray become an Olympic champion. Henry Caplan raced down through the stands at Wimbledon’s Centre Court to hug the tennis star after what turned out to be one of the best days of each of their separate lives. But in that magic moment – captured on giant screens around the court and broadcast to the world – Britain’s feelgood barometer soared after a weekend during which the country, quite simply, went Olympics daft.  For Murray, it was the moment he turned a dream to reality and sensationally added an Olympic gold to Britain’s astonishing medal tally. For young Master Caplan, it was the opportunity of a lifetime to share in the glory of one of his top sporting heroes during a peak of national excitement over the Games. One minute, he was sitting with his father in the dizzy heights of row Z. The next, he broke free to sprint down towards Murray and into the players’ box. ‘Give me a hug!’ he cheekily...

Read More........ → August 06, 2012

Texting while driving teen faces prison

. By Jessica Jordan: In Massachusetts a teenager faces a year in prison after being convicted of motor vehicle harmocide. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Aaron Deveau was texting while driving when his car slammed into an oncoming car killing the driver. Deveau’s case was the first to accuse of texting while driving in the state of Massachusetts. Joining me now on the line Wayne Irving, he’s founder of textkills.com, he’s also creator of anti-texting software called Drive Apply. And here in studio with me is our legal correspondent Carmen Russell-Sluchansky. Tags: driver, World, Society, Commentary, Court, car crash, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia. ...

Read More........ → June 17, 2012

The young woman who dared to defy the Taliban: Afghan, 22, rebuilding her life in the U.S. after having her nose hacked off in her homeland

Facing reality: Aisha's photo was on the front cover of Time Magazine in August 2010 Travelfwd: Brave: Aisha, now 22, pictured wearing a type of prosthetic nose often used by film actors. Her nose and ears were hacked off by brutal in-laws after she was promised in marriage aged 12 It was the image that woke up the world to the shocking horrors faced by women in Afghanistan. The photograph of Aesha Mohammadzai, whose nose and ears were hacked off as punishment for attempting to flee an abusive forced marriage, came to embody the appalling abuse suffered by many at the hands of the brutal Taliban regime. And her story of survival and resilience despite that harrowing ordeal captivated and enchanted the world. But now four years on, Aesha faces a new battle – a struggle to put the disturbing experiences behind her as she attempts to make a new life for herself in America. Aesha, won political asylum in 2011, having fled to the U.S. a year earlier, aged just 18, after being promised reconstructive beginning: Aisha has a prosthetic nose fitted using a...

Read More........ → May 22, 2012

Older Millennials stream more TV than teens

Adult Millennials – the age-group demographic covering 13-to-30 year-olds – are more likely to watch TV on a laptop or on a smartphone than their school-age counterparts, reports digital intelligence firm eMarketer. Among high school and college students ages 18 to 30, 70 per cent reported watching streamed TV in a typical week, while 66 per cent watched programmes on a regular TV set, according to a January poll by Ypulse. Among those ages 13 to 18, only 49 per cent reported streaming television either to a computer or TV set on a weekly basis, while 76 per cent said they watched TV on a regular set. Older Millennials were also more likely to stream TV on a smartphone or tablet, at 24 per cent, vs. 16 per cent of those between ages 13 and 18 who did so. According to Ypulse, the disparity arises because people over 18 tend to own laptops and smartphones in greater numbers than their younger counterparts, which means they can catch their favourite shows flopped on a couch or curled up in bed, rather than being tied to the TV set or even a desktop PC. It’s also easier...

Read More........ → March 20, 2012