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Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram are some of the most popular social media platforms today. One thing they have in common is that they track your location, sometimes without you even being aware.
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Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram are some of the most popular social media platforms today. One thing they have in common is that they track your location, sometimes without you even being aware.

Cloud technology has significantly changed the way we transfer and store information. By allowing us to store our files in a space with no physical boundaries, cloud technology allows us to have access to any file at any time and from anywhere.

The enacting of legislation undergoes a consultative process; the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (“PAJA”) provides that where an administrative action materially affects the rights of the public, the public must be consulted.

In light of World Day Against Child Labour 2017, we have highlighted the labour laws with respect to children.

We have all heard of devastating stories both locally and internationally of children and adults who have committed harmful acts towards themselves or others due to cyberbullying.

Web Rangers is a digital literacy programme designed to allow young people to gain critical skills and knowledge around online safety that they use to create innovative campaigns that promote safe internet usage and champion their rights in the digital world.

It seems a panic has swept the globe due to the “new” online social media game: the Blue Whale.

1.The International Telecommunications Union (“ITU”) celebrates WTISD on 17 May each year. According to the ITU, the purpose of WTISD “is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.”

Child Protection week in May is a time to raise awareness of the many dangers that face children. Online grooming is a particularly dangerous activity taking place on the internet daily.