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Anti-Social Networking. Leonie Smith Interviewed For Peninsula Living Magazine

I was recently interviewed for Peninsula Living Magazine’s September 2011 issue below is the interview. Texting, Facebook, instant messaging and Twitter are now an integral part of most people’s lives but rather than promoting relationships they may be doing just the opposite. Gillian Currie reports. Follow Me on Twitter! Click here → @_LeonieGSmith [...]

Real Friends Don’t Back-Stab On Facebook!

It used to be that when you had a disagreement or an argument with a friend, the worst that could happen is that they would “bad mouth” you behind your back. Local rumours might be spread, hurtful yes, but in many cases repairable, if on a small scale. If you were in the public eye, [...]

R18+ Games For Australia After 10 Years! Podcast with iGEA’s Ron Curry

R18+ Classification for Games in Australia

Digital Breezes Podcast Episode 2. 29th July 2011 This weeks podcast is about the latest Standing Committee of Attorneys-General discussions that took place last Friday 22nd July in Adelaide, where they discussed the proposition that Australia finally have an R18+ classification for interactive games, or video games as they were previously known. What does this [...]

Facebook In Australia Only For 18+?

I heard a very good interview on the ABC “Life Matters” radio program today entitled “Parental Control Of Facebook” about the latest Australian Attorney Generals suggestion to impliment changes to privacy laws to allow parents to have legal access to their children’s Facebook Profiles. In this interview Australian Psychologist Dr Sophie Reid discusses the potential [...]

Is Parents Access To Their Child’s Facebook A Privacy Issue?

“THE nation’s attorneys-general will discuss whether laws should be introduced to allow parents access to their children’s Facebook accounts and social networking sites, allowing them to legally breach their privacy.” The Australian National Affairs Author Verity Edwards There is to be a discussion amongst the Australian Attorney Generals about the privacy laws in regards to [...]