ASSINIBOIA - An Online Safety program was hosted at all three Assiniboia Schools in May, hosted by the Safe and Healthy Communities Assiniboia branch.
These sessions were presented by Adeel Zaman, a Community Program Officer, “F” Division Crime Prevention/Crime Reduction Unit with the RCMP.
The sessions were on the topic of Internet and Online Platforms, and promoted safety while using online platforms as well as insight on the dangers that are intertwined with social media and other online platforms.
These sessions showed how children are the most at risk, and how easy it is for people to hack and gain access to your information to use it for scams, or other crimes. These sessions also discussed how internet predators use video games to access children, by using chat rooms to gain their trust.
Zaman also discussed cyberbullying, and how something that may seem small can have life-long lasting consequences to those who are victims of cyberbullying and that it is in fact a punishable crime. The sessions also covered topics like blackmailing, sexual exploitation, online predators, ransomware and recognizing phishing scams.
At the end of the sessions, the students took part in a fun quiz, which tested their knowledge and recognition of online dangers in today’s society.
For more information on Online Safety, local residents can visit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s website at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
