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Cybertraps for Educators
The Professional Perils of 24/7 Electronic Communication
Frederick S. Lane
www.FrederickLane.com
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Alaska Society for Technology in Education
Anchorage, AK22 February 2014
Background and Expertise• Attorney and Author of
7 Books• Impact of Technology
on Law, Society & Privacy
• Computer Forensics Expert -- 15 years
• Numerous Lectures to School Districts, Administrators, Teachers, PTOs & PTAs, and Students
• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Boardwww.FrederickLane.co
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Lecture Overview• Headache-Inducing Headlines• Technology and Teaching• The Death of Privacy• Workplace Cybertraps• Cyber Assaults on Teachers• Cyber Assaults on Students• Precautions, Litigation, and
Forensicswww.FrederickLane.co
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Headache-Inducing Headlines
• “Parents Sue School District After Their 13-Year-Old's Suicide Following Sexting Bullying” – Hillsborough Cty., Florida• “Parents sue Lockhart school district after teacher charged with sexual assault” – Lockhart, TX• “School Cyberbullying Victims Fight Back In Lawsuits” – WV, PA, GA• “School Employees Sue Cyberbullying Students” – TX, PAwww.FrederickLane.co
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A Tangled Mobile Web
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Technology and Teaching
• Why Is Your Teacher Calling?• Anywhere, Any Time
Communication• The Cloud Has No Boundaries• It’s a Generational Thing• The Creeping Leprosy of
Good Intentions
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The Death of Privacy
• Are Teachers Entitled to a Private Life?
• Opinions and Commentary• Perils of Social Media• Sexually Explicit Photos and
Risque 2nd Jobs• Past or Current Adult Industry
Work• Prostitution
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Workplace Cybertraps
• Cyberloafing / Productivity• Inappropriate or Hostile
Communications• Hostile Work Environments• Illegal Online Activity
(Particuarly Child Pornography)
• Mishandling of Student Sextswww.FrederickLane.co
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Cyber Assaults on Teachers
• Online Reports of Bad Behavior
• Hacking and Computer Trespass
• Cyberbullyng, Cyberharassment & Cyberstalking
• Cyberbaiting & “YouTubing”• Impersonation and Identity
Theftwww.FrederickLane.co
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Cyber Assaults on Students
• Cyberbullyng, Cyberharassment & Cyberstalking
• Identity Theft• Inappropriate Texts and
Social Media Posts• Voyeurism and Invasion of
Privacy• Solicitation, Sexting &
Assaultwww.FrederickLane.co
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Teacher Precautions
• THINK!!• Choose Your Friends
Carefully• Students Are Not Your
Friends• Be a Role Model for Good
Online Behavior• Be an Advocate for Good
District Policieswww.FrederickLane.com
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District Precautions
• Plan Ahead• Good Policies and Clear
Procedures• Educate the Entire
Community About These Issues
• Network with Unions, Law Enforcement, and Legislatures
• Rinse and Repeatwww.FrederickLane.co
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Pre-Incident Preparation
• Policies and Procedures• District Decisions re Access, Services, Storage• AUPs for Staff and Students• Data Handling and Response Protocols
• Professional Development for Teachers and Staff• Typically First Responders• Potential Legal Risks• Technology Is Continually Changing
• Student Education• Critical Component of K-12 Curricula
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E-Evidence Is Everywhere
• Inventory Possible Devices• Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Servers)
• Mobile Devices (Phones, Tablets)
• Peripherals (USBs, CDs, external drives, etc.)
• Inventory Possible Types of Data• Communication (E-Mail, IMs, Texts, etc.)
• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• Web Activity (URLs, cookies, bookmarks, etc.)
• Network Logs and Access Data
• Cloud Storage (Dropbox, Flickr, Boxy, etc.)
• Deleted Datawww.FrederickLane.co
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Whose Data Is It Anyway?
• Where Did the Incident Occur?• On-Campus vs. Off-Campus
• Zone of District Responsibility Is Growing
• Who Owns and Uses the Device?• Misconduct Using School-Owned Equipment
• Misconduct Using Privately-Owned Equipment
• Who Runs the Service?• Evidence Hosted by District
• Evidence Created by Teachers/Students
• Evidence Hosted by 3rd Partieswww.FrederickLane.co
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Response to Civil Litigation
• Preservation of Potentially Relevant Evidence• Adherence to Established Policies for
Handling Data• Notice of Litigation or Reasonable
Anticipation of Litigation
• Discovery Requests• Privacy Concerns• Burdensomeness of Requests• Production of Data Held by 3rd Parties
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Response to Criminal Activity
• Anticipate Prosecution and/or Disciplinary Proceedings• Adherence to Policy/Process Is Critical• Involve Law Enforcement ASAP
• Protect and Preserve Data• Restrict Access to Potentially Relevant
Data• Hire a Computer Forensics Expert?• Some Evidence Is Radioactive
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Computer Forensics 101
• Field Previews• Acquisition & Mirror Images• Some Data Are More Fragile Than
Others• Speed Is Of the Essence• Powerful Forensics Tools• Data Recovery and Analysis• IP Addresses Link to Real World• 4th Amendment and Privacy
Concernswww.FrederickLane.co
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Risks for Admins. & Teachers
• Good Intentions, Bad Outcome• “Sherlock Holmes” Syndrome• Forwarding Content for Advice
• The Cover-Up Is Always Worse• Trying to Protect Colleagues and Friends• Desire to Protect District by Handling In-
House• “Delete” Is a Myth
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A Cautionary Tale• Ting-Yi Oei, now 64• Assistant Principal at
Freedom HS in So. Riding, VA (Loudoun County)
• Told to investigate rumors of sexting at HS
• “Inappropriate” image was forwarded to Oei’s cellphone, then computer
• Charged with “failure to report,” then contributing to delinquency of a minor
• Charges ultimately dismissed
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Cyberethics for Educators
• Pre-Certification Training• Standards of Electronic Behavior
and Teacher-Student Interaction• Promoting Sound Decision-
Making Online and Off• Modeling Cyberethical Behavior
for Students• Educating Cyber Citizens for 21st
Centurywww.FrederickLane.co
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Current Projects• Cybertraps for Educators
(2014)• Safe Student and School
Employee Relationships (2014)• Informational Web Sites:• www.FrederickLane.com• www.ComputerForensicsDigest.
com• www.CybertrapsfortheYoung.co
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Contact Information
• E-Mail:• FSLane3@gmail.com
• Telephone:• 802-318-4604
• Twitter• @Cybertraps, @FSL3
• LinkedIn:• www.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/
• SlideShare.net• www.slideshare.net/FSL3www.FrederickLane.co
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Cybertraps for Educators
The Professional Perils of 24/7 Electronic Communication
Frederick S. Lane
www.FrederickLane.com
Cybertraps.wordpress.com
Alaska Society for Technology in Education
Anchorage, AK22 February 2014
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