"If you'd asked me 18 years ago, when I became Attorney General, 'Are you worried about cyberbullying?' I would have said 'What is the Internet? What does cyber mean?'" That's how much our world has changed.
A few years ago, he started negotiating agreements with MySpace and then Facebook to work against predators. It's working somewhat. Blocking suspicious links, removing inappropriate content, checking e-mail registrations, empowering parents.
He mentions the holy grail for this issue - authenticating identity. He and Parry serve on a task force to try to develop frameworks - legal and technical - to make this happen.
How to balance the privacy rights of individuals with the danger that anonymity on the Internet allows.
National crime prevention council - 30-40% of kids are touched by cyberbullying.
Final thought - parents are the first line of defense. 80-90% of kids say there are no rules, or they know how to get around the rules about home use of the Internet.
"Cyberbullying will remain a threat as long as we allow it to be. "
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