PREVENTING CYBERCRIME

-As digital consumers, we use the internet every day in order to access social media, do
personal or business banking, book a holiday, and get the latest updates on news and
sporting events. We perform so many tasks using the internet, believing that it is safe, that
we tend to neglect the security and preventative measures to lock out phishing scams and
cyber criminals.
Cybercrime is broadly defined by tech company, Symantec, as any offence that is
committed using a computer, network or hardware device. It is not a new occurrence, but its
scope is constantly evolving. Once cyber criminals have your personal details, they gain
access to an abundance of information that will allow them to clone just about any account
that is tied to you. This includes: credit cards, investment bonds, personal savings accounts,
as well as cheque accounts. The list does not stop there as your entire identity can be
stolen within seconds.
Secure mobile devices
More often than not, we leave our mobile devices unattended. By activating the built-in
security features you can avoid any access to personal details. Never store passwords, pin
numbers and even your own address on any mobile device.
Protect your Data
Use encryption for your most sensitive files such as tax returns or financial records, make
regular back-ups of all your important data, and store it in a different location.
Be aware of what you do while using public Wi-Fi Hotspots
While these access points are convenient, they are far from secure. Avoid conducting
financial or corporate transactions on these networks.
Protect your e-identity
Be cautious when giving out personal information such as your name, address, phone
number or financial information on the Internet. Make sure that websites are secure (e.g.
when making online purchases) or that youve enabled privacy settings (e.g. when
accessing/using social networking sites).
Avoid being scammed
Always think before you click on a link or file of unknown origin. Dont feel pressured by any
emails. Check the source of the message. When in doubt, verify the source. Never reply to
emails that ask you to verify your information or confirm your user ID or password.

-Prevention will always be your best line of defense against cyber criminals. Like
any other criminal activity, those most vulnerable tend to be the first targeted.

-Education and awareness will go a long way to protect yourself against many
types of cybercrime.
 PREVENTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
-Since it is so easy to access sexually explicit images on the Internet, you may find yourself
acting on curiosities you didnt have before. You may be realizing that you feel less in control of
your use of pornography, for example by spending more and more time viewing it and or
looking for new and different types of pornography, including images of children. Although it
may feel like your internet activity is anonymous, remember that sexual images of children are
illegal, and law enforcement is constantly looking for those who use, produce and distribute
these images.

-Child pornography is like a deadly endemic disease with no known treatment that spreads
more rapidly through third world countries.It is so contagious that it goads uneducated parents
to sell their child in front of a computer in return for money. With technology and the Internet
going hand in hand, disposal of their products are transferred in a matter of
seconds.Unfortunately, the conspicuous efforts of the authorities may sometimes seem to be
sluggish in stopping or lessening the rapid surge of child exploitation in the Philippines. Though
it may be a significant factor, poverty shouldnt be blamed alone for the prevalence of child
pornography in the country.

-Let someone you trust know you are worried about your behavior online. Consider how your
behavior may already be impacting others. Your illegal activity can lead to an arrest and then
you will not be the only one who will be burdened by hurt, humiliation or isolation if an arrest is
made public. .

-Remember that there are severe penalties for getting caught viewing or having child
pornography. You may lose your job, be embarrassed by media coverage, go to jail or prison,
or have to register as a sex offender.

Education

Educate the public on the anti-child pornography law

Massive advocacy campaigns in high risk communities
Enhance the capacity of law enforcers to investigate and prosecute child pornography
cases
Educate children about their rights

Partnerships

Strengthen the collaboration of government and non-government organizations (NGOs)

in assisting to victims of child pornography and their families
Government should provide more livelihood projects and job opportunities. People
should not solely rely on the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for their
financial needs
 STOP HAZING
More people know hazing when they see it, report what they see, know where
to report it, and believe something will happen when the report is made, he said
via e-mail. We view the reports as a very positive thing -- because we respond
to every one no matter how small.

Students often crave a sense of belonging when they enter college, and they
seek out organizations with strongly articulated traditions, identities, and clearly
defined social structures. The problem starts when these organizations seal off
their recruits from the outside world. They become the sole arbiters of what is
right and wrong for these students, and they exert tremendous power. Its not
just the drinking games, said Sweet. Its the overarching definition that to
belong to the group means you have to submit to very onerous requests.

hazing is personal degradation or disgrace, or forced exclusion from social

contact, and any forced activity that "could adversely affect the mental health or
dignity of the student which can carry a criminal penalty. hazing is a problem
and its understandable that states and groups want to address it, making it too
broad is likely to either create contempt for the efforts to reduce the problem, or
potentially make it even worse by making it a joke, he said.
 Dumaraming kabatang Pilipino, luong sa
paninigarilyo

MAHIGIT kalahati ng kabuuang bilang ng kabataang Pilipino, partikular na iyong nasa edad 7
hanggang 15, ang gumon na sa bisyo ng paninigarilyo. Bahagi sila ng tinatayang 40,000
hanggang 50,000 Asian teenagers na maagang natutong manigarilyo bunga ng kakulangan sa
batas laban sa tobacco at walang humpay na promosyon nito sa buong mundo. Ang naturang
mga bilang ay ipinalabas ng World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Western
Pacific kasabay ng selebrasyon ng World No Tobacco Day noong Abril 31.

"The industry is seeking a new generation of young smokers to replace the millions who die
from tobacco," ani Dr. Shigeru Omi, WHO regional director for the Western Pacific. "We have to
stop a product that eventually kills from entering our schools and sports. Children deserve to
grow up in an environment free from such marketing."

Ayon pa sa WHO, ang paninigarilyo ang pinakapangunahing sanhi ng kamatayan sa buong

mundo. Sa katunayan, isa sa bawat tatlong lalaki na nasa middle age ang namamatay dahil
dito. Inaasahang tataas pa ang bilang na ito sa mga darating na buwan dahil sa mabilis na
paglaganap ng bisyo sa mga kabataan, lalo na sa Asya.

Ginawang halimbawa ng WHO ang Pilipinas. Dahil sa kawalan dito ng batas na nagbabawal sa
pagbebenta ng sigarilyo sa kabataan, tumaas mula 1987 ng 150 porsiyento ang bilang ng mga
batang may edad 7 hanggang 15 na naninigarilyo.

Ngunit hindi lamang sa Pilipinas nangyayari ito. Maging ang mga karatig bansa nito sa Asya ay
may ganito ring problema. Ayon sa pag-aaral ng WHO, malaki ang posibilidad na maging chain
smokers ang mga taong maagang natutong manigarilyo. Bukod dito, mas mahihirapan din
silang pigilin ang kanilang bisyo kahit na alam nila ang mga masamang implikasyon nito sa
kanilang kalusugan.

"At current rates, smoking will kill a third of all young men alive today in China and one million
children alive in Cambodia. By 2030, smoking will kill 1 in 6 people worldwide - a toll that will
exceed that from AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Sydnrome), tuberculosis, automobile
accidents and homicide combined," ayon sa WHO. Dahil dito, hinikayat ng WHO ang lahat ng
bansa sa Asya na palakasin ang batas laban sa tobacco advertising at sponsorship upang
maiiwas ang kabataan dito.

Inihayag ng WHO na ang multinational tobacco companies sa United States, Britain at Japan ay
kabilang sa nangungunang 10 advertisers sa ilang bansa sa Asya kung saan gumagastos sila ng
mahigit $3 bilyon bawat taon. Target ng mga ito ang kabataan sa pamamagitan ng sponsorship
sa sports at music events, kabilang ang local performances ng top stars tulad ng Madonna, Dire
Straits, The Coors at Slipknot.

Bagama't mababa ang rate para sa kababaihan - umaabot lamang ito ng 5 porsiyento sa
maraming bansa - nararapat pa rin itong bigyan ng pansin dahil determinado ang cigarette
manufacturers na maabot ang market na ito.

Sa Japan, halimbawa, dumoble ang bilang ng mga babaeng naninigarilyo sa loob ng ilang taon
matapos payagan ang American firms na makapasok sa bansa noong mga huling bahagi ng
dekada 80.

"As it is, tobacco control laws in Asia are among the weakest worldwide, with low taxes on
cigarettes, poor regulations on advertising and almost no control of sponsorship. The only
exceptions are Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand," anang WHO. Bagama't malakas ang
comprehensive bans, lumabas sa pag-aaral ng WHO na halos walang silbi ang partial bans dahil
kayang-kaya itong lusutan ng tobacco companies. Halimbawa rito ay ang Malaysia.

Matagal nang ipinagbawal ng Kuala Lumpur ang direct tobacco advertising, ngunit nakalulusot
pa rin ang tobacco companies sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng iba pa nilang produkto tulad ng
Benson land Hedges bistro, Dunhill accessories, Marlboro clothing, Kent Horizon Tours, Peter
Stuyvesant Travel at Salem Cool Planet concerts. Bilang resulta, ayon sa WHO, tinagurian ang
Malaysia bilang "(tobacco's) indirect advertising capital of the world."

"The big tobacco money can be blinding and powerful," ani Dr. Harley Stanton ng Tobacco Free
Initiative in the Western Pacific ng WHO. "But we have to break out addiction to it. and we're
seeing it can be done." Sa kasalukuyan, layunin ng WHO na alisin sa sports industry ang
anumang uri ng tobacco advertising at sponsorship sa pamamagitan ng theme nitong,
"Tobacco-Free Sports - Play it Clean."
Ang Sistema ng Edukasyon sa Pilipinas

Ang sistemang edukasyon ng Pilipinas ay gingagamit lamang bilang instrumento ng

estado sa paghubog ng kamalayan at kakayahan ng mga kabataang Pilipino upang sila
ay manilbihan para sa iilang naghaharing uri sa ating lipunan at palaganapin ang mga
kaugalian at pamaraan ng pamumuhay ng mga uring ito. Ang namamayaning uri sa
Pilipinas, ang komprador na burgesya at panginoong may-lupa ay pangunahing
tinatangkilik ang interes ng kanilang padrono, ang imperyalistang Estados Unidos. Sa
kontekstong ito natin mauunawan lamang ang kalikasan ng edukasyon na pinapairal ng
gobyerno sa ating lipunan.

Ang Kalunos-lunos na Kalagayan ng mga Estudyante at Gurong Pilipino

Dahil sa palagay ng imperyalismo EU sa kanyang direktang pagsusuperbisa sa sistemang

eduskasyon ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng WB na ang mga paaralan ng estado ay
mahigpit na hawak na niya, bale wala dito ang kapakanan ng mga estudyante at mga
gurong Pilipino. Ganito din ang paninindigan ng estado ng Pilipinas hinggil sa katayuan
ng mga mag-aaral at guro ng bayan. Ang interes lamang ng estado sa edukasyon sa
Pilipinas ay gumawa ng mga kurikulum na palalaganapin ang tubo ng mga
imperyalistang TNC at kanyang mga kakamping Pilipino. Kaya, bahala nang maghigpit ng
sentoron ang mga guro at magsiksikan ang mga estudyante sa mga klasrom. Kalunos-
lunos ang kalagayan ng mga estudyante at guro sa mga pambublikong paaralan. Batay
mismo sa estadistika ng gobyerno, may kakulangan ng 49, 000 na klasrom at may
2,381, 943 na mga desks/armchairs sa ating mga paaralan. Ang ratio ng bilang ng libro
sa mga estudyante ay 0.33 sa mga pampublikong paaralang pang-elementarya at 0.6 sa
hayskul. Kaya ang kalidad ng edukasyon ay pababa ng pababa. Halimbawa, sa 1999
Third International Math and Science Study, ang Pilipinas ay pumuesto ng 36th sa
kabuuang 38 na bansang sumali.

Nananatili din ang kababaan ng sahod ng mga 500,000 guro sa elementarya at

sekundaryong paaralang pambuliko mula P4,000 hanggang P6,000 bawat buwan (sa
karaniwan) na take-home pay pagkatapos ng mga deductions at bayad sa utang. (Datos
ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers) Kaya di kataka-taka libo-libong guro ang nabibiktima
ng mga utangang 5-6 at nagsasyadline bilang mga tindera ng mga kendi, siopao, at iba
pa sa kanilang mga paaralan.