Virtual Learning Network: NetSafe

Sean Lyons — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:43:47 +1300

There have been a few questions in other groups on the VLN about use agreements, and I thought I would post my response here to , even though no-one asked the question! So apologies for the cross posting but...

Hello .

As part of the latest version of the NetSafe Kit for Schools (www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit) we have re-written all of our use agreement and policy documents. You can access them here;

http://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/policy-and-use-agreements

There are 3 different documents here, all written to support schools trying to foster a digital citizenship culture in their schools.

They are all shared under a creative commons license and posted as word documents to allow school to customise the wording to fit with their school and wider community needs.

Would appreciate any feedback.

Regards,

Sean. (CTO, NetSafe)

Use Agreements

Sean Lyons — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:43:47 +1300

Hello .

As part of the latest version of the NetSafe Kit for Schools (www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit) we have re-written all of our use agreement and policy documents. You can access them here;

http://www.netsafe.org.nz/the-kit/policy-and-use-agreements

There are 3 different documents here, all written to support schools trying to foster a digital citizenship culture in their schools.

Regards,

Sean. (CTO, NetSafe)

dorothyjburt — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:15:08 +1300

Sean, my question for NZ schools is about speed/ bandwidth if we have a file sharing space that is in NZ, would that mean we could store our student created videos on them without it being off shore traffic. So it would be faster to access (upload/download) and cheaper for schools whose pricing is impacted by whether the traffic is off shore or not?

Dorothy

Steve Voisey — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:47:33 +1300

crosspost from MLE:

I'm a little fearful of getting hauled over the coals for this, but here's my take:

Megaupload was cloud storage where you could have a public folder that was SEARCHABLE by everyone. You could upload your baby photos, put them in your public folder. If someone else searched for babyphotos.jpg they could download you picture.

However: people would search for songsbymiley.mp3 or titanic.avi. That's why Hollywood was upset.

I think it's like storing your own books in a public library.

Mega is setup so that Kim Dotcom doesn't even know what people have uploaded. People can share their files, but he is completely in the dark on what they're doing.

Sean Lyons — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:32:53 +1300

Hi Tessa. So far, from what I can see, this is encrypted file storage. The difference here from Megaupload is that the user takes the responsibility for the encryption key, so the service itself has no visibility on the content.

This would mean that the service provider cannot [theoretically] be held responsible for any material stored that may infringe on someones copyright.

The other difference here is the NZ domain registration. Meaning the registrant is subject to .nz domain rules.

I did see that they are looking for server partners, which means that they will be paying to rent storage space from territories all over the world, and this may blur the "New Zealandness" of the service in terms of the application of New Zeland laws to it.

Not sure if that answers your question, but I am sure there will be more and more information as the 1 million users already registered start to use Mega.

Sean.

Tessa Gray — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:45:48 +1300

Just watching the news this week and I'm a bit confused about the whole Kim Dotcom saga.

Can anyone explain (simply)...what was the issue with MegaUpload (copyright, file sharing)... and how is Mega different?

Mega Upload vs Mega

Tessa Gray — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:45:48 +1300

Just watching the news this week and I'm a bit confused about the whole Kim Dotcom saga.

Can anyone explain (simply)...what was the issue with MegaUpload (copyright, file sharing)... and how is Mega different?

Sean Lyons — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:20:47 +1300

NetSafe are holding a conference on the 26th and 27th of November at Wellington Town Hall. Its a chance for everyone working in the online safety, security and digital citizenship fields to get together and discuss the issues facing us, and how we as a community can work together to improve the outcomes for all of us.

The conference has a great line up of local and international speakers in a mixture of keynotes, workshops and plenary sessions which will give everyone an opportunity to be part of the conversation.

More details are available at http://www.netsafe.org.nz/conference2012

Look forward to seeing you there.

Sean.

NetSafe conference. "Our community, our challenge"

Sean Lyons — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:20:47 +1300

The conference has a great line up of local and international speakers in a mixture of keynotes, workshops and plenary sessions which will give everyone an opportunity to be part of the conversation.

More details are available at http://www.netsafe.org.nz/conference2012

Look forward to seeing you there.

Sean.

Karen Melhuish Spencer — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:18:15 +1200

It is certainly a challenging area, trying to strike a balance between risk management and open access. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and questions:-)

You might be interested in this other thread running in the BYOD in Schools group, on similar agreements (albeit related to students' own devices):

http://www.vln.school.nz/mod/threaded_forums/topicposts.php?topic=190820&group_guid=155369