"There are a handful of people who will be remembered for having changed the face of the Internet for the betterment of children. Paul is one of them."

Parry Aftab, Executive Director, WiredSafety.org

Links

The following are links to Internet safety and related associations, organizations, and interest groups, as well as resources that we consider credible and that we think you will find useful.

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www.cybertip.ca	Cybertip.ca is Canada’s national tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. It is a centralized web portal for receiving and addressing reports from the public regarding child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, and children who are exploited through prostitution. The site provides comprehensive reporting tools and methods, and insightful general information.
www.ecpat.net	ECPAT is a network of organizations and individuals working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. (The ECPAT acronym stands for “End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes”.)
www.iwf.org.uk	The IWF is the only authorised organisation in the UK operating an internet “hotline” for the public and IT professionals to report their exposure to potentially illegal content online, including child abuse images hosted anywhere in the world, criminally obscene content hosted in the UK and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.
www.kidsintheknow.ca	Kids in the Know is a safety curriculum designed to empower children and reduce their risk of victimization. It focuses on building self-esteem through teaching critical problem-solving skills. The program uses an inclusive, community-based approach to heighten safety awareness.
www.kinsa.net	The Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance (KINSA) provides up-to-date information on Internet safety initiatives (including working with Internet service providers and advocating through legislation), programs in development for law enforcement training, and more.
www.microsoft.ca/ onlinesafety	The Microsoft Canada Online Safety Web site includes resources for protecting your PC, yourself and your family. It also provides information on upcoming presentations by Paul Gillespie, during which he explores common online misunderstandings and provides basic tips to help protect your children while they’re online.
safety.sympatico.msn.ca	Amongst the many valuable resources on this site, online expert Debbie Gordon answers your questions concerning online safety and kids, and a video featuring Paul Gillespie tackles topics including cyberbullying and protecting personal information online. Click here to watch the Take Back the Net short video with Paul Gillespie to learn timely and valuable tips and tricks.
www.tvo.org/secretlife	Sexual offences against children are considered the most heinous of crimes and the perpetrators most vilified. As a civil society, how do we deal with this – the most emotive of issues? Can offenders be rehabilitated and are they safe to live among us? In conjunction with the program Secret Life, TV Ontario has assembled a team of experts, incuding Paul Gillespie and David Butt, who offer their informed opinions and the latest research on the most complex social dilemma of our time, covering such topics as rehabilitation, reintegration into society, sentencing and treatment.
www.uoit.ca/	The Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is public, career-focused, research-intensive university emphasizing science and technology. Founded in 2003, it is located in Oshawa, Ontario and shares a campus with Durham College.
www.bewebaware.ca	Be Web Aware is a national, bilingual public education program on Internet safety. The objective of everyone involved in this project is to ensure young Canadians benefit from the Internet, while being safe and responsible in their online activities.
www.wiredsafety.org	WiredSafety.org has excellent Internet safety information for adults and children of all ages. In fact, WiredSafety.org boasts the largest online safety, education and help group in the world. Positioning themselves as a cyber-neighborhood watch, they operate worldwide in cyberspace through a network of more than 9,000 volunteers.