Warnings and Safeguards
- Cara Doran
- Jul 20
- 2 min read
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Resources from Presentation:
Berardi, S. (2024). Meet DAVE: Discord’s New End-to-End Encryption for Audio & Video. Discord. https://discord.com/blog/meet-dave-e2ee-for-audio-video
Carpenter, C. (2025). Lawsuit claims Roblox, Discord failed to protect girl from alleged predator. ABC13. As reported by ABC7 https://abc7.com/post/online-gaming-parental-controls-lawsuit-claims-roblox-discord-failed-protect-galveston-texas-girl-alleged-predator/16294376/
Consumer Research Studios (2025). Aura vs Bark: A side-by-side look at digital safety for families. YouTube. https://youtu.be/6-H6dQkVJ1k?si=ezHOla1T4FhKyGgw
Creech, W. (2024). Sextortion: A growing threat targeting minors. Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/miami/news/sextortion-a-growing-threat-targeting-minors
Federal Bureau of Investigation (2025). Alert Number: I-030625-PSA Violent online networks target vulnerable and underage populations across the United States and around the globe. https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250306
Federal Bureau of Investigation (2024). FBI Pittsburgh online safety PSA. YouTube. https://youtu.be/kHsVd0vMaY0?si=1jJzyLy12PYzvI_O
Harvey, L. (2025). 10-year-old girl kidnapped by man she met on Roblox, police say. CNN. As reported by ABC7 https://abc7.com/post/roblox-kidnapping-10-year-old-girl-kidnapped-man-she-met-matthew-macatuno-naval-arrested-kern-county-police-say/16196932/
Johnstone, M., Yang, W., & Ahmed M. (2025). Using machine learning to detect vault (anti-forensic) apps. Future Internet, 17(5), 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi17050186
Katz, A. & Brett, H. M. (2025). Offline factors influencing the online safety of adolescents with family vulnerabilities. Social Sciences, 14(6), 392. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14060392
Knight, F. (2025). ‘Nuclear arms race against AI’ as police reveal secret ‘calculator’ apps used by paedos to hide child abuse images. Leading Britain’s Conversation (LBC). https://www.lbc.co.uk/crime/nuclear-arms-race-against-ai-police-paedos/
Parents Against Child Trafficking (n.d.). Calculator%. https://www.parentsagainstchildtrafficking.org/calculator-vault
Popov, C. (2024). Kids using decoy apps: What parents need to know about the dangers. Bitdefender. https://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/kids-using-secret-decoy-apps-what-parents-need-to-know-about-the-dangers
Ruggles, J. (2025). What are hidden folders and vault apps? GabbNow. https://gabb.com/blog/hidden-apps/#:~:text=Kid%2Dsafe%20Devices,Apps%20Cyberbullying%20Explicit%20Content
Silicone Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SVICAC) (n.d.). 11 vault apps parents should know. San Jose Police Department. https://www.svicac.org/vault-apps-parents-should-know-about
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