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Crime prevention panel concerned by 21st-century forms of bullying
The Carnoustie and District Crime Prevention Panel has hit out at the rise in cyber attacks. (...)
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Controlled farm fires send 'horrendous blanket of smoke' across Carnoustie area
People in the Carnoustie area have complained after controlled fires north of the town created a "horrendous blanket of smoke". (...)
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Police figures show steady rise in Facebook-related crime
Facebook-related crimes are on the rise in Tayside with a doubling in the number of cases where offensive, obscene or menacing messages were sent involving the site. (...)
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EIS calls for regulation of social networks to protect teachers
Scotland's largest teaching union has called on the UK government to regulate social networking sites to protect teachers from malicious smears posted online by pupils. (...)
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'Be responsible cyber citizens' — city council says pupils and staff regularly reminded of social media pitfalls
Dundee City Council says it wants pupils to be ''responsible cyber citizens''. (...)
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Teachers demand police investigate Menzieshill High School pupils' abusive Facebook page
Pupils at a Dundee school have made abusive and sexual comments about their teachers on a Facebook page, even calling one a paedophile. (...)
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Scottish teachers told to be aware of social networking pitfalls
Teachers in Scotland are being warned of the risks of using social networking sites. (...)
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Global fans go face-to-face with online star Hackle
Perth most popular pooch is proving to be man's best friend on Facebook. (...)
Families react with fury after teenagers detained for Facebook riot posts
Family members reacted angrily on Monday when two Dundee youths were each sentenced to three years in detention for attempting to incite riots in the city centre on Facebook. (...)
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Police say Dundee taxi rumours spreading on Facebook are unfounded
A warning that young girls in Dundee are regularly being drugged and assaulted by a fake taxi driver has been branded a well-intentioned false alarm. (...)
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Family reunited with christening keepsake thanks to a little help from a Facebook friend
A lost memento of a special family day has been reunited with its owner, thanks to The Courier. (...)
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Scottish Liberal Democrats issue speedy apology for 'idiotic' cartoon
The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has apologised for a cartoon which compared Alex Salmond to an Arab dictator. (...)
Fife teenager admits using social media sites to blackmail and threaten girls
A schoolboy used social media sites to blackmail a young girl into supplying him with sexually explicit images of herself. (...)
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Police find social networking can be a force for good
Police in Perth say they are keen to use social networking sites to spread their message across the community. (...)
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Council chief sees big potential in social media
Angus Council's chief executive believes social media can play a big part in getting information to the public. (...)
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University researchers harnessing online chat to improve artificial speech technologies
Experts at St Andrews University believe social media could transform the lives of people unable to talk. (...)
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Explosions in the sky: police unable to confirm source of late-night blast
Police in Dundee say they have been unable to confirm the source of a loud bang reported in the city on Thursday evening. (...)
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Montrose Facebookers backing a seagull cull
Angus people are overwhelmingly calling for a cull of gulls — if a new Facebook page is anything to go by. (...)
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Police say school 'silver car' warnings sweeping across Facebook are unfounded
Fears that a man in a silver car is approaching young children across Fife are unfounded, police say. (...)
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VIDEO: YouTube smash hit Brendan MacFarlane heading Stateside
A 13-year-old Perth schoolboy is set for superstardom after his internet singing performances went viral on YouTube. (...)
