Online ethics education required, former police chief warns
Former Australian Federal Police detective superintendent and University of Canberra Centre for Internet Safety researcher, Nigel Phair, has warned that a major education campaign is required to ensure Australians know how to be 'good digital citizens'.
"People need to act lawfully and ethically online"
The comments come in light of the Australian Defence Force Academy Skype case, in which Justice John Nield said the participants had not known they were committing a crime.
''That's the problem - people need to act lawfully and ethically online, and realise that the internet is just another public place,'' he said.
''When you look at the Skype scandal, what seemed to start off as a bit of a laugh obviously spiralled way out of control into criminal activity.''.
Detective Sergeant Tony Crocker, from the sexual assault and child abuse team at the Australian Federal Police, said no criminal offence had been committed by the participating males.
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