Obscene Pictures of NBA Player Dorell Wright Hit the Web

Professional basketball player Dorell Wright of the Miami Heat is the latest NBA player to get caught with his pants down, so to speak, thanks to the unflinching reality of the Internet. Wright, who had sent some explicit images of himself in a video chat a year ago, saw those images come back to haunt him recently when they reappeared on blogs and on Twitter. Wright apologized for the incident and made no mention of plans to pursue any legal action against the individual who shared the images.

Wright isn’t the first NBA player to face embarrassment over risque photos online. In February, Portland Trail Blazers star Greg Oden and San Antonio Spurs player George Hill faced similar episodes.

Facebook Helps Australian Admins Fight Tribute Page Abuse

Facebook has taken a small step toward ending rampant abuse and bullying on Facebook memorial pages in Australia. The objectionable content has appeared most notably on memorial pages for two youth murder victims. According to TG Daily, “Queensland premier Anna Bligh reportedly wrote to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appealing for help in blocking such material,” and in response Facebook has contacted all page administrators in Australia explaining how to “restrict permissions, remove content from a page or ban individual fans.”

While I’m sure that this isn’t exactly the step that Bligh and others wanted from Facebook, it is something, and it is consistent with Facebook’s general strategy of remaining above the fray and encouraging users to sort out problems.

Lawmakers Want Google Buzz Investigation

According to the LA Times Technology Blog, “Lawmakers are urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate complaints that Google’s Buzz social networking service breached consumer privacy.” The pleas for investigation come approximately one and a half months after Google Buzz launched to significant fanfare, and even more significant criticism.

Help Your School District Take Action Against Cyberbullying

What steps has your children’s school district taken to prevent cyberbullying? This article from the Malden Observer discusses how the Malden, MA school district has been proactive in addressing cyberbullying concerns by drafting a new temporary policy on cyberbullying for the current school year with the intention of developing a permanent policy over the summer with community input. Malden, which is a suburb of Boston, decided to take up cyberbullying issues after the suicide of South Hadley, MA teen Phoebe Prince.

FBI Tracks Down Man Over YouTube Threats

Have you ever wondered how fast the FBI can turn a piece of information such as your YouTube profile into your home address? Well, it turns out that if you threaten to kill YouTube employees’ children and then threaten a Congressman, it doesn’t take that long at all. This article from Ars Technica details how one man’s threatening rants earned him a pair of handcuffs in just a few days time.