Keynote: Linda
Criddle, President, LOOKBOTHWAYS Inc.
Online child safety expert and author Linda Criddle is the president
of LOOK
BOTHWAYS Inc. an international leader in human
threat analysis in online environments, and software development company.
Prior to establishing LOOK
BOTHWAYS, Criddle spent 13-years
at Microsoft where her deep understanding of online predatory behavior,
combined with her ability to create practical technical and policy-based
solutions, made her a key pioneer in Internet threats, crimes, and safety.
Criddle provides online safety consulting and training to executives
and development teams across the technology industry to evaluate the
safety of their online products and services; reviewing their platform
architecture, products and services design, policies and support, and
user interface. The depth and breadth of Linda's online safety expertise
is reflected in her direct participation in the creation and filing
of numerous patents on behalf of Microsoft and LOOK
BOTHWAYS
in the areas of emerging technologies and online safety. Criddle trains
local, state, national and international law enforcement agencies, and
has helped investigations into online activities of child predators,
cyberstalkers, and white-collar criminals in several countries. Linda
also works as an advisor to Washington State's Attorney General on matters
of Internet Crime, and acts as an advisor to numerous government organizations
in the US and internationally preparing online safety regulations and
legislation. Criddle is author of the award-winning consumer-oriented
Look Both Ways: help
protect your family on the Internet, the distance-learning curriculum
Internet
Safety for Educators, and shares online safety information for consumers
through her website
ilookbothways.com.