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	Parents may soon be able to spot whether their child is being bullied on social media sites thanks to a new programme being devised by an Irish cyber expert.</p>
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	Mary Aiken, a cyber-psychologist - who is the inspiration behind &#39;CSI: Cyber&#39;, the latest spin-off of the hugely popular American crime drama franchise - revealed that she is currently working with a tech company in Silicon Valley to write an algorithm aimed at spotting warning words such as &quot;hate&quot;.</p>
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	She believes it would be an &quot;elegant solution&quot; which would allow parents to get an alert about a potential problem with cyber-bullying without them actually having to breach their child&#39;s privacy by reading their communications. She was speaking at a Law Reform Commission seminar on cyber-bullying.</p>
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	Former Justice Minister Michael McDowell warned we should be &quot;very circumspect&quot; in bringing in new criminal offences related to the internet because of limited resources. The focus should be on rights sustained by duties, he said.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/new-weapon-for-parents-in-the-war-on-cyberbullying-31164720.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/new-weapon-for-parents-in-the-war-on-cyberbullying-31164720.html</a></p>
