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States, school districts trying to get ahead of sexting craziness; rojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds

States, school districts trying to get ahead of sexting craziness; Trojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds
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One of the biggest school districts in the country is trying to squelch the rampant scourge of sexting or the practice of sending nude or semi-nude photos by cell phone. In Houston, the school district this week adopted a no "sexting" rule that states distribution of nude or semi-nude photographs or videos by text message will not be tolerated.

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