Morning Mail: Sadistic groomers targeting teens online; hunt for flood victims; and all eyes on smart glasses

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. A US man has been sentenced to 77 years behind bars in a case exposing the workings of “764”, an online network of sadistic groomers targeting young and vulnerable people. The Australian family of one victim is urging parents to take action to keep their children safe.Meanwhile, the search continues for thousands still missing after the Nepal flash flood disaster as the death toll rises and families hunt for clues as to the whereabouts of their loved ones.‘Unfair outcomes’ | Home insurers are overwhelmingly paying cash to settle claims – leaving Australians to foot blowouts in repair costs for their cyclone-damaged homes, a report warns.Online abuse | A predator with ties to the online extortion group known as 764 has been sentenced to decades in prison in the US. The Australian mother of one of his victims wants parents to know the truth about this “harrowing” global trend. The warning signs for parents and how they can keep young people safe are explained here.Smart glasses | Australia’s online safety regulator has urged smart glasses companies to automatically blur people’s faces filmed on the devices, as Labor faces pressure to ban the technology.‘We have to go’ | The family of an Australian missing in Nepal has launched a crowdfunding effort in a bid to join search efforts in one of the areas hardest hit by the surging waters.Analysis | One Nation’s Secret Harbour win shows that Labor and the Coalition still don’t have any idea how to calm an angry electorate and dint support for Pauline Hanson, Tom McIlroy writes. Continue reading...