Archive for December, 2008
Sunday, December 21st, 2008
M2Z Networks' proposal to build a free wireless broadband network is not the only controversial part of its business plan. Just as contentious is its intention to filter the content delivered over that network to block material deemed inappropriate for children.
Free-speech advocates on the left and right have expressed alarm ...
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Children, whether at school or home, will try to bypass web filters that are placed between them and the internet. Not all, but most have either a rebellious streak (remember yours) or a curiosity that will kill the cat.
Internet filtering has become big business for some companies, providing parents with ...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
It doesn't matter how many precautions you take to protect your home, you are still in danger of a home invasion. You could have the best trained guard dog. You could have armed security on the premises.
You could purchase an anti-intruder security system more sophisticated than the one that protects ...
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
If performed properly, the parent who uses the Sobriety Test contained in this booklet does not have to argue with his/her teen about being under the influence and can move directly to a discussion
of the consequences of the teen's actions.
This booklet is designed to give you, the parent, a tool for ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
A new internet watchdog has been launched to help protect children from "harmful" web content, such as cyber-bullying and violent video games.
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety UKCCIS brings together social networking sites and technology firms.
It aims to teach children about web dangers, target harmful net content and establish ...
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
If you are the parent of children that use the internet you certainly have some internet safety rules that you have shared with them. You wouldn't let them play outside without rules about crossing the street, talking to strangers and how far away they can go. Similar rules apply to ...
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Microsoft has reported sightings of exploitation of the recent vulnerability in IE7 on various porn sites. This isn’t really bad news, since no one looks at such improper things on the Internet, right?
According to an article posted late saturday night on Microsoft’s Threat Research Blog, approximately .2% of all worldwide users have been exposed to ...
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
When the internet first came out it was a novelty that most people could live without. Today for many families it has become a necessary evil.
I tried for a long time to remain internet free because of the risk that I felt it posed to my family. Year after year ...
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
Internet safety is an extremely important issue that should be addressed by every parent, and is rapidly becoming one of the toughest issues facing parents today. It is an important worldwide concern for children, teenagers, and adults. Governments are getting involved. (in my opinion that is not a good thing, ...
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Saturday, December 6th, 2008
The Internet is a powerful research and communication tool; however, it contains an enormous amount of information that can be offensive to adults, and unsuitable and sometimes downright dangerous to children. There is a large amount of explicit, but legal, material on the Internet. There are bomb recipes, hate speech ...
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