Viewing entries tagged with 'online safety'
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Dec 5, '12
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Nov 29, '12
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Missing Children: From Milk Carton to Error Page
Thousands of children go missing every year and unfortunately, some of them meet their kidnappers online. Parents concerned about their children’s online safety can discuss with them the proper steps to take if they ever encounter someone online who seems dangerous. In addition, parents can monitor their children’s internet activity to ensure they catch anything suspicious before their child ends up missing.
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Oct 29, '12
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Children's Online Privacy: Is COPPA Doing More Harm Than Good?
The FTC, the organization that is responsible for The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), has recently proposed some changes to the act, which was implemented in 2000. COPPA prevents websites from gathering personal information from children under thirteen without parental consent. The act was meant to prevent advertisers targeting children, but technology has changed in the last twelve years, and advertisers are continually finding new ways to target kids online. The changes to the act are well-meant, but one organization, connectsafely.org, is arguing that the proposed changes could do as much harm as good.
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Oct 24, '12
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The FTC is Worried about Companies Stalking Your Kids Online
The FTC is proposing changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (1998) to catch up with the times. The act attempts to prevent websites from asking children under thirteen to provide personal information such as physical addresses and birth dates.
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Sep 7, '12
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Facebook Killer Jailed for 21 Years
A story broke last week about a 22-year-old man pleading guilty to killing an 18-year-old girl he met on Facebook.
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Aug 31, '12
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Safe Social Networks for Kids
With Facebook becoming an integral part of most adults' and teenagers' lives, it's only natural that the younger generation wants to join in too. However, Facebook is only for people 13 years old and older, and rightfully so, for several safety reasons.
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Aug 17, '12
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Sharing Personal Info Online Lets Hackers Find You
Two weeks ago, someone managed to hack into Mat Honan's Apple account and erased all of his data, including a year and a half's worth of pictures. They also took over his email and Twitter accounts.
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Aug 16, '12
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New children's health study shows parents are worried about Internet Safety
A new study published by Clinical Pediatrics (July 26), a peer-reviewed monthly journal for pediatricians, revealed health-related issues parents are most concerned about for their children. The survey was completed by 1,119 parents from various demographic groups.
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Aug 15, '12
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Seriously, That's Too Much Information!
Last week on our Facebook Community page, we shared a statistic that almost a third of teens post their cell phone number online. Our intention was to bring the issue to the forefront—that too much personal information is posted online by kids.
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Aug 14, '12
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Social Media for the Parentally-Minded
As the makers of the leading parental control software Net Nanny, everything we do is intended to help parents protect their children online. As such, we work to provide as much valuable information as possible to keep you in the know and in control of your child's online habits.
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