Category Archives: Internet Safety News
New Study Reveals Interesting Facts about Kids and the Computer
As a child in the 70s (ooops, I am telling my age), a lot of emphasis was placed on playing outside. Kids seem to be getting away from outdoor activity. A new study from the Kaiser Foundation, kids between the ages of 7 and 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day [...]
Finding Sex Offenders in Your Area
Sex offenders don’t only prey on children online, they look for them in their neighborhoods. Stringent sex offender laws have required those paroled for sex offenses to register online. If you are looking for this information, you have two important sources:
1. The National Sex Offender Registry (http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/OffenderSearchCriteria.aspx?Advanced=1) allows you to search for an offender by [...]
Colorado Officials Begin New Program on Internet Safety
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9539456
What do you know about your kids?
Great report! Note what parents are saying about their kids online activity.
http://bit.ly/6cEtbx
Penn. Attorney General Message on Internet Safety
Something we all need to hear!
http://www.gantdaily.com/news/43/ARTICLE/68139/2009-12-24.html
Illinois Promoting Internet Safety
The Illinois Attorney General has a statewide contest for kids. Read more here:
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/12/15/09973463/index.xml
Don’t Count on the FTC to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/ftc-drags-out-old-tired-ideas-for-protecting-kids-online.ars
Article on Internet Safety
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3852906/FTC-Warns-of-Child-Safety-Risks-on-Virtual-Worlds.htm#
Article Reveals Just How Easy it is for Kids to Access Obscene Material Online
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE5B94BX20091210
Good News from Facebook
Online predators are not getting our kids email addresses randomly. Social networking sites have become a fertile breeding ground for online predators. The most dangerous are sex offenders looking for their next victim.
Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking site, is creating what they are calling a “global safety advisory board.” A representative from [...]
