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• Google Announces Password Lock for SafeSearch

  
  Filtering Facts — Authority: 98
  Larry Magid at CNET reports : Google has long allowed parents a SafeSearch filtering setting that keeps kids from using the search engine to find inappropriate sites like those with explicit sexual images or text. The problem was that kids could easily change those settings.  Starting Wednesday, however, the ...
  9 hours ago

• The McColo Effect: One Year Later

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 511
  One year ago today email administrators were astonished to notice the amount of spam hitting their mail servers had plunged precipitously. Email volumes dropped off as much as 60 percent to 70 percent, and the reason wasn’t immediately obvious to anyone except for the folks who knew that McColo, a major ...
  1 day ago

• SURVEY RESULTS: Unsafest Online Activity

  
  Teen Diaries Blog — Authority: 140
  No matter your age, the Internet is a fun place to hang out. It lets you keep in touch with friends and family and provides an enormous amount of information that can keep the most bored person entertained. Cyberspace is like visiting a big city without leaving your home. There are libraries, universities, museums, ...
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• How Young is Too Young for the Internet

  
  ReputationDefender Blog — Authority: 495
  There is something incredibly unique about this current generation of children. Can you guess what it is? For the first time in history, a generation of kids is growing up in a world where mainstream Internet use is the rule, not the exception. From the earliest ages, kids are expected to know how to use the computer ...
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• Free Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0 – The Ultimate in Protection?

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  Talk of the “Cloud”, as a startling new concept in computing, is everywhere it seems. I’ve always found this “new concept” idea kind of curious though, when you consider that the Internet, by simply definition, IS the  “Cloud”.Yes, I am aware that the concept is at least marginally different, inasmuch ...
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• Digital Citizenship Starts at the Dinnertable

  
  Children's Health Blog — Authority: 117
  Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is InWe all consider ourselves citizens of the world, global citizens. But, do you realize we’re also digital citizens?That was the topic of last week’s Family Online Safety Institute conference in Washington, DC, where I had the privilege of being on the panel,Exploring Why Kids Behave The ...
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• Wacky Internet Predator Wednesday – #67

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 126
  Sometimes things are slow in the world of Internet predator stings… but they never totally stop. Last week, AG Corbett (or, SuperAG), arrested a 57-year-old teacher from Ohio for soliciting what he thought was a 13-year-old girl online for sex. Disgusting and very troubling for any parent… November 6th, 2009 ...
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• Rogue Security Product Copies McAfee’s Look and Feel

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 511
  How good are you at identifying a genuine security product from an imposter that claims to offer protection? If you think you are good at it, then have a look at the images below. [ Legitimate McAfee site] [Rogue Anti-Virus MaCatte site] Recently we have seen the rapid growth of rogue anti-virus/spyware ...
  2 days ago

• Who’s Really Worried About Internet Safety?

  
  My Other Blog — Authority: 118
  Last week I was party to one of those almost surreal experiences that come along every now and then. I was asked to present a session on Internet Safety for parents at one of my old schools. My session was to follow on from a presentation by the school principal on 21st century learning in relation to the school. ...
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• Online Safety Blogosphere Round Up for Nov 9, 2009

  
  Filtering Facts — Authority: 98
  Marian Merritt has  a “ Recap of This Year’s Family Online Safety Institute Annual Conference ” Not thinking of kids as victims. This is new thinking indeed for the Internet safety world. We know that for children who are victimized by online predators, often these are the same kids displaying risk factors ...
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• Rogue Anti-Spyware Targets Sesame Street’s Big Bird

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 511
  The idea of malware distributors abusing Google Trends is not new. The bad guys have once again demonstrated that they, too, can take advantage of Google Trends. This time their target is Big Bird’s birthday. It’s not new that the Google logo includes Big Bird; it does so on special occasions. The Google ...
  3 days ago

• Rogue Anti-Spyware Targets Sesame Street’s Big Bird

  
  McAfee Avert Labs — Authority: 511
  The idea of malware distributors abusing Google Trends is not new. The bad guys have once again demonstrated that they, too, can take advantage of Google Trends. This time their target is Big Bird’s birthday.   It’s not new that the Google logo includes Big Bird; it does so on special occasions. The Google ...
  3 days ago

• Parents Beat Kid Over MySpace Page

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 126
  Okay, this is a little too far. As much as the parents may have hated the idea of their 14-year-old girl being on MySpace, especially against their wishes, this is NOT the answer. Makes me sick. November 3, 2009 Parents allegedly beat teen for getting MySpace page By Eric Litke, Sheboygan Press staff A ...
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• Peer to Peer File Sharing, Very Cool But…

  
  Bill Mullins' Weblog - Tech Thoughts — Authority: 137
  You should consider the trade-offs and the very real risks involved in Peer to Peer file sharing. Peer to Peer file sharing sounds promising, right? Maybe, but make sure that you consider the trade-offs and the very real risks involved. The number of times I have been called upon to rescue a friend’s computer ...
  3 days ago

• Cyberbullying forum

  
  Tim's Blog de Blog — Authority: 91
  This weeks forum on cyberbullying was a day well spent out of the office. New (and young) faces from across Aus gave a welcome mix of opinion- the highlight was the two keynotes- Donna Cross (Edith Cowan) and Marylin Campbell (QUT). But also the student voices-some of which contradicted the conventional wisdom. One ...
  6 days ago

• We Need Smart Online Safety, Not Thoughtless Rhetoric

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 126
  Great article. I agree with everything 100%. I just wish parents would listen, learn and act… Happy Friday! November 1, 2009 A Better Safety Net: It’s time to get smart about online safety It’s time to get smart about online safety By Anne Collier, School Library Journal Online safety as we ...
  6 days ago

• Social Networks and Kids

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 126
  This is a good thought-provoking piece from CNN on the appropriate age for social networks like MySpace and Facebook. Truthfully, I don’t think it’s an age thing, I think it’s a maturity thing. I know a lot of 12-year-old that can be ok on there, and a lot of 16-year-olds that shouldn’t be on there. Either ...
  6 days ago

• Internet Safety For Kids Part 2

  
  Web Templates — Authority: 499
  Are you one of those parents who have teenager that search the Internet all the time? If you are, then maybe a few things that concern you. There are many ways that your child can use the Internet, research for school projects, but the other side is the social aspect of meeting with their friends or other people ...
  6 days ago

• 14-year-old Girl Runs Away with 18-year-old College Boy She Met Online

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 126
  The moral of the story here is that a 14-year-old girl lied about her age and voluntarily ran away with an 18-year-old boy she met online. Think your kids are perfect angels? Are you sure? Better think twice. If the parents had computer monitoring software , they could have prevented this situation from happening. ...
  1 week ago

• Illinois Launches Internet Safety Contest

  
  Pandora's Blog — Authority: 126
  This is some very cool news to report, from the “Land of Lincoln”… November 3, 2009 State pushing internet safety message to students Illinois launches its first statewide Internet safety contest to raise awareness about the dangers of the Internet. State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. ...
  1 week ago

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