Parental control company sells data on what kids say
A software product sold to protect children from predators, cyber bullying and visiting inappropriate websites is also collecting information about what the kids are saying [...]
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Back to school time is an excellent time for kids, parents and teachers to think and talk about the safe and approprite use of the Internet and social networking tools. My [...]
Facebook lawsuit ‘a jumbled mess’
While I can’t comment on the entire suit, it’s clear to me that parts of the just-filed privacy lawsuit against Facebook represent a lack of understanding of how [...]
Should sex offenders be banned from social networking sites?
By Larry Magid The just-signed Illinois law banning sex offenders from social-networking sites might seem like a good idea to protect children, but it will have virtually no [...]
Aneesh Chopra on Internet safety
Aneesh Chopra, the nation’s first chief technology officer came to Silicon Valley this week to speak at the Churchill Club and the Internet Education Foundation’s [...]
Netgear router filters porn
There are lots of Internet filtering products on the market that enable parents to block certain types of websites such as pornography, hate sites, or sites that promote [...]
We need critical thinking in a world without Uncle Walter
I both envy and worry about young people who are growing up in the age of the Internet. I envy them for their life-long access to a media that’s diversified enough to [...]
Cyberbullying: a serious problem, but not an epidemic
by Larry Magid The first things you need to know about cyberbullying are that it’s not an epidemic and it’s not killing our children. Yes, it’s probably one [...]
Washington Post piece questions filters @ school
A well thought-out Washington Post column by Justin Reich points out that web filters in schools do a great job limiting what teachers can search while not doing much to [...]
Web 2.0 schools – something more profound is happening
by Nancy Willard This is my first post at SafeKids.com and it was generated by a question from a reporter: “I am currently working on a story about the explosion of [...]
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