Tag Archives: safety
Summer Cyber Safety Made Simple
Because kids are not in school during the summer, they have more time to use the computer. Consequently, you need to make sure your kids’ summertime cyber experiences are positive. To help you, we’ve created a simple acronym as a guidepost for steps you can take and tactics you can implement to protect your children …
Facebook, Foursquare and Geolocation, OH MY!
Reports out today suggest that Facebook may have partnered with Localeze, a local search provider that provides Twitter’s “places” directory, to debut a new geolocation “check-in” feature in the next couple of weeks. Geolocation (in brief): Geolocation provides the real-world geographic location of an object (like a cell phone or other Internet-connected device). So a program …
Alicia’s Story
Last week we launched our national Internet Safety 101SM Program. The press event (which you can watch in full on Ustream) featured footage from the DVD teaching series and compelling testimony from some of those included throughout our program. Today, I am posting an excerpt from Alicia Kozakiewicz, a survivor of a sexual predator. At …
Pornography: Counterfeit Love
Coming off of Valentine’s Day, a day filled with so much talk about love, relationships and sex, we thought it would be appropriate to mention one of the primary dangers children encounter online: pornography. Studies have indicated that as many as seven out of ten kids accidentally encounter pornography online, and almost 80 percent of …