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Internet Safety

Internet Safety . Agenda Who are we up against What we can physically do Where are your defenses How do you protect your family. Who Needs Protection. I DO !!! My Children My family Their Friends. What Is the Internet?.

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Internet Safety

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  1. Internet Safety Agenda • Who are we up against • What we can physically do • Where are your defenses • How do you protect your family

  2. Who Needs Protection • I DO !!! • My Children • My family • Their Friends

  3. What Is the Internet? • A large computer network linking together millions of small computer networks all over the world. • It is open to the public. • It has loose government regulations. • Think of it as inviting anyone in the world into your home.

  4. What Makes the Internet Unique? • It's interactive, meaning that unlike TV, the broadcast is two-way • Anyone can 'publish' on the Internet • For the first time, the vast majority of the world's knowledge is accessible to anyone • Millions of people can share and take part in online communities

  5. Find information by using search engines Publish information on your own web site Send messages by e-mail or instant message Join a club through a newsgroup Find someone in an online phone book Have a conversation in a 'chat' room Make airline reservations, invest in the stock market Get directions and draw maps Go shopping And more! What Can You Do on the Internet?

  6. Chat with known felons Talk to anyone who is disguised Innocently find out that difference an extension makes .Gov vs .Com Learn to make pipe bombs Learn to hack into someone’s computer Hand in reports without typing a word Rate a friend Sexual topics galore What Else Can You Do

  7. Parents need to be involved • 89% of parents believe computer skills are important to future success • The Internet presents parenting challenges • Parental involvement is essential to ensure kids have a safe, rewarding and educational online experience • Parents help children assess the value and importance of information they find

  8. A Shared Responsibility • Ensuring a positive and safe online experience is a shared responsibility • Parents, teachers, librarians and others need to make sure kids have access to and are guided safely through the Internet • Companies in the online industry need to do their fair share.

  9. Risks on the Internet • Two basic forms • Content: children may see material that is inappropriate or even illegal • Contact: people on the Internet may not be who they say they are and predators use the Internet to find victims

  10. Chat Rooms • Chat rooms are 'live' conversations online • Conversation usually centers around a • common interest or rooms • There is no way to know who you are “chatting” with • Two types • Moderated • Un-moderated

  11. Newsgroups / Bulletin Boards • Usually organized or grouped by a common topic • You can post messages seeking advice, comments or information • Someone will reply to your message later in a public form • You can 'talk' with others about a specific topic like health, education or recreation • Some have explicit material not suitable for children

  12. Internet Dangers • Finding bondage material when searching for James Bond • Getting e-mail advertising adult sites • Making inappropriate friendships and sometimes dangerous contact with strangers in chat rooms • Downloading viruses, giving out personal information

  13. The Internet Is a Public Place • Apply the same common sense as you would if your children are headed outside without you • It allows kids to communicate with friends they know and people they don't • Parents need to make sure their children's privacy is protected and teach kids why privacy is important • Do Not give out personal information like phone numbers, addresses or credit card numbers, especially in chat rooms and newsgroups • Parents should check websites their children visit for privacy policies

  14. Safer Surfing: Kids Online Tips for Parents • Take the trip together. Take the time to see what your kids are doing online and what their interests are • Teach kids to never give out their personal Information • Instruct your child to never plan face-to-face meetings alone with anyone they met online • Do not let them respond to offensive email

  15. Kids Online Tips for Parents Cont'd • Establish clear ground rules for Internet use with your kids • Use parental control tools and protective software • Put the computer in the family room or other open area of the home • Don’t open or accept e-mails, files, links, URLs you don’t really know or trust

  16. Tips for Kids Online Cont'd • Do not give out passwords to anyone but my parents, and parents should check • Keep an eye on history file during sessions • Find ways to protect your children even if it is inconvenient for you

  17. Ways to Protect • Sever-side protection comes from the ISP • You can “personalize” search engines • Each browser can configure to control • Look for free ways of control first • You can purchase add-on software

  18. Kid Safe Search Engines • Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com/ • Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com/ • Lycos SafetyNet http://personal.lycos.com/safetynet/safetynet.asp • OneKey http://www.onekey.com/live/index.htm • Education Worldhttp://www.education-world.com/ • Classroom Connect http://www2.classroom.net/searchus/ • Study Web http://www.studyweb.com/ • Kids Click http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/

  19. Other Search Engines • Use settings on web site to restrict return results • Some have personalization, some don’t • Alta vista: does allow • AOL NetFind: does not • If the search engine does not have setting option then block it !

  20. Browser Controls Internet Explore What is Content Advisor?Internet Explorer provides a way to help you control the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor, only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be displayed. You can adjust the settings.

  21. Content Advisor Settings • You turn Content Advisor on, and view the settings, by setting up a password.. • View and adjust the ratings settings in four areas: language, nudity, sex, and violence. • Adjust what types of content other people can view with or without your permission. • You can override content settings on a case-by-case basis. • View and change the ratings systems and bureaus you use.

  22. Content Advisor Cont’d • Content Advisor is set to the most conservative (least likely to offend) settings when you first enable it. You can adjust these settings to match your own preferences. • Not all Internet content is rated. If you choose to allow other people to view un-rated sites on your computer, some of those sites could contain inappropriate material.

  23. Adjust Content Settings • On the View menu, click Internet Options. • Click the Content tab. • In the Content Advisor area, click Settings. • Type the supervisor password for your computer. • Click the Ratings tab, click a category in the list, and then adjust the slider to set the limits you want to use. • Repeat this process for each category you want to adjust.

  24. Restricted Content • On the View menu, click Internet Options. • Click the Content tab. • In the Content Advisor area, click Settings. • Type the supervisor password for your computer. • Click the General tab, and then select the following check box: Supervisor can type a password to allow users to view restricted content.

  25. View Un-rated Content • On the View menu, click Internet Options • Click the Content tab • In the Content Advisor area, click Settings • Type the supervisor password for your computer • Click the General tab, and then select the following check box: Users can see sites that have no rating.

  26. Netscape NetWatch allows you to select the types of sites that can be viewed on your computer and filters out those that you do not want. The settings that control this are protected by a password chosen by you so that nobody else can change them. These settings can not be seen by any web site that you visit.

  27. Netwatch Netwatch uses two independent PICS (Platform for Internet Content Selection)-compliant ratings systems called RSACi and SafeSurf. Each of these uses a different method to describe the levels of potentially offensive content, and you can choose to use one or both of these ratings systems in Netwatch. Web publishers voluntarily rate their pages for these systems.

  28. ICRA Rating System This filter has been developed to demonstrate a transparent, freely available tool to enable parents to control access to material they deem inappropriate or potentially harmful to their children and at the same time protect freedom of expression.

  29. ICRA Key Features • Reading of ICRA labels; • User's can block and allow lists (you can enter sites or groups of sites you always want to block and those you always want to allow); • Templates - sets of rules for what to block or allow based on ICRA labels (or their absence), block lists and allow lists. • Blocking of various online services including chat rooms and e-mail; • Multiple profiles - you can set different rules for different members of your family.

  30. SafeSurf Internet Rating Standard The SafeSurf Rating Standard is a voluntary rating system designed to protect children, as well as the first amendment rights of their parents.  It was developed with input from thousands of parents and Net citizens, worldwide.It's structure is different from other rating systems in several ways.  First, it is more detailed.  Second, its goal is to objectively describe both content and how that content is presented.  Third, it is the first system designed to allow those who self-rate and those who evaluate to have enough flexibility to reach an accord on a rating without compromising SafeSurf's purpose of protecting the innocence of children.

  31. ESRBi Overview Apart from Software Products the Entertainment Software Rating Board ("ESRB") now rates online games and websites.What is ESRBi?The ESRBi is an arm of the Entertainment Software Rating Board ("ESRB"). The ESRB is an independent board that has, with the support of the interactive software industry, developed a standardized rating system for all entertainment software. The ESRB is the foremost rating board for all interactive entertainment in the U.S. ESRB ratings appear on the packages of more than 7,000 products sold in the United States and Canada.(I did not use it, lockedup my browser)

  32. Manuel Controls • You can override these controls • Allow no un-rated site to be visited • Allow certain sites to be visited • Not allow certain sites to be visited

  33. Tools Software outside browser • Tools filtering out sexually explicit content • Tools blocking hateful or intolerant content • Tools filtering violent content • Tools filtering crime • Tools that filter other categories of material • Tools that block outgoing content • Tools that monitor computer activity • Also remember: No filtering or blocking system is fool-proof. Parents will always need to remain involved in their child's online life. Kids will always need to know what their families' rules are and how to stay safe.

  34. Filtering Software • Enhances blocking capabilities • Use in addition to the rating service • Block sites that contain certain words • Get updates list like virus software • Allow only specific sites

  35. We-Blocker We-Blocker gives parents the opportunity to monitor their children's Internet access and provide them with age-appropriate content, while filtering out sites that contain adult material. In addition, We-Blocker lets parents help other parents by sharing their requests for websites that they want to see filtered. The "We" in We-Blocker stands for our collective community, made up of all We-Blocker users. Working together, "We" CAN make the Internet safe for everyone!

  36. How to Use We-Blocker • Click on Download now • Following instructions on website for detail instructions • You will need to register with them • Their master list of block sites include 35,000 sites that are blocked • When you stumble onto 35001 site you can add it and it is shared with members

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