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Net Safety S.G.Isave Lecturer Tilak College of Education Pune
Refresher course in Education • This is the presentation for seminar . • Topic – Net safety S.G.ISAVE
@ Background @ Meaning @ Need @ Threats @ Solution @ Conclusion S.G.ISAVE
Background • Since there is no one single controller of this huge huge network it becomes vulnerable. • Adults can take appropriate net safety precautions, but children are easy target for cyber criminals. S.G.ISAVE
Meaning • ‘Net-Safety’ contains two terms- net means mainly internet. It is safety of user who takes the advantage of internet. • “An application of knowledge of internet threats, it’s prevention, treatment and all kinds of management is called Net-safety.” S.G.ISAVE
Need • Data and user, no one is safe on the internet. If we lost data we may retrieve/regenerate it ; but if we lost our small user very difficult to recover him/her. S.G.ISAVE
Threats • There are economical, psychological, physical, technological and legal threats ruled on the net. S.G.ISAVE
1.Economical Threat E-shopping, e-governance, e-payment, etc. Each of these facility needs username, password, e-cards. S.G.ISAVE
If children know about passwords, they may disclose in knowingly / unknowingly… S.G.ISAVE
2. Psychological Threat • Sex, drugs, crimes, violence, terrorism. • Criminal minds are finding soft targets for their use via e-mail, chatting, advertise, gifts, cartoons, clip arts etc. S.G.ISAVE
Children can involve in these kind of criminal activity for the sake of money, thrill, fun, gift, prestige, self recognition. S.G.ISAVE
Teenagers wants to grow faster. They want to live like the young one. Dating is very easy online. So many sites are there providing such ‘facility’. S.G.ISAVE
When the excitement is over then child comes to know what mistake he/she has done; then the psychological crises arises. He/she feel guilty, isolated, helpless; it changes innocence of their life. S.G.ISAVE
Children involves in virtual world, than the real world. They feel impatience, unsecured and unmatched in the real people. Because real people do not work on his/her ‘mouse-click’, not respond 100% according to the command given, as his/her computer does. S.G.ISAVE
3.Physical Threat • Overuse of computer ,less exercise, seating in problematic posture, proportion of chair-table, screen brightness, contrast, resolution, size of screen etc. S.G.ISAVE
4.TechnologicalThreat • Due to lack of proper knowledge children open your computer for Virus, Trojan horse, Worm. S.G.ISAVE
5.LegalThreat • The information may be disclosed by user child. Cyber criminal may use this information for terrorist activities and the illegal uses. S.G.ISAVE
Sometime your child may place e- purchasing order or download some software that is restricted under copyright act. S.G.ISAVE
Safety Solutions S.G.ISAVE
Economical • Give and change the password frequently. Password - to start computer, to start computer account, to connect the internet, to login all types of accounts. • Do not on save user name and password. • Keep records of offline transaction and check it . S.G.ISAVE
Do not show credit cards like important documents information to children. S.G.ISAVE
Psychological • Keep computer from where you can observe child using internet.. • Check history of computer regularly. • Check safety settings in search engine S.G.ISAVE
Discuss with your child friendly about his/her e-friends. S.G.ISAVE
Psychological • Have ‘child lock’ software • Observe the use of pen drive, CD/DVD. • Don’t have the web camera always on. Don’t allow children to use it in privacy. S.G.ISAVE
Psychological • Continuously observe children behavior. • Enjoy free time with family. • Social development, Art and Craft work. • Be in touch with teachers. S.G.ISAVE
Physical • Give time bound access on internet. • Insist on play, exercises by setting example. • Show them webs related to health and hygiene. • Have the proper posture of seating in front of computer. • Surfing/gaming and eating should not go simultaneously. S.G.ISAVE
Technological Have computer antivirus suit and update it. Prevention, detection and eradication of Mal-wares. S.G.ISAVE
Legal • Give guidelines for downloading and making on line friends. S.G.ISAVE
Conclusion • It doesn’t mean that we should not use the internet or we should discourage our children to use internet. • They should become , wise net-savy. S.G.ISAVE
“We should train them to drive safely on information highway…. !” S.G.ISAVE
References • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6332619.stm • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5363678.stm • http://www.colonialhts.net/internet_safety/pledges/pledgemshs.pdf • http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm • http://www.getnetwise.org/ • http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/ • http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/ • http://www.kidshield.com/steps/index.htm • http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/10kids.htm • http://netsafety.nic.in/tips.htm • http://www.safer-internet.net/ S.G.ISAVE
“I am safe in my parent’s hand !” Thank you very much !