Files are not always what they are described as being—many are trojans, malware and spyware. Using any P2P program reduces the security of your computer. During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important issues in Internet Safety, and to [...]

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The acronym WTGP (Want to go private?) is a warning sign that your child could be being groomed by a predator, as this is an essential first step in getting the child out of the public chat room and in an exclusive relationship. During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the [...]

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Be aware of forum sites like 4chan.org that have pornographic content but do not look or sound like pornographic sites. During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important issues in Internet Safety, and to provide practical tips on dealing [...]

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Make kids charge their phones in a common room overnight, so that they don’t have them in their rooms alone. During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important issues in Internet Safety, and to provide practical tips on dealing [...]

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Tonight at midnight, Facebook will allow users to select “vanity urls” that contain their name rather than an ID number, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Details are in the Facebook blog. During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important [...]

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A sample of 300 Internet users revealed a positive and significant relationship between online consumption of sexually explicit material and the user’s level of sexually obsessive behavior both online and offline. From “Explorative survey on the level of online sexual activities and sexual paraphilias”, D. Dettore and A. Giannelli During the month of June, in [...]

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Make Internet Safety education part of your school’s curriculum. Not just about the threat of sexual predators, but also how to prevent and respond to cyberbullying, interact wisely through social networking sites, and engage in responsible and ethical online interaction. For more information, please visit the cyberbullying.us resources page. During the month of June, in [...]

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As some of you already know, we have launched an ‘Ask InternetSafety.com’ feature here on the blog in honor of Internet Safety Month. Readers can submit questions about any aspect of online safety, ranging from Internet predators, pornography and social networking dangers to cyberbullying, ‘sexting’ and typosquatting. We will answer your questions and periodically post [...]

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Make your kids aware that they can receive chats from people that are not their friends on Facebook and Myspace, and that they should never chat with anyone they don’t know. During the month of June, in recognition of Internet Safety Month, the InternetSafety.com blog will be posting a tip a day to highlight important [...]

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InternetSafety.com The Chinese government took a bold stand against online pornography recently, by mandating that all PCs sold in the country after July 1, 2009 have filtering software installed. Given China’s history of concerted and stringent internet censorship, many were quick to question the move, saying it could be cover for increased censorship of any [...]

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