Posted on November 25th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
My first introduction to Internet safety was the story of Alicia Kozakiewicz, the girl who was abducted by an Internet predator and underwent unspeakable horrors while held in his basement for four days. (read her story here.) Though Alicia’s story is a clear-cut warning about meeting online strangers, the topic of online predators is probably [...]
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
Parents are often encouraged to get Facebook accounts and friend their kids, as a way to keep a tab on their kids online activities on the social networking hub. However, no one has told parents what to do next, or more specifically what not to do next, until parenting author Vicki Courtney stepped in. Vicki [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
We all do our part to promote Internet safety and awareness, but I don’t think anyone is doing more than these guys. At least not when measured in feet above sea level. Mandy Homer and Gavin Lewis of Gloucestershire, UK, are planning on climbing the famed Mont Blanc in Switzerland in order to promote the [...]
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Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
According to a survey by Retrevo, one in five iPhone users watch porn on their iPhone. Twice as many iPhone users view porn than their Blackberry owning counterparts. I’m not sure if this is more a statement about the mentality of the iPhone user vs the Blackberry user, or about the capabilities of the two [...]
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Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, most Americans don’t think that viewing pornography is harmless or morally acceptable. I found this rather interesting since pornography is one of if not the most readily available entertainment genres in this country and across the world. This is, of course, because it is easily available for [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by Stanley Holditch
Safe Eyes is among the first parental control products to earn the “Compatible with Windows 7� Logo from Microsoft Corp. The certification ensures that the software is able to block access to objectionable websites for upgraded or new Windows 7 computers utilizing both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Internet Explorer. Most content filters will [...]
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