Comments on: More on Internet Safety

By: Jiangang shang

Jiangang shang — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:27:49 +0000

Harry Lewis,
In China, Child over 16 years old is a adult if he/she is independent, living on by her/himself. Of course, this kind child has her/his own privacy. Parents have no right to watch over their child with a Big Brother.

By: Andy Oram

Andy Oram — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:12:23 +0000

This article I wrote in 1998 has received a good deal of praise:

http://praxagora.com/andyo/ar/filter_argument.html
WHY I DO NOT INSTALL FILTERS ON MY CHILDREN‚ÄôS COMPUTER

By: Harry Lewis

Harry Lewis — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:51:58 +0000

I was tempted to respond to that one, but maybe one of my (perfect, and never keylogged) children is reading and would like to weigh in!

By: KenS

KenS — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:39:26 +0000

Accountability software can be circumvented and completely relies on the idea that kids will do the right thing and act as angels. If you think monitoring software is “Big Brotherish”, you either don’t know how to use it as a responsible parent (it’s a 2-way street) or you haven’t found the right title. Check out PC Pandora (www.pcpandora.com). The reason kids are out of control these days and getting themselves into trouble is because parents aren’t using software and letting kids have too much freedom. Now they think we owe THEM everything, they disrespect teachers and other adults, and they are seriously… well, stupid (America slips every year in international ranking test scores). Maybe it’s time parents act like parents, put their foot down and get tough. Be involved. Have the knowledge. And be a parent… before it’s too late.

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:35:09 +0000

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:38:57 +0000

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By: auntlee

auntlee — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:07:42 +0000

What I came up with was an appeal to kid’s humor and common sense — a funny video and a silly quiz.

The quiz doesn’t really focus on stranger-danger type concerns but rather gently and humorously reminds the reader that it’s possible to hurt people’s feelings, to mislead people who don’t realize you’re joking, to remember that online postings can be seen by anybody and that postings are often impossible to remove once posted.

http://www.auntlee.com/safety/

The video is a selection of silly clips supposedly posted to the MySpace pages of the famous auntlee.com puppy and some of her friends. The clips demonstrate mistakes kids can make online.

The 10 question quiz covers the topics of cyber-bullying, privacy, safety, dangers of spyware and malware, etc.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:11:39 +0000

Just monitoring your children can be very Big Brotherish. I think accountability software is a great option for the whole family. The more kids see their parents modeling a life of accountability, the more they see them not making their own Internet life a secret thing, the more likely they are to want be accountable themselves with their own Internet use. http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-filtering-all-there-is-introducing-accountability-software/

By: Leave your kids alone « Arctic Penguin

Leave your kids alone « Arctic Penguin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:08:47 +0000

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