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07/03/07
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The 'anti-child grooming' website
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| A site that offers child-protection software to parents concerned that their children may be "groomed" by paedophiles on the internet is the latest idea of one of Britain's youngest internet entrepreneurs.
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04/02/07
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Keep your kids safe online
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CNET.com
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Articles and White Papers
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| The Web can help kids learn, communicate, and socialize, but it also exposes them to risks. Helping a child develop sound instincts for exploring the Internet safely is a challenge--find out what you can do.
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09/01/06
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Live OneCare Family Safety Beta Available
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Jason Lee Miller
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Articles and White Papers
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| Microsoft opened up its Windows Live OneCare Family Safety beta this week. Parents can sign up to test the service designed give them more control over what their children see and do on the Internet.
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08/23/06
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Child protection extends to MSN
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Kablenet.com
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Articles and White Papers
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| Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) has linked up with MSN Instant Messenger to alert the police about sex offenders.
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08/10/06
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On the Net, parents play chaperone
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Stefanie Olsen
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Articles and White Papers
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| Most say they make use of monitoring software or filtering tools to keep kids out of harm's way.
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08/02/06
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Child online safety card unveiled
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| A virtual ID card designed to improve children's net safety has been launched in the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
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06/21/06
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MySpace tightens age restrictions
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| Social networking website MySpace.com plans to introduce restrictions on how adults contact teenagers on the site.
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05/23/06
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Arming Kids Against Sexual Predators on the Net
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Alexandra DeFelice
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Articles and White Papers
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| Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the real dangers their children can encounter online, but many wonder what they can do to protect them. With countless software and awareness programs available, the answer varies from home to home, but the companies providing the armor agree that one solution is never enough.
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04/17/06
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Striking back at the cyberbullies
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Chris Page
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Articles and White Papers
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| A recent survey of school pupils estimated one in ten has admitted sending an abusive e-mail or text.
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02/27/06
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A MySpace Cheat Sheet for Parents
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Kevin Poulsen
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Articles and White Papers
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| Wired News addresses some of the most pressing questions parents might have if they explore their teenager's relationship with MySpace.
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12/10/05
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Popular teen sites could pose safety risk
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Amy Hetzner
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Articles and White Papers
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| An e-mail from a stranger who knew the names and schedules of her cheerleading squad's members drove Arrowhead High School teacher Jeanne Psket online to see what the school's students had posted for Internet users to peruse.
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08/24/05
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NCH's Net Smart rules
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NCH Children's Charities
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Articles and White Papers
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| Excellent internet safety section covering many different aspects of online safety including bullying & chatrooms.
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06/22/05
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When 'digital bullying' goes too far
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Leslie Katz
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Articles and White Papers
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| Two years ago, Ryan routinely spent two to three hours a night instant messaging with classmates. Then he noticed a pattern: "It made me feel terrible."
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01/26/05
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Web police to fight paedophiles
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Neil Bennett
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Articles and White Papers
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| Police and major internet companies around the world have launched a website on which children can report their suspicions about the activities of possible paedophiles.
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11/08/04
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Why the web is not a safety net
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Bill Thompson
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Articles and White Papers
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| We need to keep kids safe online, agrees technology analyst Bill Thompson, but we cannot just do what the children's charities want.
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05/30/04
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Mother's winning chatroom device
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| A British mother's chatroom safety device has helped win her the title of the world's top female inventor.
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02/06/04
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Children ignore net chat dangers
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| 60% of children do not know that people they chat to online might not be who they say they are, a study shows.
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01/30/04
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Tools for Families
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GetNetWise
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Articles and White Papers
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| There are many tools available that parents can employ to guide their children to safe and rewarding online experiences. Here are some tips for choosing the tool or tools that are right for your family.
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01/12/04
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Net blamed for rise in child porn
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| Child porn crimes have risen by 1,500% since 1988 and new internet mobile phones could make things even worse, according to a children's charity.
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11/16/03
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Parents 'confident' in net safety
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| When it comes to keeping children safe on the internet, most parents now know what they have to do, says a survey.
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09/27/03
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Parental Control - Options Vary for Internet Restrictions
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Jennifer Braico
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Articles and White Papers
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| Unfortunately, as most parents now know, the Internet has matured at lightening speed. Even if you’ve set rules on your children’s computer use, are you sure they are following them? How can parents get control of their children’s computer time?
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09/24/03
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This Conversation is Over: MSN Closing Chat Rooms Worldwide
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Paul Thurrott
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Articles and White Papers
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| Microsoft announced this morning that it will shut down its free MSN chat rooms in Europe, Asia, and Latin America and limit the service in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Brazil in order to reduce criminal exploitation of children, pornographic spam, and other inappropriate uses.
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07/18/03
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'Ban teens from chatrooms'
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Bill Thompson, BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| Children should be kept out of chat rooms, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.
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07/17/03
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Lure of the chatroom
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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| Shevaun Pennington, the 12-year-old who ran off with a man she met on the web, is hardly alone in chatting to an older man on the internet.
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07/01/03
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Parental Guidance Suggested
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Jay Munro
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Articles and White Papers
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06/13/03
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CyberNetiquette Comix
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Disney
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Steps and Presentations
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06/10/03
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Help childen know the risks of chat rooms
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Larry Magid
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Articles and White Papers
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01/06/03
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Chatroom danger prompts new code
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cnn.com
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Articles and White Papers
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01/06/03
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Q&A: Keeping safe on the net
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BBC News
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Articles and White Papers
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12/31/01
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Impostor Web pages real danger
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Stanley Miller II
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Articles and White Papers
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