Safety on the Internet - Times Two April 11, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos.trackback
Wes Fryer has posted a pair of terrific articles on his Moving at the Speed of Creativity blog related to Internet safety. The first includes a video from Google and Common Sense Media that states most of the issues around Internet safety quite well. The second is a nice collection of tips everyone can/should follow to avoid identity theft. I’m not sure which is more likely, cyber bullying, or ID theft, but neither one sounds like much fun!
Safety - http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/a-common-sense-approach-to-internet-safety/
ID Theft - http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/10/tips-for-avoiding-identity-theft/
Thanks for these helpful links.
For more information on children’s Internet safety, check out some of these blog posts. I’d love to hear your comments:
1. Safety Tips for Parents: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/03/25/a-parents-guide-to-internet-safety-for-children/
2. Online Predators: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/03/protecting-kids-online-the-myths-and-realities-of-online-predators/
3. Cyberbullying: http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/04/07/cyberbullying-the-new-playground/
Along these lines . . . have you heard of Covenant Eyes monitoring and filtering programs? It is a unique program on the market because it gives the user flexibility to filter or simply monitor the Internet or both. A good filtering program is very helpful for children and families, but a good monitoring program is great for adults and children alike who want to be accountable to others about where they go online.
Covenant Eyes monitoring program simply tracks (without blocking) everywhere someone goes online. Then each part of each webpage is rated and scored for its content (scores are based on obscene or pornographic material). Users choose 2 or 3 people that they want to receive a detailed “accountability report” of all their online activity (emails to them or available to see online 24/7). What this does is it allows complete freedom to the person using the Internet, but it takes away the anonymity of online activity; people are more likely to exorcise self-control when they know that others will be reviewing their whereabouts online.
The monitoring program also works great for places of business. Statistics show great numbers of hours of lost work time searching for unrelated material online, and most adults who pornography online do so during working hours.
I’ve found the program very helpful.
Covenant Eyes also has a promotional code you can use to get a free month to try out their accountability service. Go to http://www.covenanteyes.com and enter promocode ‘onefree’ to receive a free 30 day trial of the program.