Internet Safety
Agenda
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Who are we up against
What we can physically do
Where are your defenses
How do you protect your family
Who Needs Protection
I DO !!!
My Children
My family
Their Friends
What Is the Internet?
A large computer network linking together
millions of small computer networks all over
the world.
It is open to the public.
It has loose government regulations.
Think of it as inviting anyone in the world into
your home.
What Makes the Internet Unique?
It's interactive, meaning that unlike TV, the
broadcast is two-way
Anyone can 'publish' on the Internet
For the first time, the vast majority of the
world's knowledge is accessible to anyone
Millions of people can share and take part in
online communities
What Can You Do on the Internet?
 Have a conversation in a
 Find information by
'chat' room
using search engines
 Make airline reservations,
 Publish information on
invest in the stock market
your own web site
 Get directions and draw
 Send messages by e-mail maps
or instant message
 Go shopping
 And more!
 Join a club through a
newsgroup
 Find someone in an
online phone book
What Else Can You Do
 Chat with known
felons
 Talk to anyone who is
disguised
 Innocently find out
that difference an
extension makes .Gov
vs .Com
 Learn to make pipe
bombs
 Learn to hack into
someone’s computer
 Hand in reports
without typing a word
 Rate a friend
 Sexual topics galore
Parents need to be involved
89% of parents believe computer skills are
important to future success
The Internet presents parenting challenges
Parental involvement is essential to ensure
kids have a safe, rewarding and educational
online experience
Parents help children assess the value and
importance of information they find
A Shared Responsibility
Ensuring a positive and safe online experience
is a shared responsibility
Parents, teachers, librarians and others need to
make sure kids have access to and are guided
safely through the Internet
Companies in the online industry need to do
their fair share.
Risks on the Internet
Two basic forms
Content: children may see material that is
inappropriate or even illegal
Contact: people on the Internet may not be who
they say they are and predators use the Internet to
find victims
Chat Rooms
Chat rooms are 'live' conversations online
Conversation usually centers around a
 common interest or rooms
There is no way to know who you are
“chatting” with
Two types
Moderated
Un-moderated
Newsgroups / Bulletin Boards
Usually organized or grouped by a common
topic
You can post messages seeking advice,
comments or information
Someone will reply to your message later in a
public form
You can 'talk' with others about a specific
topic like health, education or recreation
Some have explicit material not suitable for
children
Internet Dangers
Finding bondage material when searching for
James Bond
Getting e-mail advertising adult sites
Making inappropriate friendships and
sometimes dangerous contact with strangers
in chat rooms
Downloading viruses, giving out personal
information
The Internet Is a Public Place
 Apply the same common sense as you would if your
children are headed outside without you
 It allows kids to communicate with friends they
know and people they don't
 Parents need to make sure their children's privacy is
protected and teach kids why privacy is important
 Do Not give out personal information like phone
numbers, addresses or credit card numbers,
especially in chat rooms and newsgroups
 Parents should check websites their children visit for
privacy policies
Safer Surfing:
Kids Online Tips for Parents
Take the trip together. Take the time to see
what your kids are doing online and what their
interests are
Teach kids to never give out their personal
Information
Instruct your child to never plan face-to-face
meetings alone with anyone they met online
Do not let them respond to offensive email
Kids Online Tips for Parents
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Establish clear ground rules for Internet use
with your kids
Use parental control tools and protective
software
Put the computer in the family room or other
open area of the home
Don’t open or accept e-mails, files, links,
URLs you don’t really know or trust
Tips for Kids Online Cont'd
Do not give out passwords to anyone but my
parents, and parents should check
Keep an eye on history file during sessions
Find ways to protect your children even if it is
inconvenient for you
Ways to Protect
Sever-side protection comes from the ISP
You can “personalize” search engines
Each browser can configure to control
Look for free ways of control first
You can purchase add-on software
Kid Safe Search Engines
 Ask Jeeves for Kids http://www.ajkids.com/
 Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com/
 Lycos SafetyNet
http://personal.lycos.com/safetynet/safetynet.asp
 OneKey http://www.onekey.com/live/index.htm
 Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
 Classroom Connect
http://www2.classroom.net/searchus/
 Study Web http://www.studyweb.com/
 Kids Click http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Other Search Engines
Use settings on web site to restrict return
results
Some have personalization, some don’t
Alta vista: does allow
AOL NetFind: does not
If the search engine does not have setting
option then block it !
Browser Controls Internet Explore
What is Content Advisor?
Internet Explorer provides a way to help you
control the types of content that your
computer can access on the Internet. After
you turn on Content Advisor, only rated
content that meets or exceeds your criteria
can be displayed. You can adjust the settings.
Content Advisor Settings
You turn Content Advisor on, and view the
settings, by setting up a password..
View and adjust the ratings settings in four
areas: language, nudity, sex, and violence.
Adjust what types of content other people can
view with or without your permission.
You can override content settings on a caseby-case basis.
View and change the ratings systems and
bureaus you use.
Content Advisor Cont’d
Content Advisor is set to the most
conservative (least likely to offend) settings
when you first enable it. You can adjust these
settings to match your own preferences.
Not all Internet content is rated. If you choose
to allow other people to view un-rated sites on
your computer, some of those sites could
contain inappropriate material.
Adjust Content Settings
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On the View menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Content tab.
In the Content Advisor area, click Settings.
Type the supervisor password for your computer.
Click the Ratings tab, click a category in the list,
and then adjust the slider to set the limits you want
to use.
 Repeat this process for each category you want to
adjust.
Restricted Content
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On the View menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Content tab.
In the Content Advisor area, click Settings.
Type the supervisor password for your
computer.
 Click the General tab, and then select the
following check box: Supervisor can type a
password to allow users to view restricted
content.
View Un-rated Content
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On the View menu, click Internet Options
Click the Content tab
In the Content Advisor area, click Settings
Type the supervisor password for your
computer
 Click the General tab, and then select the
following check box: Users can see sites
that have no rating.
Netscape
NetWatch allows you to select the types of sites
that can be viewed on your computer and
filters out those that you do not want. The
settings that control this are protected by a
password chosen by you so that nobody else
can change them. These settings can not be
seen by any web site that you visit.
Netwatch
Netwatch uses two independent PICS (Platform
for Internet Content Selection)-compliant
ratings systems called RSACi and SafeSurf.
Each of these uses a different method to
describe the levels of potentially offensive
content, and you can choose to use one or both
of these ratings systems in Netwatch. Web
publishers voluntarily rate their pages for
these systems.
ICRA Rating System
This filter has been developed to demonstrate a
transparent, freely available tool to enable
parents to control access to material they deem
inappropriate or potentially harmful to their
children and at the same time protect freedom
of expression.
ICRA Key Features
 Reading of ICRA labels;
 User's can block and allow lists (you can enter sites
or groups of sites you always want to block and
those you always want to allow);
 Templates - sets of rules for what to block or allow
based on ICRA labels (or their absence), block lists
and allow lists.
 Blocking of various online services including chat
rooms and e-mail;
 Multiple profiles - you can set different rules for
different members of your family.
SafeSurf Internet Rating Standard
The SafeSurf Rating Standard is a voluntary rating system
designed to protect children, as well as the first amendment
rights of their parents. It was developed with input from
thousands of parents and Net citizens, worldwide.
It's structure is different from other rating systems in several
ways. First, it is more detailed. Second, its goal is to
objectively describe both content and how that content is
presented. Third, it is the first system designed to allow those
who self-rate and those who evaluate to have enough
flexibility to reach an accord on a rating without
compromising SafeSurf's purpose of protecting the innocence
of children.
ESRBi Overview
Apart from Software Products the Entertainment Software
Rating Board ("ESRB") now rates online games and websites.
What is ESRBi?
The ESRBi is an arm of the Entertainment Software Rating
Board ("ESRB"). The ESRB is an independent board that has,
with the support of the interactive software industry,
developed a standardized rating system for all entertainment
software. The ESRB is the foremost rating board for all
interactive entertainment in the U.S. ESRB ratings appear on
the packages of more than 7,000 products sold in the United
States and Canada.
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Manuel Controls
You can override these controls
Allow no un-rated site to be visited
Allow certain sites to be visited
Not allow certain sites to be visited
Tools Software outside browser
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Tools filtering out sexually explicit content
Tools blocking hateful or intolerant content
Tools filtering violent content
Tools filtering crime
Tools that filter other categories of material
Tools that block outgoing content
Tools that monitor computer activity
 Also remember: No filtering or blocking system is fool-proof. Parents
will always need to remain involved in their child's online life. Kids will
always need to know what their families' rules are and how to stay safe.
Filtering Software
Enhances blocking capabilities
Use in addition to the rating service
Block sites that contain certain words
Get updates list like virus software
Allow only specific sites
We-Blocker
We-Blocker gives parents the opportunity
to monitor their children's Internet access
and provide them with age-appropriate
content, while filtering out sites that
contain adult material. In addition, WeBlocker lets parents help other parents
by sharing their requests for websites that
they want to see filtered. The "We" in
We-Blocker stands for our collective
community, made up of all We-Blocker
users. Working together, "We" CAN make
the Internet safe for everyone!
How to Use We-Blocker
Click on Download now
Following instructions on website for detail
instructions
You will need to register with them
Their master list of block sites include 35,000
sites that are blocked
When you stumble onto 35001 site you can
add it and it is shared with members
All Done !!!
Not at all
Spy software can be purchased and installed
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