Back to School Internet Safety Tips

It's that time again!! Kids are heading back to school next week, so check out these tips, courtesy of Kiwi Commons and Kiwi Seminars, that will you keep your kids safe and smart online. 1.  Encourage an open dialogue with your child to keep up with their online...

Internet Safety Nerds Introduce Online Pedophile Radar

An American company has developed software that can intelligently analyze online conversations to detect pedophiles and determine the potential danger of the conversation. Law enforcement officials estimate at least 50,000 pedophiles scouring the internet at any given moment....

The Web world - do you know what your children are doing?

A study by Web world security giant, Symantec, indicates that our children are spending a lot more time on the internet than most parents believe, begging the question, 'do you know what your children are doing?' The...

90,000 MySpace Sex Offenders Headed for Facebook? Does it Matter?

MySpace made headlines yesterday when it expelled 90,000 registered sex offenders from its service in a PR move designed to make the social networking site look safer.  It is not the first time MySpace has...

Its Halloween! Spooks, Specters and Spyware!

It was late, I had put off going to the Software Convention till the last minute. I just had to watch my favorite show on TV, "S-Files".  Its that episode where the Computer Salespeople all turn into Pod People and ,,,,well never mind. Its really scary!  So I'm...

Do Spiders Live on the Internet?

Though my children have not asked this question yet, they do come from a family that takes an interest in technology and, more specifically, the Internet. Their use of computers both at home and in school is increasing, and their interest in topics expanding. We often find...

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