Tag Archive for ‘internet safety for kids’
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Starting this summer, there will be new rules in place designed to protect child privacy. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is behind the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) – the law that requires web sites to get parents’ permission before collecting personal data about children under the age of 13. New updates are currently [...]
February 5th is “Safer Internet Day”
SafetyWeb applauds efforts to make the internet a safer place for kids and teenagers. That’s why we thought it was important to highlight “Safer Internet Day (SID) 2013.” It’s celebrated each February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. In [...]
A Child’s Blog: How to Keep It Safe and Fun
According to WiredSafety.org, over 6 million children write blogs. Even some top online news organizations have kid and teen contributors tackling subjects from national politics to consumer product reviews. While blogging can provide a lot of benefits to kids, including improved writing, communication and social skills, there are also risks to consider. If your child or [...]
Online Safety This Summer
Spring is here and before you know it summer will be upon us. For parents, that means keeping kids busy during their long break from school. Though summer activities abound, chances are that children will have a lot of opportunity to spend time online without adult supervision. Now’s the time to put a game plan [...]
Privacy: 8 New Year’s Resolutions for Protecting Your Privacy Online
Happy New Year! With 2011 off to a great start, we thought now would be the perfect time for a refresher course about basic online privacy protection. In fact, this would serve as a wonderful opportunity for parents to sit down with their children to review how we can all stay safe online. To jumpstart [...]
Cyberbullying: California Takes Aim at Cyberbullies with New Law
Remember the days of prank calling? …like that time you and your friends pretended to be somebody you didn’t like in school so you could order 10 pizza pies delivered to their home? Or what about that time your dad impersonated a police officer when he called the girl who was bullying you to scare [...]
Could Wikileaks Postings Jeopardize Your Child’s Future?
The news about Wikileaks and the potential threat to our national security is making headlines throughout the world. If you haven’t yet had a conversation with your child about Wikileaks, but you believe he or she is talking about it with friends or at school, it may be prudent to have a conversation about social [...]
Is Your Tween Sneaking Onto Facebook?
Today’s guest post comes from Staci Perkins, a tech-savvy mom of two social media-using teenage boys, a tween girl who’s constantly connected to her cell phone, and a fourth grade boy who is just venturing out to (cyber) space. About a year ago, my then 10-year-old daughter wanted to get her own Facebook account. All [...]
Please, Just Tell Me What To Do!
Today’s guest blogger is Hemanshu ‘Hemu’ Nigam, an advisor on SafetyWeb’s Product Advisory Council and the host of SafetyWeb’s Blog Talk Radio Show. Hemu is the founder of SSP Blue and an expert in online safety and security who has led security efforts at Microsoft and News Corporation and was the former Chief Security Officer [...]
Raising Responsible Digital Citizens: Everyone’s Call to Action
This week in Washington, D.C. hundreds of people are gathering at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium to attend the Family Online Safety Institute’s annual conference on Internet Freedom, Safety & Citizenship. A Global Call to Action. FOSI describes the conference as an international gathering of “policymakers, Internet Industry leaders, educators, legislators, law enforcement, Internet safety [...]
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