Online safety push for children
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Primary schools and parents are to be given advice on how to help young children stay safe online.
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Spyware is rife and virus infection commonplace yet many home users reckon they are safe from online threats. An AOL/National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) Online Safety Study - conducted by technical experts
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John Reid says new measures to protect children online - including a parental alarm - are to be unveiled.
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In a Jan. 14 story about an agreement by MySpace to protect youngsters from online sexual predators, The Associated Press erroneously quoted Parry Aftab as saying that 20 percent of teens have met someone online whom they had never met in person. Aftab, executive director of Wiredsafety.org, a children's Internet safety group, estimates that 20 percent of teens have made contact with someone online and followed up with a face-to-face meeting.
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MORE than two-thirds of London parents have banned their children from internet chatrooms fearing they may be talking to paedophiles, a survey reveals today.   Nevertheless, according to a second poll, a huge number of children are putting themselves in danger with illicit online activity.
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Parents and child safety experts concerned about the online activities of teenagers have been nervous about a website called Stickam, which lets its 600,000 registered users, aged 14 and older, participate in live video chats using their Web cameras.
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Social network sites are being urged to do more to help young users report online abuse.
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A "safe, secure" virtual world which children can inhabit and interact with is being planned by the BBC.
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EU offers help for parents who are confused by the wide range of software that claims to make cyberspace safer for children.
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Australia's Labor government plans new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.
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A children's advocacy group launched the first-of-its-kind free online safety resource to help parents and educators protect youths from being exploited on the Internet.
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Secure USB tokens used to verify a child's age before allowing him to chat.
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By Marilyn Elias  Most parents don't believe in blind trust when it comes to making sure their children are using the Internet safely, a large national survey on media use suggested Tuesday.
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Reid: 'Bandwagon ho!' The fourth Safer Internet Day, today, will be marked with events worldwide aimed at raising awareness of online child protection issues.â¦
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OTTAWA (CP) - Law enforcement agencies from three continents have a new website aimed at deterring and preventing online exploitation of children.
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COPPA bracelet America's laws protecting children's privacy online are working just fine, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). But just to make sure, it will slap violators with bigger fines.â¦
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By Anne D'Innocenzio  As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.