A GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY

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A GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY

• How can we help our children to use the Internet
  in a safer way?

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Benefits of the Internet

• You can share a wide range of information and
  opinions
• You can communicate with people from different
  cultures
• You have no limits of time or location

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New Opportunities

• Education
• Take an online course, access help with homework
• Leisure
• Play games, enjoy hobbies, visit museums, learn
  about other cultures

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New Opportunities

• Economy
• Shopping at a supermarket, order books, records,
  travel tickets, participate in online auctions
• Social life
• Make new friends, socialize with people with
  similar interests

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Internet The Risks

• Viruses
• Unsolicited e-mail (SPAM SCAM)
• Inappropriate material
• pornography, pedophiles, propaganda
• Loss of privacy
• Financial risks

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Contact risks

• Internet allows contacts with strangers
• In the online world, as in the offline world, you
  can find reliable and unreliable people
• Someone can surf anonymously
• So we cannot find out his/her real name, sex,
• age, job

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Contact risks continues

• Therefore the Internet is an ideal place for
  paedophiles and other predators
• There are several contact areas
• Chats, newsgroups, instant messaging, email, web
  pages, BLOGS

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Content Risks

• Illicit material
• Child pornography, racism, fraud,
• illegal drugs, support of terrorism
• Harmful material
• Pornography for adults, violence, adult
• language, promoting the use of arms,
• extremist groups, cults

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Content Risks continues

• Other content-related risks
• Misleading or false information, source or
  privacy policy not available, intentional flaming

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E-Commerce Risks

• Minors are easily influenced
• Children like buying on the Internet

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E-Commerce - Shopping Online

• Maladies and risks when shopping online
• Subliminal advertising appealing to children
• Commercial pressures to buy easily
• Misleading advertising and ambiguous terms
• Companies may convey your personal information to
  third parties
• Possible limitations and difficulties applying
  consumer protection policies to online purchases
• Children buying without their parents permission

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So, it is risky to

• give out personal information
• establish relationships
• agree to suggestion to meet someone
• face to face
• get into arguments flaming

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WHY IS IT A RISK?

• because you may become a victim of ..

• Offending
• Provoking
• Stalking

• Threatening
• Harassing
• Sexual abusing

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WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS?

• Raising awareness by educating students
• Control tools
• Content rating
• Hotlines for reporting
• Legislation
• Age control systems

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CONTROL TOOLS

• Technical solutions, for example filtering
  software, are not 100 foolproof
• When applying control tools, the school/parents
  must also consider the concept of freedom of
  speech

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FILTERS

• Most popular control tools
• Restrict access to sites with illegal and
  harmful content
• Filters can be enabled from different places
• From a users computer
• From the Internet Service Providers server

Not 100 foolproof
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Other control tools

• We can control and preset the time and length of
  the visit
• We can monitor which websites children visit
• We can block access to certain sites and
  services, for example chat rooms

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Control tools continues

• We can block the edition or reception of certain
  information personal information, publicity
• We can use special browsers for children

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SAFETY TIPS DONT

• Never reveal your personal details
• Never fill in online registration forms without
  an adults permission
• Never open messages from unknown people
• Never meet someone youve encountered online,
  without the permission or supervision of an adult

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SAFETY TIPS DOES

• Talk about and introduce new online friends to an
  adult
• Leave a chat room immediately if you are made to
  feel uncomfortable.
• Tell an adult about unpleasant experiences,
  immediately

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SAFETY TIPS

• Make yourself familiar with
• Your schools Acceptable Use Policy
• Your schools Rules for Safe and Acceptable Use
  of the Internet
• Discuss with your students .
• The rules for Safe and Acceptable use of the
  Internet
• The consequences of deliberate violation of these
  rules

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SAFETY TIPS

• When faced with a problem, react immediately
• For example, talk with the student
• Contact appropriate staff in school, in order to
  
• Report child pornography to a hotline
• Prevent similar incidents in the future

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SAFETY TIPS

• Teach your students how to use the Internet in a
  responsible manner
• How to distinguish between recommendable and
  harmful content
• How to use the computer positively and avoid
  harming anyone
• How to avoid possible risks themselves

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Hotline contact
The National Center for Victims of Crime This is
a nonprofit organization advocating for all
victims of crime. They educate child victims
about their rights and the recent provisions that
have been established to protect them. Their
toll-free number acts as a referral service for
children who have been exploited. Address 2000
M Street, NW, Suite 480
Washington, DC 20036-3307 Telephone
202-467-8700
1-800-FYI-CALL URL www.ncvc.org
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KEEP THEM SAFE!