Online safety resources for parents
July 22, 2008 by admin
Social networking sites like MySpace abound in cyberspace. They’re hugely popular with teens, who swap way too much personal information. That’s why parents need to get involved.
The Wired Safety site is filled with tips for parents and information about fighting online threats.
Blog Safety offers a very handy guide to the lingo and secret acronymns and code phrase kids use to fool nosy parents.
Then there are the secret surveillance tools like Keystroke Recorder, a $29 application that creates a file of everything done on a computer so parents can monitor their kids activity.
Even more powerful is $100 program called Spector Pro that takes a snapshot of Web sites or pictures or anything that appears on your child’s screens for you to review.
Finally, when you’re at work and the kids are home at the PC alone, another $100 program called eBlaster will instantly email you an exact copy of everything your child does online… all the e-mail, all the instant messages, who they are talking to.
Here’s another parental tip: Learn leet speak. Need help? Try this translator to see how it works.
Filtering is a great tool, but it’s not the only kind of software out there. Have you ever heard of accountability software? Accountability software is specifically for adults who want to guard where they go online without any blocking or filtering. Combined with filtering, it’s a great Internet safety solution for the whole family. If you want more info about it check out my post “Is Filtering All There Is?” - http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/06/12/is-filtering-all-there-is-introducing-accountability-software/
Also, check out - http://www.blog.cantufind.com/2008/06/24/covenant-eyes/