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Internet Safety for Kids and Teens

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Information and software solutions that will help protect children while they navigate through the World Wide Web. Mostly for Windows users, since they are at most risk.

• Internet Safety Tips for Parents - 20 things parents can do to protect themselves and their families while online. [PDF File] From webwisekids.org
• Internet Safety Tips for Kids - 8 important things kids can do to protect themselves and their friends while online. [PDF File]From webwisekids.org
• Current Internet Facts - Useful facts and information about current trends and behavious of kids when they're online. [PDF File]From webwisekids.org
• Internet Safety Plan - A list of guidelines for parents to share with their kids. [PDF File]From webwisekids.org
• How to Check your Computer's History - The history provides a list of the websites that have been viewed from your computer. We recommend that parents review their computer's history to stay informed of the places their children visit online. [PDF File]From webwisekids.org

Safe Netting Sites

• WiredKids, Online Safety For Kids and Teens - A variety of online safety information, as well as online & offline projects involving organizations like Disney. Aimed at both adults and children.
• SafeChildNet - Provides an approach to online filtering/blocking. The software utilizes online analysis, computational linguistics and diligent research to filter/block undesirable material on the Internet.
• CyberPatrol - Filtering software for Windows PCs. It protects children online by filtering and blocking access to objectionable Internet sites that parents deem inappropriate.
• CyberSitter - Internet filtering solution that protects children from objectionable content on the Internet.
• Child Safety on the Information Highway - Put out by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, this document outlines how parents can best protect their children while still allowing them use of the Internet.
• Child Safety-Net - Promotes "Child Safety-Net" book. Site also has newsletter backissues and links, relating to protection of children online.
• Childoscope - Organisation promoting integrated European policies on missing and sexually exploited children. An initiative of "Child Focus" (Belgium).
• Anti-Porn - Pornography filter software to protect children from inappropriate Web sites.
• Censor cop - Internet filtering and web blocking software.
• ContentProtect - ContentWatch provides software to protect from objectionable content on the Internet.
• CyberOptimizer - A program that optimizes Internet connection parameters and blocks unwanted sites. Updateable lists of sites are included. Choose to block adult or advertising sites.
• Enologic - Software web filtering solution incorporating image analysis of accessed sites before delivery to the browser.
• Filterguide.com - Filterguide rates software to protect users from objectionable content on the Internet including spam and popup ads.
• Guardian Monitor 8 - Records all IMs (sent and received); all emails that are opened (sent and received); all chats (both sent and received); Captures peer-to-peer downloads i.e. Kazaa
• Kidsnet - Software allows configurable access to hand selected child-safe internet sites. Restricts access to internet content, E-mail, chat rooms and instant messaging.
• Opera's Kiosk Mode - How to use the URL filtering features of Opera 6 and up.
• Security Software - Cyber Sentinel and Predator Guard are programs that monitor, filter and block pornography, sexually explicit and predatory computer traffic in the internet, e-mail, instant messaging, chat, attachments and any Windows application.
• SurfKazoo - Monitor and filter what your children view online, set time restrictions, record/block online chats, and monitor e-mail use. Features an online administration system.
• Wincerber - Internet filter for parental control, educational institutions, cybercafes, and business.
• Inhope - Internet Hotline Providers - Providing contact details and resources for reporting online child abuse in many countries around the world.
• Be Safe Online - Internet Safety advice for parents, teachers and responsible adults. Encourages child safety through careful online behaviour.
• Be Web Aware - Tutorial and tips for parents on the benefits and risks of being on the Internet.
• BytesCanada - Informational site with articles on internet safety, online pornography, child exploitation and miscellaneous related topics.
• Child Safety FAQ - Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about child safety on the internet.
• Children Online - Offers a variety of presentations and programs for schools, students and parents, on subjects such as online safety issues and solutions, and online harassment. Also offers short safety video excerpts for download.
• Children's Internet Protection Act - A bill (S.97) before the US Congress (19 January 1999) to require schools to introduce filtering software for school computers.
• Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) FAQ - Crucial legal, technical, and strategic information about the Children's Internet Protection Act.
• Children's Safe Internet - Protected internet software for all ages, comprising controlled access browser, safe search engine and game -styled interface. Monthly fee based.
• ChildSafetyExperts - Articles and recommended reading about online safety topics.
• CleanMyMailbox - Service providing web-based parental control of the email coming into children's mailboxes.
• Content Purity - Free online tool designed to check computer for objectionable content.
• COPA Commission - Information and resources about the Child Online Protection Act.
• CyberAngels - Comprehensive resource focusing on Safety matters. Offers guidance for parents, and provides information and solutions to common internet safety issues.
• CyberCop Guide - A downloadable ebook about Internet child saftey. Written by a police detective, it teaches parents to protect their children from becoming a victim, or from victimizing others while on the Internet.
• Family Guardian - Provides filtered web access. Client is installed on the user's computer and all traffic is redirected through the FamGuard servers, content is analyzed and filtered or blocked before delivery.
• Family Internet - Resources and tips to keep your family safe. From About.com.
• FreedomISP Foundation - Child advocacy organization, initiating education programs for parents.
• GetNetWise.org - A public service brought by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help insure that families have safe, constructive, educational and entertaining online experiences.
• IM-Age - Software for monitoring children's instant messaging usage on services such as Yahoo, AOL and MSN.
• InSafe - Frozen site of the European Union's The Safer Internet Exchange project. News, press releases and links concerning Internet safety.
• Inspect Your Gadgets - Workshops, Seminars and Speeches designed to raise the awareness of the dangers to children and families of the Internet and emerging technologies and provide practical home strategies for parents.
• Internet Filters.net - A list of internet filtering products and comparison data for parents and teachers.
• Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet - Companion site to the book 'Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet'. Easy-to-understand guide shows parents how to protect their kids from pedophiles, pornography, pop-ups, viruses and spyware.
• Kid Innovation - Razzul is a kid-friendly browser, offering access to pre-approved sites and spam-free email. Parents can also review their child's internet usage and communications.
• Kid Safe Mail - Child safe email experience without spam, pornography or viruses.
• Kid Smart - Practical online safety advice for teachers and parents, with lesson plans, online activities and resources.
• KidDefense.org - Police officers providing online safety information for children and parents. Includes details of baiting techniques used by online predators.
• KidMail - Filtered email service, offering graphical mail tools for youngsters. Parents have control over incoming messages, mail from unknown senders can be quarantined.
• KidRocket - Kid-safe web browser works by limiting access to just a small collection of hand-picked educational and fun sites. Simple but effective, offered as freeware.
• KidSplorer - Web browser protecting kids by only allowing access to pre-approved sites, offers additional parental control such as scheduled access times.
• Kidz Privacy - Educates kids, parents, and businesses about the privacy rights of children online. Site provided by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
• KIKS - Keeping Internet Kids Safe - A small collection of articles about online safety topics, as well as some links, and newsletter archives.
• KinderMail - Software solution to protect your child from unsolicited, offensive email.
• The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids - An introduction to the internet with an emphasis on child safety.
• Max - Provides a service to filter a range of online activities including web, chat, email, instant messaging and file-sharing.
• Msqf WebGuardian - Internet chatroom monitoring software, helps to protect your children when chatting with Yahoo, MSN, AOL, ICQ and mIRC.
• Net Family News - A weekly electronic news service to inform and educate parents, families and caregivers of children who spend time online.
• NetAlert - NetAlert's objective is to promote a safer Internet experience, particularly for young people and their families. An independent community advisory body established in late 1999 by the Australian government.
• NetIDme - Online real time personal identification system for use within chat clients or internet chat rooms to protect the identities of children on the internet.
• NetProtector - Hardware solution designed to prevent modem access to the internet when parental supervision is not possible, by means of a key-lockable switch.
• NetSafeKids - Companion site of The National Academies report, "Youth, Pornography, and the Internet".
• NetSmartz - Educational resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Discusses various internet safety topics.
• Operation SafetyNet - The Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force provides information to help protect families from the dangers of Internet child sexual exploitation.
• The Police Notebook - A law enforcement site promoting safety and crime prevention for kids.
• Prevent Kids From Using the Computer at Night - Overview of methods & recommendations for preventing kids from using the computer at night unsupervised.
• ProtectKids.com - Substantial resource related to making the internet a safer place for children. Contains information, reports, articles, and useful links.
• ProtectKids.org - Provides cases, statistics, and solutions dealing with dangers to children on the Internet.
• PsychPage Family Resources - Links to several software products aimed at protecting children online, and blocking objectionable web sites. Includes a few links to larger related sites.
• Safe Surfin' Central - Site dedicated to educating children of all ages and parents in the processes of safe Internet usage.
• Safe Zone Kids - A parent-controlled Internet browser and suite of applications including email and chat. Provides a secure educational environment for children to navigate the Internet.
• SafeKids - Contains information about the dangers of children using the internet. Rules, advice, and tips relating to child security and the web.
• Safe2Read Supervised Children's Email - A parent controlled, supervised kids email service for younger children. Childrens email can be sent using webmail or an email client and parents can manage the supervision from their regular email address or the web.
• Saferinternet - European project aiming to promote safer use of the internet, including resources and activities for parents and kids in a variety of European languages.
• SaferNet Roadshow - Aims to provide awareness and education through community events in the UK and Europe.
• SafeTeens.Com - A guide to teen safety on the Internet.
• Snitch - Parental control software that uses smart algorithms to detect and remove obscene images, movies, and inappropriate internet activity.
• SoftEyes - Monitor and limit computer use by a schedule. See everything, web, e-mail, chat, and instant messages both on and off the Internet.
• Sofweb - Advice for schools on child safety on the internet, and acceptable use policies.
• SurfBuddies - Child Safe internet access product designed with total child internet safety in mind.
• Surfing Safely for Children - Page of hints and tips concerning safe internet usage for children, including pointers for parents.
• Technology Inventory - Teaches parents what tools are available for choosing and filtering online content for their children.
• Web Wise Kids - Teaching children how to make their online experience safe, using an educational CD-Rom game.
• Wise Kids - Works with communities, libraries, youth organisations, local education authorities, schools and businesses throughout Wales and elsewhere, to raise awareness of positive and safe Internet use.
• ZKid Network - Offers integrated web suite for children including web browser, talking email and talking chat. Limits browsing access to known "kid safe" sites.
• ZooBuh - Email service for families, with a range of parental control features.
• Parenthood Web - Child Safety on the Information Superhighway (April 19, 1999)
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