Internet Safety

The Facebook Stalker Experiment - Join the Debate
People Are Too Trusting, And Therefore Easily Accept A Facebook Stalker As A Friend
Ever wonder if that person asking to be your friend is truly a friend? Are people really trusting? In an effort to determine just how trusting people are, my friend conducted what we will call the Facebook Stalker Experiment. Under a fake name, fake photo and not more than 5 minutes per day the Facebook Stalker Experiment was able to obtain 104 friends for a fake persona in less than 4 weeks. The account was unused otherwise. How about you, are you cautious, or might you let in strangers? ...

Safe websites for kids to visit
The Internet is a great place for kids
Children are smarter than we give them credit for. They are tuned into the Internet in ways we could not have imagined when we were small. The Internet is populated with great sites for kids. There are fun activities, homework help and other projects on the Internet that all kids can enjoy. Some of them are projects that get the kids out of the house and away from the computer. We have a 9-yr-old child and constantly monitor the sites he visits. This lens was created for him. It will not sto...

How to Block WebSites
This article discusses several ways to block access to web sites. The free site-blocking methods described below are relatively easy to implement and work very well. Contrary to what you might think, you do not need expensive or complicated software to protect your children from exposure to web sites not suitable for kids. You may also be surprised at how simple it is to protect your family's computers from inadvertently accessing malicious sites (phishing, malware etc.) My approach is tha...