Cybersafety Hard to Learn for Parents
In response to the dangers posed by social networking sites like myspace and xanga, many parents are struggling to learn the very basics of cyberspace.
Meanwhile their kids feel right at home on the internet.
This poses several safety hazards.
Take for example the internet safety seminar detailed in themurchannel.com. The seminar makes the basic suggestions about kids and the Internet that make sense to us all:
But, what's the number one suggestion? Don't just rely on firewalls and simple blocking software.
This is because many kids can shut many of these products off with little difficulty. (And, they'll probably turn it back on before Mom or Dad can figure out what IM stands for.)
So what to do? Awareness Tech suggests WebWatcher. It's easy to install, easy to use, invisible parental control software. With WebWatcher you can know exactly what sites your kid has been to and when. It even records instant messaging (IM, mom and dad), so you can see who is talking to your kid online.
And unlike some competing products, we've taken steps to help make it harder for kids to find out if it's running. First, it runs in the background invisibly, second it starts automatically--even after multiple reboots, and third because it runs hidden from view, it's much more difficult to just disable than competing software.
It's simple, it's effective, and it's something parents can use to protect their kids when they're out there in the cyberworld.
Meanwhile their kids feel right at home on the internet.
This poses several safety hazards.
Take for example the internet safety seminar detailed in themurchannel.com. The seminar makes the basic suggestions about kids and the Internet that make sense to us all:
watch for secretive or obsessive behavior when they're using the computer talk to your kids--especially about the Internet don't let them be online alone.
But, what's the number one suggestion? Don't just rely on firewalls and simple blocking software.
This is because many kids can shut many of these products off with little difficulty. (And, they'll probably turn it back on before Mom or Dad can figure out what IM stands for.)
So what to do? Awareness Tech suggests WebWatcher. It's easy to install, easy to use, invisible parental control software. With WebWatcher you can know exactly what sites your kid has been to and when. It even records instant messaging (IM, mom and dad), so you can see who is talking to your kid online.
And unlike some competing products, we've taken steps to help make it harder for kids to find out if it's running. First, it runs in the background invisibly, second it starts automatically--even after multiple reboots, and third because it runs hidden from view, it's much more difficult to just disable than competing software.
It's simple, it's effective, and it's something parents can use to protect their kids when they're out there in the cyberworld.
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