Myspace's Parental Control Software: Not Enough For Internet Safety
In the name of Internet safety, and in the struggle to keep sex offenders and predators out of its site, Myspace will soon be offering free parental control software designed to allow parents to find out what name, age and location their children use to represent themselves.
Detailed by sanantonio.bizjournals.com, it looks like the software doesn't offer much else.
For instance, it won't allow parents "to read their children's e-mail or see their profile pages."
So how exactly will this keep sex offenders from approaching kids on the Internet?
Sure, it's important for parents to be aware of what their children do online; Internet safety experts have been telling us this for years. But, if parents can't see who their children are talking to, and what's being said, how helpful can it be? As we've all heard, Internet predators approach all kinds of kids, even the good, honest ones who don't lie to mom and dad. They sometimes pretend to be the same age as your child, or use other methods to get personal information, make sexual advances, and even find out where your child lives or goes to school.
This is why Awareness Tech's WebWatcher is the parental control software system of choice. It gives parents options, like website blocking, website recording, instant message recording, email recording, and more. It's also easy to install and easy to use.
Knowing whether or not your kid has been honest is certainly important for parents. But in terms of Internet safety, sex offenders, and everything else that's out there waiting for an unsuspecting child, it's much more important for parents to have a full picture of their child's Internet use.
Detailed by sanantonio.bizjournals.com, it looks like the software doesn't offer much else.
For instance, it won't allow parents "to read their children's e-mail or see their profile pages."
So how exactly will this keep sex offenders from approaching kids on the Internet?
Sure, it's important for parents to be aware of what their children do online; Internet safety experts have been telling us this for years. But, if parents can't see who their children are talking to, and what's being said, how helpful can it be? As we've all heard, Internet predators approach all kinds of kids, even the good, honest ones who don't lie to mom and dad. They sometimes pretend to be the same age as your child, or use other methods to get personal information, make sexual advances, and even find out where your child lives or goes to school.
This is why Awareness Tech's WebWatcher is the parental control software system of choice. It gives parents options, like website blocking, website recording, instant message recording, email recording, and more. It's also easy to install and easy to use.
Knowing whether or not your kid has been honest is certainly important for parents. But in terms of Internet safety, sex offenders, and everything else that's out there waiting for an unsuspecting child, it's much more important for parents to have a full picture of their child's Internet use.
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