The Awareness Advisor

At Pacific Daily News, the issue of cybersex is brought up by a man who wants to believe that by engaging in an online affair he isn't really cheating. But, as the article makes clear, a cheating spouse is just that, regardless of whether the affair takes place on or offline.

The issue of the cyber affair has exploded in the last 10 years, as Internet access makes it easier for would-be cheaters to find an outlet for their infidelity.

And some Internet experts believe that having Internet access can even lead faithful spouses astray, since many men and women spend more time with their computers than they do with their spouse.

Regardless, 1/3 of all divorce litigation today has been linked to cyber affairs, so a cheating spouse is still cheating, even if it's online.

Unfortunately, it's hard to know whether or not your spouse is having and online affair. Signs usually include sudden emotional or physical distance, spending long hours online, or being defensive about Internet use, but since the Internet is such a part of our daily lives it's hard to know when someone is crossing the line.

This is why computer monitoring software has become so popular these days. With computer monitoring software a suspicious spouse can know for sure what's really going on.

WebWatcher by Awareness Tech is one of the best computer monitoring software systems available today; it's easy to install, completely invisible while running, and it records every email, instant message, webpage, and more.

WebWatcher offers a complete picture of someone's Internet use, and makes it easier for suspicious spouses to know when something inappropriate is going on.

At Newszap.com, journalist Lorna Jablonski does a good job of summing up the social networking issues that parents today face when their kids log online. She uses Myspace as her example, mostly because it's the 3rd most popular site in this country, but the issues at hand apply everywhere, and prove yet again that parents can't rely on anyone but themselves when it comes to Internet safety.

There are two main issues when dealing with social networking sites: first, as it says in the article, there's no way to know how many sex offenders and predators are registered on these sites under fictitious names.

And next, even when personal information is labeled "private" by social networking sites, "kids have found ways to get around the rules."

And here is the problem that poses the greatest risk - the kids themselves.

No matter what parents want to think about their children, the plain truth is that many, many of them are meeting strangers online, and then later, meeting them face to face.

Which is why Internet safety must always start in the home, with quality parental control software. WebWatcher by Awareness Tech is the highest rated parental control software system available, and it's received those high marks because it allows parents to do everything they need to do to keep their kids safe online. WebWatcher is easy to use, easy to install, completely invisible, and records every keystroke that happens on your computer.

WebWatcher is the ultimate Internet safety tool for parents who want to know exactly what's going on when their child begins talking to a new online "friend."

With the prosecution of former Orange County judge Ronald Kline, parents are reminded that anyone could be a potential sex offender. For this reason, more than any other, every parent needs to invest in quality parental control software.

Kline's home computer was hacked by watchdog group, "Pedowatch," who then released more than 1500 pornographic photos of young boys to the authorities. Kline will serve 27 months of prison time, 3 years of strict probation, and will have to register as a sex offender.

He is also forbidden to use the Internet, based on the fact that the Internet is a veritable haven for Internet predators today. And, as Kline proves, there's no way to know who is abusing kids, online or in real-time. Lawyers, politicians, judges, teachers, firemen, high-ranking military personnel, and more have all been convicted as sex offenders.

This is why parents can trust no one, and every home computer ought to have parental control software installed. Good parental control software, like WebWatcher by Awareness Tech, allows parents the luxury of knowing exactly who is talking to their child online, and what they're saying or showing their kids. WebWatcher is easy to install, easy to use, invisible, and records every keystroke of the computer. This is why it's the highest rated parental control software system available today.

Like most offenders, Kline had also abused children who lived next door to him and in his immediate vicinity. With WebWatcher, parents can keep Internet predators from making the jump to real-life abusers.