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have a look here http://www.o2.co.uk/thinkbig/people/childprotection and http://www.o2.co.uk/parents
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have a look here http://www.o2.co.uk/thinkbig/people/childprotection and http://www.o2.co.uk/parents
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I really like this idea. Nicely done New2Smartphones 
It would be great if anyone has a any more tips or other articles that could potentially be added to the pages linked above (thanks Adam)
It's a shame that it is such a prevalent issue these days. Do you think it is over or under played?
It would be interesting to see if the crime figures elicited from online communication reflect the increase in awareness.
It would be great if anyone has a any more tips or other articles that could potentially be added to the pages linked above (thanks Adam)
It's a shame that it is such a prevalent issue these days. Do you think it is over or under played?
It would be interesting to see if the crime figures elicited from online communication reflect the increase in awareness.
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Interesting idea:)
Unfortunately children seem to be much more tech savy than the older generations. So a topic like this could go a long way to helping create a more secure environment for parents letting their children online.
I'd be willing to participate:)
Unfortunately children seem to be much more tech savy than the older generations. So a topic like this could go a long way to helping create a more secure environment for parents letting their children online.
I'd be willing to participate:)
@Liquid wrote:
Interesting idea:)
Unfortunately children seem to be much more tech savy than the older generations. So a topic like this could go a long way to helping create a more secure environment for parents letting their children online.
I'd be willing to participate:)
I remember when I was in school and it was easy to do what you wanted on the computer and cover your tracks from your parents!
The only real edge parents have with their children's contracts is that they have access to see the bill! 
But yeah, this thread seems like a good idea. Concerned parents could ask for advice on specific issues that could be worrying them.
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Haha yes I used to love how unsecured school computers were:) they would try everything possible to lock us out of websites. However my school stupidly didn't prevent us from downloading alternative browsers which were not locked by filtering software:D.
Also not locking dos prompt was an abysmal fail haha. Spent more time in ICT lessons working out how to get around things and still walked out with an A:)
Also not locking dos prompt was an abysmal fail haha. Spent more time in ICT lessons working out how to get around things and still walked out with an A:)
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Any responsible parent would rightly be worried about this and anything that helps to ensure our youngsters are safe would be very worthwhile. There are so many hidden dangers so protection is of paramount importance. There are also many of the older generation still coming to terms with the internet and many of them should also be aware of the safeguards needed to protect themselves.
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Start this off with a selection of free easy to use parental control software.
K9 parental guardian
my favourite one incredibally simple interface available for both;
mac;
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/12/k9-web-protection-40296/2451/
and windows;
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/12/k9-web-protection-40296/2450/
OpenDNS
this one is great so simple to use and very difficult to bypass;
https://store.opendns.com/get/home-free
Easily the best choice you can select specific addresses to block different levels of filtering. Best of all because it works at the base level it works for any device connected to your home network.
Norton
Or if you only trust the big name brands then norton has its own version.
i find it not as easy to use and does come with pop ups asking you to upgrade to their full Internet security suit.
https://account.norton.com/sso/register?
detectAgent=1&noemail=1&service=https://onlinefamily.norton.com/familysafety/casRegister.fs&locale=en&parent=https%3A//onlinefamily....
these two program's provide a good basis for blocking specific content access. It will stop a fair amount of children in their tracks in the course for unsavoury content.
theres much more that can be done but it all depends on technical levels.
main one I can think of is giving your child their own username with limited privileges. While password protecting both yours and the administrator accounts.
