Tech Tips

June 2007

Need To Know: Parents and MySpace Safety

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

MySpace defined MySpace is a website that teens and young adults frequently visit and post information about themselves and their friends on. Most teens say that they use MySpace only to keep in touch with their group of friends. However, when pressured, many teens admit to communicating with complete strangers through their MySpace page. On [...]

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Talking Safety with Your Child About MySpace

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

Some children are going to be more receptive about your desires to protect them than are others. Children may not fully understand that there is danger in giving someone your full name, for example or that meeting someone that you only know through online chatting is unsafe. Predators are becoming more skilled at identifying and [...]

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Keeping Your Child Safe From Predators on MySpace

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

Sadly, our children are faced with many dangers that simply did not exist when we were younger. The Internet is a wonderful tool that adds convenience, information and recreation for many people, however, with the good there is an amount of bad. Personal identity theft, inappropriate Internet conversations and even meeting someone that you only [...]

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Checking Your Child’s MySpace Profile and Contacts

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

As a parent you have a right to be concerned about the things that your child may be subjected to through simply using the Internet. In just the last decade a whole new type of predator has emerged. Predators who seek to take advantage of Internet users are becoming more cunning and experienced. These predators [...]

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What Teachers Need to Know About Internet Safety

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

There are three important areas that teachers need to consider when using the Internet and teaching children to use the Internet. It is important that teachers know how to protect the computer from viruses and spyware while using the Internet. It is also important that teachers are aware of privacy issues related to the Internet [...]

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What is Spyware and Why Do You Need It?

by Barbara J. Feldman June 29, 2007

Spyware is software that tracks computer use. This technology can be used intentionally or unintentionally and it can be used for good or for bad. Most notably it is used for bad, in which case it is sometimes called “malware”. However, this title has not really caught on and “spyware”, even if the user agrees [...]

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