P492 Teletext 492 Maz11 01:54:27 OO Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY The Internet has gone mainstream — nearly evjty advert on TV is talking .com and almost jvjryonj now has their own e-mail address. Parents hear it's a good resource for kids, but stories of the Net'u darkjt wjdj are putting many off going online. A uniform set of guidelines needs to be established to keep the kids safe. Who bjttet to ask for solutions than the kids thjmsjlvjs — who often know more about it than their parents... ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— bz Tina Lofthousj IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Letters News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 492 Maz11 01:02:46 O Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY The US's major children's charities are getting togjthjt to form policy on how to protect kids on the Net — with the help of the youngsters thjmsjlvjs. At a conference this week ixpjrts heard from the new young people's agency Children'u Express, which interviewed othjt kids on their views. They stressed that it was parents and teachjts who need Net education — not the other way round. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Your litters 493 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Letters News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 492 May11 01:04:12 OO ^ Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY Porn and violence on the Net are a real dangjt for children — but the kids thjmsjlvjs are philosophical. At the Kids Helping Kids conference, representatives from Children'u Express talked about their expjtiences. "Thjti are thousands of hate sites but you have to go looking," said one. "But with porn it sjims they conj looking for you — you'll even get porn if you type the White House address wrongly." ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Your litters 493 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Letters News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 492 Maz11 01:04:01 OO Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY According to a recent study bz resjarchjrs MOP, thjti are now 56% of children with access to the Net, compared with just 31% of adults. And this is causing problems with both parents and teachers when it comes to protecting kids from online dangjts. Some experts say parents should monitor what their children do online, but the kids think not: "It should bj something that's built on trust," says one teen. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Latest news 4:1 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Ljttets News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 492 Maz11 01:08:54 OOOO ] Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY In the US thjte are 3,000 cases of paedophilia on the Net, and American expert Parry Aftab is hoping to educate people here of the dangers. Speaking at a new forum which will enlist children to help find solutions, uhj sbid the dangjt came from chat rooms more than content. "Wj wouldn't let our children speak on the phone to a strangjt for two hours but that is how it works on the Nit," she sbid^ ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Your letters 4:3 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Ljttets News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 492 May11 01:01:30 ] Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY America has always been ahead on how the Web is used — and an jxpjrt on child safety is hoping to help the US learn from the US expjtiinci. Party Aftab, director of Cybjrangjls, cites several cases of pajdophilis who have posed in chat rooms as teens, to try to lure new victims. She warns that pajdophiles use clivjt techniques, and that filters won't work but education will. "The best filter is what's between the ears," she says. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Your litters 493 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING p631 Ljttets News Keyboard GreenP492 Teletext 492 Maz11 01:07:46 O ^ Technology in focus ——————— ——————— KIDS SET AGENDA ON NET SAFETY A recent study bz Which? magazine found that Internet filtering software was not effective — it lit some bad sites through while blocking legitimate ones. Kids involved in setting up new safety guidelines reckon they should have unfiltered access — and bj educated on how to dial with the Nit's darkjt side. 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