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System Gate |
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Block unwanted programs Instantly.
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Ez Content Control |
Block Website Urls and Programs Instantly.
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EZ OFF™ PC Timer |
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Parental control software to Auto Shutdown, Reboot, Log Off,
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EZ PC Remote |
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Controls any PC in your home or office network. Remotely Schedule Automatic
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EZ Internet Timer |
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Family Internet Filter Timer. Schedule when to stop all on-line activity and disable
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In January, police arrested a 21-year-old man whom they accused of raping a 14-year-old
girl he met on MySpace. Another man was arrested for finding the work address of
a 16-year-old girl on MySpace and sexually assaulting her in the parking lot of
her work. Clearly, to protect our children online, we must be very aware and very
careful about MySpace.
So what is MySpace? It is a social networking website which allows members to post
information about themselves - blogs, photos, personal profiles, and pretty much
anything else they want to post. Users can then browse the database of members and
add other people to their list of friends, receiving notification when their friends
post new content.
For anyone knowledgeable about online safety, this should set
off some warning flags. There is nothing stopping children from posting contact
information such as phone numbers and e-mail addresses which can then be used by
child predators to get to those children.
So how
do we protect our children? Banning them from MySpace would likely be socially
crippling to an early teen, since in many places the site will be used by a majority
of a child’s peers. Really, the best protection is to watch their MySpace page and
insist that your children remove unacceptable material.
Also, MySpace provides a list of its own advice. The tips include a reminder that
information posted is available to the public, a warning not to post things that
may embarrass you later, and a warning not to pose as someone older or younger.
As parents, we should educate our children on these rules and make sure our children
are not violating them on their MySpace pages.
MySpace can be a great way to meet people and keep in contact with friends. If we exercise some common sense and safety techniques, we can get the most out of this
technology.
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