The massive growth of the internet, which now has one billion users worldwide, has created new hazards for computer users in the home. Children now use their computers for homework and leisure activities more than they use the radio, books or magazines. But the growth in popularity of email, chat rooms and the social network poses a threat to the 100 million children worldwide who have access to the internet.
The use of the internet by paedophiles to prey on youngsters was highlighted by British judge Lord Reed – when he jailed a man to 10 years for serious sexual assaults on two girls he met via the internet. He said: “Young people using teenage chat rooms need to be aware that they are targeted by older men who are predatory and manipulative.” BBC news reported in 2007 that children in Britain as young as eight were found to have performed indecent acts after visiting pornographic websites.
Are you sure that your child is surfing safely on the internet and doing their homework rather than accessing inappropriate adult sites?
To be safe you need to use computer monitoring software designed for online child safety with internet monitoring software which blocks access to all adult sites. Its screen capture facility will also take a snapshot of images your child has viewed on the computer screen. Monitoring your child’s chat room and email activity is easy if you use keylogger software. A family keylogger records all keystrokes made on a computer – so you can see every message sent and every password used by your child. But there are other potential hazard for a child using the internet.
Internet Bullying Casey Knibbs, aged 13, hanged himself at his home in Birmingham after being bullied over the internet by pupils from his school. Social Network Sites A girls’ school in Kent banned its pupils from using the teen site Bebo after they posted photos of themselves which the head teacher said could be "soft pornography in the hands of the wrong person". Homework Cheating The Times Higher Education Supplement reported that one in six pupils admitted copying essays from the internet – which could get them expelled from school or college and stripped of their qualifications.
All these problems can be conquered with spy software home version (also known as parental control software) which is an easy-to-use internet monitoring software and family keylogger package for the ultimate in computer control and peace of mind.
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