Important sites for Parents on Internet Privacy
with regards to Your Children!
Federal Trade
Commission - links to reports on children's privacy and Internet
privacy in general, what they're doing, and what you can do to protect
your privacy.
Kidz
Privacy - learn about the privacy laws passed by the Federal Trade
Commission to protect kids on the Internet. There are sections for
kids, parents, and the media.
Kids
Health
Advocacy
Groups for Protecting Children Online!
Americans for Computer
Privacy - working to ensure that the privacy of all Americans'
confidential files and communications is preserved and protected in
the information age.
Center for Democracy &
Technology - contains headlines about privacy policies, ways to
protect your privacy online, a discussion on children's privacy, and
more.
Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 - examine the text of this
law enacted by Congress in 1998 to secure the privacy of children
online by requiring organizations which collect information about
the children who visit their sites to do so only with verifiable
parental consent. It is hosted by the Center for Democracy and
Technology.
COPA Commission -
congressionally appointed panel mandated by the Child Online
Protection Act. Read about their meetings and hearings and see
online versions of their research papers.
Electronic Privacy Information
Center - public interest research center established in 1994 to
focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to
protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
Privacy International -
human rights group that monitors privacy and surveillance issues
worldwide.
Privacy Page, The - provides
up-to-date electronic privacy news stories from around the Web, as
well as links to cryptography, encryption, and electronic privacy
information.
Information
from Net-Mom regarding internet policy, privacy and safety.
2. Start your engines. Become an Internet-savvy
parent!
Left the silicon dust by your far more skillful
progeny? Do something about it!!
Getting Started on the Internet
http://www.imaginarylandscape.com/helpweb/welcome.html
This great little guide gives you a bird's eye view of e-mail, finding
something on the Web, and the differences and similarities between
newsgroups and mailing list discussion groups. You'll also find a
section on Internet Concerns, which includes Internet safety, Internet
Fraud, Viruses, and advice on what to do about unsolicited commercial
e-mail, or SPAM.
Learn the Net: An Internet Guide and Tutorial
http://www.learnthenet.com/
Besides English, this beginner's guide is offered in German, Spanish,
French, and Italian. There's a wonderful tutorial on connecting to the
Internet, getting started with your Web browser, and making sure you
have a safe experience on the Net. Find sections on protecting your
privacy, buying things online (see Security), and safety tips. Check
out the Netiquette section for tips on finding your place in
cyberspace.
3. Get up to speed. Know how to use Internet
search tools!
The following two sites feature "kid-safe
search engines.
When you visit a Web site, how do you know that the
information on it is true? This page offers eight ways of evaluating Web
pages. Click through these tips and you'll know a lot about who's saying
what and whether or not to believe it!
The Internet isn’t everything in life; you need to
remember to experience actual reality. Attention everyone, the Internet is closing! Please
go play outside!
Net-mom's ® Information
Superhighway Rules of the Road
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