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Norfolk children get £310,000 of free laptopsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 5 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags department for children, schools and families, laptops, children,
Broads-based giveawayThe Department for Children, Schools and Families has given Norfolk County Council £310,000 to purchase laptops for more than 400 children.… read more »
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UK.gov to push Obama for tougher rules onlineOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 8 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags uk, obama, rules, online, ratings, children, safety,
"The culture secretary Andy Burnham has suggested the UK should lead an international effort to introduce cinema-style age ratings on websites to prevent children accessing..." read more »
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YouTube Opens Enhanced Abuse And Safety CenterOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 27 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags youtube, enhanced, abuse, safety, center, children, google,
"YouTube has just launched a new Abuse And Safety Center meant to help make the site as safe as possible for families (YouTube is only meant for ages 13+, but kids still flock to the site in droves) read more »
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Leeds Council loses kids detailsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 28 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags leeds, council, children, security, unencrypted, , ,
"Leeds Council has apologised for losing a memory stick containing unencrypted details of 5,000 nursery-age children." read more »
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Police: sibs hacked PC, used GPS to track—and maybe kill—fatherOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 30 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: security | Tags police, children, hacked, pc, gps, track, murder, father,
"Parents have generally been granted permission to monitor their children's location through GPS tracking, but what happens when the younger generation turns the tables, and then doesn't like what read more »
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Two new laws try to keep kids safe from online creepsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 84 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags laws, children, molester, predator, , , , ,
"Two new laws target online child molesters, but it's not clear that they are constitutional or likely to be effective." read more »
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Symantec tests a 'Net watchdog for kidsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 95 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags symantec, online, norton family safety, children, internet, , , ,
Symantec has developed a new online service called Norton Family Safety, to protect children from Internet dangers. read more »
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Japanese children warned off mobilesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 224 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: communications | Tags japanese, children, warned, mobiles, , , , ,
"Japanese children should be prevented from using their mobile phones for anything other than talking to protect them from harmful influences, according to..." read more »
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