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05/20/2013 01:37:27 Daily, March 14Keeping Kids Safe Online
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1. Editor's Note: Keeping Kids Safe Online
2. Today's Top Story
- U.S. Cuts Demand For Google Data, Judge Is Favorable
Related Stories:
- Google Buys Maker Of 3D Modeling Software
- Google To Offer Online Access To Books
3. Breaking News
- Social Networking Connects For Businesses
- Amazon Launches Storage Service That Could Bring Closer Competition With Google
- Intel Adds Low-Voltage Xeon In Portfolio Revamp
- Financial Industry Growth Predicted, But It's Hardly Money In The Bank
- Internet Backlash Stalls Jersey Civility Bill
- Vista Visuals: Windows Sidebar, Gadgets, Media Player 11, And More
- Apple Misses Bugs, Offers Fix
- Bloggers Try To Reach Journalist's Captors In Iraq
- Red Hat, Novell Vie Over Linux Virtualization
- Americans Want Banks To Spy On Their Accounts
- Vonage, Skype Seen Leading VoIP Adoption
- Suppliers Of In-Flight Cell Phones Stress Safety
4. Grab Bag: News You Need From Around The Web
- Microsoft: EU Refused Open Hearing Request (Associated Press)
- Broadband On The Range (USA Today)
5. In Depth: Technology And Your Health
- Group Fingers Technology As Likely Cause Of Hearing Loss
- Wearable Tech Is Alive And Well
- Canadian College Curbs Wi-Fi Due To Health Risks
- Wireless To Organize--And Maybe Save--Lives
- U.N. Targets Tobacco Advertising On Internet
6. Voice Of Authority
- Rob Carter, FedEx CIO, Talks About The '6x6 Transformation'
7. White Papers
- The Business Case For Layer-3 IP VPNs
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Quote of the day:
"The best way to keep children home is to make the home
atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires." -- Dorothy Parker
I'm no expert, but I am a parent of three teenagers who,
thankfully, have been safe so far. My reaction to the news about
Microsoft jumping into the monitoring space with a free tool to be available this summer is
that it sounds great, but I hope parents realize that the use of
any monitoring software isn't by itself enough to guarantee kids'
safety.
I think anyone in the computer industry already knows this and
certainly understands the dangers that lurk. But I worry there
may be some parents who too readily trust a tool to take the
place of their (human) care and concern. Parents must still be
parents, and older teens especially must be made aware of their
responsibility in this, too. With great freedom comes great
personal responsibility, both online and offline, and kids need
the adults in their lives to both explain and model this.
We've certainly been lucky, and we've done some things to help.
(For the fuller story, please check out my blog entry.)
Just when I thought we were all getting the hang of this online
stuff, however, came a whole host of other concerns with the
advent of MySpace. This is true of any online chat environment,
of course, but there are certain characteristics about MySpace
that aren't true of other social networking sites popular in our
household. Indeed, those features are often the reason for
MySpace's popularity with the under-20 set: the ability to post
photos and much information about yourself, including your
favorite colors and bands, if you're a "chocolate" or "vanilla"
person, and whether you like your parents.
I became very concerned about the risks of online chat, but my
husband and I made little if any headway with our kids until a
couple of things happened. First was that two of our girls'
friends were getting into some very dangerous territory, in my
opinion, by going to the mall (and elsewhere) to meet up in
person with guys they had originally encountered only in chat
rooms or social networking sites. One 15-year-old girl even
posted photos of herself in clothes the circa-1980s Madonna would
have worn, in an attempt to make herself look older and/or more
desirable to "hot" guys. To their great credit, our kids were
very concerned about their friends, and we talked about this.
The other thing that happened was that around this time, a
national TV show aired that talked about online sexual predators.
We all watched this show together, and my girls were appalled
that people actually went to "their" sites with such nefarious
intentions. Ultimately, both girls changed their MySpace profiles
to contain much less identifying information, like the name of
their high school and where they lived.
These days, we're all somewhat wiser about the risks of online
chat rooms. My girls are now helping their friends understand
what they've learned about how to be more responsible young
adults. However sad I am that they needed to have learned this
particular lesson, I'm very glad they did.
Johanna Ambrosio
U.S. Cuts Demand For Google Data, Judge Is Favorable
Related Stories:
Google Buys Maker Of 3D Modeling Software
Google To Offer Online Access To Books
Social Networking Connects For Businesses
Amazon Launches Storage Service That Could Bring Closer Competition With Google
Intel Adds Low-Voltage Xeon In Portfolio Revamp
Financial Industry Growth Predicted, But It's Hardly Money In The Bank
Internet Backlash Stalls Jersey Civility Bill
Vista Visuals: Windows Sidebar, Gadgets, Media Player 11, And More
Apple Misses Bugs, Offers Fix
Bloggers Try To Reach Journalist's Captors In Iraq
Red Hat, Novell Vie Over Linux Virtualization
Americans Want Banks To Spy On Their Accounts
Vonage, Skype Seen Leading VoIP Adoption
Suppliers Of In-Flight Cell Phones Stress Safety
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1. Editor's Note: Keeping Kids Safe Online
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The government on Tuesday reduced the number of Google searches
it wanted data on to just 50,000 Web addresses and roughly 5,000
search terms, down from the millions or potentially billions of
addresses it had initially sought.
Google's second acquisition this month, @Last Software makes
tools for a general audience, not just design professionals.
The new service, which would be available through Google Book
Search, would make books available only after a person signs in
to his or her personal account. People would not be able to store
a copy of the book in their computer or copy pages.
But the value provided by personal connection sites is murky, as
is their potential for becoming profitable.
The online storage service will let developers pay only for the
storage they use and tap into Amazon's Web computing infrastructure.
The new Intel processors will bring the company into competitive
balance with rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Securing customer data doesn't seem to be a priority for banks, a
survey finds, despite recent data breach incidents.
A New Jersey lawmaker's attempt to legislate civility on an
Internet discussion board runs into a wall of opposition from
bloggers and others who see it as an attempt to stifle free speech.
Scot Finnie shows you the first feature-complete beta of Windows
Vista and analyzes what's new, including Windows Mail, Windows
Sidebar, and Media Player 11.
Apple is sending out its second security update for Mac OS X in
as many weeks, including follow-up fixes to bugs thought to have
been patched on March 1st.
The Internet is adding new momentum to the campaign urging Iraqi
captors to release freelance reporter Jill Carroll. U.S. bloggers
are linking to public service announcements airing on Iraqi
television.
Roughly a week before Novell kicks off its annual Brainshare
conference and details Xen support in its next Linux upgrade, Red
Hat is expected on Tuesday to detail Xen virtualization support
in its own Linux upgrade due out in 2006.
Nine out of 10 Americans want their banks to monitor their online
accounts for signs of suspicious behavior, much as credit card
companies do now, according to a survey conducted by security
vendor RSA Security.
Voice over IP in U.S. homes is gaining traction--and Vonage,
Skype, AT&T, and Google are among the market-share leaders.
Two vendors of phones used on airplanes noted that a recent
Carnegie Mellon study, which questioned the safety of cell phones
on flights, covered a time period some three years ago. Since
then, additional steps have been taken to ensure that passengers
can't interfere with aircraft navigation systems, the vendors said.
Google fights the government over pornography, tries to make
books available online, and maps Mars.
RSA Security looks to implement token technology in common
devices like cell phones, PDAs, and memory sticks.
Service providers and content providers all jump on the mobile
video bandwagon.
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Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that the European Commission has
refused its request for an open antitrust hearing later this
month--hearings the EU said are never open to the public.
Senate plans may spread high-speed service to rural spots.
5. In Depth: Technology And Your Health
The use of portable music players may be breeding habits that can
lead to hearing loss, according to a survey done for the American
Speech-Language-Hearing-Association.
Sensors in a body-hugging shirt send biometric data to health
care professionals.
The president of Lakehead University, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is
getting heated backlash from students and others who say his
fears are overblown.
Forget mobile music and video. Wireless may end up running your
life, even offering the ability to automatically get a call when
elderly relatives need help.
Satellite television is also beaming cigarette ads into countries
that have already banned the content in other venues, including
network television and print, United Nations officials say.
Brian Gillooly recently spoke with FedEx CIO Rob Carter and asked
him to outline a few of the major points he'll be delivering in
his keynote presentation, "The Inside Story of FedEx's IT
Platform Transformation," at the upcoming InformationWeek
Spring Conference. Carter is InformationWeek's 2005 Chief
of the Year.
As service providers have invested in the infrastructure required
to deliver high-quality, network-based VPNs, business customers
are increasingly using them for large portions of their data and
voice traffic. While there are a number of ways enterprises can
implement IP VPNs, this paper describes the advantages of a
particular approach.
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