modifiede30 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Pretty off topic - daughter came home today from a friends and asked why her website didn't work, but her friends worked. My daughter is 6 and usually plays Noggin and other types of internet games - you know the usual Diego, Dora the Explorer, Webkinz, and all sorts of other little girl sites. I was completely shocked when she mentioned a few of the pictures her friend's site had posted - Katelyn is the name but I wouldn't advise checking out the site from your office - turns out its an amateur porn site - how nice! Just image, hey mommy, why does Katelyn's site work but not mine - you should see the big boobies on her site - no joke . It seems like such an obvious thing to type as a url when you're a kid - your name. I've done it as an adult to see if my name shows up anywhere, but usually I do the whole name in a search engine, not my first name only in the url. What a shock to find out my 6 y/o found such a thing. I guess a warning to those who've never had such an experience. I'm off in search of parental control software for my desktop so this doesn't happen at my home, and she's no longer allowed to use her friends internet access - sometimes I hate the f*&*^*%&in internet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 There's a dozen ways to skin this cat.... PC or MAC? IMO, Symantec's Internet Security is the most useful (and effective) "bundle" for antivirus, firewall and parental controls. Extremely easy to configure your set-up, even with different user accounts (I sure HOPE you are using User Accounts). The ad blocker is also very effective for "hiding" hidden banner's (porn, etc) which might reside on different pages, such as MySpace, where you might allow access to the URL. Good luck. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 started talking about this at work this morning. some of my coworkers biggest concerns are the ability for predators to contact kids. Online gaming was one of the bigger concerns. Are there ways to allow kids to play online games with friends, but stay away from the wackos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiede30 Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 I found a product called K9 Web Protector, and its free. Seems to work pretty well, and when a blocked site is found, it'll bark so that you can hear it. I'm somewhat over it, and at the same time a bit frustrated that we didn't do something sooner. I guess our failure was thinking that a kid that can't spell could find that junk. Now that I know all you need is a friends (or your own) name, it changes things dramatically. I'm going to buy my kids names if I can - I feel a bit sorry for my daughter's friend who has to think about what her name is associated with on the web after this experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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