e-Safety Safe use of the Internet & technologies
Objectives of this presentation Raise awareness about: a)The nature of the risks a)How you can help children remain safe
Spot the risk !? Make a safe choice! What can you do ?
Help your child identify the risks and adopt safer behaviours. In the same way as you do with: water, electricity, roads, railways, etc What can you do ?
Nature of the risks Do you know what your children are doing online ? Do You Know?
Developed by the EUKids Online project: Hasenbrink, Livingstone, Haddon, Kirwil and Ponte, 2007 Nature of the risks
Would you let your children watch TV late at night? Would you let your children watch films rated 18? Why not? Content of Games
Taking DrugsSexism Guns Violence Killing War Theft Murder Torture Prostitution Zombies Monsters Swearing Racism Content of Games Knifing BAD STUFF Rape
Social Networking
Pretended he was a young person. Chatted to young children over long periods of time (sometimes years!) Gained their trust and arranged to meet children as young as 11.
Real name Home Address address Phone numbers Location Photos / Video / Webcam Places frequented: School (photo of uniform) Friends’ details What’s the problem? Becky / Consequences? (TIME?)
Risks of Location Services
Target for street robbery Share location unwittingly Take & share photos / videos of self What’s the risk?
Take images / video on a Smartphone Sent to friend Shared on Internet Stolen from social network sites No control over images ALL images / video can be captured ( Webcam / Skype)
Risk cannot be totally eradicated “As safe as possible, for as many as possible, for as much of the time as possible” We don’t want to stop children from using the internet; we want them to know the risks and make safe choices. The nature of online risks?
G = Ground rules What is OK / not OK What information should kept private O = Online Safety Keep Antivirus & Spyware software up to date Other security protection L = Location Keep computer in a busy area Not in the bedroom D = Dialogue Talk with your children Learn from each other GOLDEN RULES GOLD
? Good Luck Any Questions