[citw150] Re: CITW 150 L3 Q5

I definitely agree that kids need to be protected on the internet. While there are things that websites can do to help this process the ultimate power is in the hands of the parents or guardian. AOL is one ISP that has parental locks avaiable to their customers. However, proper education needs to be passed to the children as well considering the many places that they may gain internet access away from the parents or out of their control.

Heather Eakin

john kellems writes:


The societal issue I chose to discuss is kidÂs privacy. Kids are taking full advantage of what the internet has to offer. They use the internet for playing, shopping, studying, and just surfing. As part of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission established new rules for protecting kidÂs privacy. Websites directed to children or that knowingly collect information from kids under 13 must post a notice of their information collection practices. Web sites must also get parental consent when collecting email addresses to respond to a one-time request from the child, provide notice to the parent, ensure the safety of the child or the site, send a newsletter or other information on a regular basis as long as the site notifies a parent and gives them a chance to say no to the arrangement. I believe that this is a great thing. Too many people are out there taking advantage of others. We have to do all we can to protect innocent unsu
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children. This just gives parents an additional tool to protect their child. You can learn more about kidÂs privacy at

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html



John E Kellems

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