Wisconson Attorney General talk about protecting kids online

The attorney general of Wisconsin JB Van Hollen talked about protecting children from internet predators.
While the Internet has opened many doors for our children, from education to communication to entertainment, it has also become an active crime scene. Online sex predators use technology to connect with kids, using all the tools they use: instant messaging, picture and video trading, chat rooms, web cameras, web microphones, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and even online gaming networks like X-Box Live.

Child pornographers have invaded the Internet in many forms. Commercial websites, often located abroad, find an endless supply of customers in the U.S., including in Wisconsin. Others use chat rooms to obtain and trade images and movies, while some simply use their own digital cameras, camcorders, or cell phones to manufacture images. As for cell phones, have you heard the term “sexting?” It refers to sexually explicit chat through text messaging that used to take place only in Internet chat rooms. Often, predators use cell phones after meeting children online.

Predators also use file sharing programs like LimeWire, which many parents believe are just used for music. We have identified approximately 15,000 separate computers in our state that possess and offer to distribute this filth.

He went on to give internet safety tip for parentsBe an Active Parent. Keep open lines of communications with kids about Internet use. This process should begin as soon as a child gets online.

Prepare Your Children for the Online World as You Do the Real World. Make no mistake, the online world is real, and so are its dangers. Talk to your children about the benefits and dangers of the Internet. You tell your kids not to jump into a stranger’s car alone and why that’s dangerous; tell them why they shouldn’t travel the Internet Highway alone and why that is dangerous.

Watch Internet Use. Internet predators are watching your kids online. You need to be, too. One suggestion: keep computers in common areas.

Use Software Resources. Use filters that block inappropriate websites or online services that are harmful to kids. Consider installing monitoring software, which records everything kids do online, from instant messaging to videos to picture trading.

It’s Not Just the Computer. Find out how your kids are communicating and understand the technology. If you can’t appropriately supervise use, don’t allow it.If you want to see the top reviews of software to block and monitor inappropriate sites go to
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