Internet 4 Parents

Internet for ParentsJordi Duran i BatidorIwith.org Foundation

Iwith.org

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Help to other non-profits with IT problems.

Iwith.org's mission is to promote information and communication technologies as tools for

solidarity and progress in society.

We are NOT!

We are not specialized in:

Internet Child protection.

Child Education, Pedagogy.

Psychology, ...

We are

We are in Internet since long time ago.

We have experience on how to use internet.

We are always early adopters and beta-testers of new technologies.

Online Predators, SPAM, SCAM, Phishing, Pornography, Identity

Theft, Privacy, Pedophilia, Cyberbulling, Social Networks,

Facebook, Twitter...

Just some of the many issues and dangers on the Internet.

Not the same

The most Dangerous

vs

The most Frequent.

Why is Internet so Dangerous ?

First

Thanks to InternetBad guys can hide & do

what they want!

FALSE!

Well,... not TRUE ;-)

At home we feel secure!

And we do not pay attention!

How many of you have done some illegal activity online ?

Piracy ?

and in Real world ?

Second!

Automation

Ex: Thanks to automation, a “kid” can steal thousands of credit cards numbers, and charge a amount that will not be perceived by the card holder.

Internet is mirror of our society.

Definitions

Online Predators

An online predator is an adult Internet user who exploits vulnerable teens, usually for

sexual purposes.

Online Predators

Easy to occur.

Easy to prevent.

Do not talk with “strangers”.

Never Share personal information.

Main risks.

Break Heart, adults language, nude pictures, in-person meeting ...

TALKChat.

IM (instant messaging).

E-Mail.

VoIP (Skype).

Phone.

Social Networks.

SMS, MMS.

SPAMSpam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital

delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages

indiscriminately.

SPAMEasy to occur.

Difficult to solve.

Easy to prevent (?).

do not share your email address.

Main risk.

Products (Viagra, diploma, ...).

Identity Thief, Credit card, Worms.

SCAMA confidence trick or confidence game, is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their

confidence.

SCAM

Easy to occur.

Easy to prevent.

do not Trust anybody.

Main risk.

Economical damage, legal problems.

PhishingPhishing is the criminally fraudulent

process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as

usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic

communication.

Phishing

Easy to occur.

Easy to prevent.

Never click on links in emails.

Main risk.

Economical damage.

Identity Thief.

PornographyBut not ONLY... also

How to build a nuclear bomb!

Suicide how-to.

Conspiracy theories.

Sects, Gangs, ...

Pornography

Easy to “visit”, find and share!

Impossible avoid

Education

Sharing space

Child unattended ?

Pornography

PARENTING CONTROLS (tools).

White listing.

Only that ?

Black listing.

Sure everything bad is out ?

Pornography

When you get access to pornographic material ?

Was it difficult ?

What was the main source for that material ?

It’s a lost war!

If for us it was easy to get access to those materials.

For them (our children) it will be also easy, no internet parenting tool will block access to that content.

As source will be their friends, ...

Identity TheftIdentity theft is a crime used to

refer to fraud that involves someone pretending to be

someone else in order to steal money or get other benefits.

Identity Theft

Easy to occur if we don’t take measures.

Easy to prevent.

Strong password, no dictionary, no date of birth, pet name, or baby name.

A password per service (SORRY for THAT).

Never enter recovery password questions.

Never share it.

Identity Theft

What they can do.

Empty my bank account.

Ask for a credit card.

Post a message as me (Social shame).

PrivacyPrivacy is the ability of an

individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal

themselves selectively.

Privacy

Control what you are sharing.

recruiters are watching you.

Default settings are enough for you ?

Do you want to share “this picture” with your friends or with “everybody”.

Syndication

Check if your status is sent OUTSIDE, because then the privacy rules are the ones of the external website.

PedophiliaAs a medical diagnosis, it is defined as a psychological disorder in which an adult

experiences a sexual preference for prepubescent children.

Pedophilia

Link: Online Predators.

A man have been arrested for taking pictures of young children on a beach.

He was “sick”.

Are you posting the pictures of your children in the beach ?

If so, with which privacy setting ?

CyberbullingCyber-bullying involves the use of

information and communication technologies to support deliberate,

repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended

to harm others.

Cyberbulling

Do we need to distinguish between bulling and cyberbulling ?

I don’t think so.

Parents & Educators have to pay attention to both in order to prevent and damage control it.

Social NetworksA social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the

interests and activities of others.

Social Networks

By offering a closed environment they feel more secure.

They are again a society, and inside we can find the same problems we can face in Internet and in real live.

So, we have to take the same measures.

Give me a break!

When I was a childInternet was not around.

What did our mother

told us when we

were young ?

My mother recipe.

At the park, never left child unattended.

Do not talk with “strangers”.

Never accept candies.

Do not discuss family “secrets” with your friends.

My mother recipe.

Be good with other kids.

Report any wrong doing you see.

Don’t be afraid or too ashamed to tell me the truth.

ENJOY!

My approach!

My recipe.

At the park, never left child unattended.

Computer is always in a shared space.

Children can be online, if an adult is in the room.

My recipe.

Do not talk with “strangers”.

Never accept “invitations” to connect if you don’t know who they are.

Privacy options for IM set to only accept messages from people in my Address Book.

My recipe.

Never accept candies.

Nothing is free... never click on banners or reply to messages claiming free something.

My recipe.

Do not discuss family “secrets” with your friends.

Never give personal data online.

Name, address, phone, car brand, credit card, bank info...

My recipe.

Be good with other kids.

Don’t blame your friends.

Don’t send bulling messages, emails, sms.

Don’t impersonate ...

My recipe.

Report any wrong doing you see.

If you see something “strange” tell me.

If you have questions, ask me.

If you want to learn something let me know.

My recipe.

Don’t be afraid or too ashamed to tell me the truth.

Everybody makes mistakes... I DO.

Bad things happen, but are easy to pass with support.

ASAP

As young as they are...

Easy to get their attention.

I normally will have more knowledge than them.

Some things that are easier to discuss with less hormones...

When they grow

They will have acquired the basic rules.

They will have experience.

It will be natural to ask, share, discuss the problems or questions with us.

Conclusion

Internet is there, and our children will use it... better if they are prepared.

Internet is not good or bad, it’s a tool used by other people and there are good and bad people out there.

When you are connected, you are not “at home”, you are in the middle of the street.

To learn more

Wild Web Woods: A game by the Council of Europe based on the Internet Literacy Handbook. http://www.wildwebwoods.org/

INHOPE: The International Association of Internet Hotlines. https://www.inhope.org/

Protecting Children Online: An ECPAT Guide. http://www.ecpat.net/EI/ICT_Publications.asp

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