I see language occasionally, but nothing particularly dirty. I put those things in different categories. I am really surprised how many people use 4 letter words on f/b though.
Regards, Jeff Jeff Broadwick ImageStream 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:04 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to protect your kids You've probably seen plenty of things on my FB that would make a father cringe. ;-) ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jeff Broadwick" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:50 AM To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to protect your kids > We use Bluecoat K9 and are very happy with it so far. > > My 14 and 13 year olds have Facebook accounts...under the condition that > my > wife and I are friended and have their passwords so that we can log in as > them at any time. > > I found out that my son had a Google mail account a while back that he did > not ask us for. We killed it. > > We have one home computer. It is a laptop and it stays in the main living > areas. > > So far, I'm way ahead of the kids on technology and they know it. They > believe that we can track anything they can do (and we can...to a point). > We check up enough so that they know we are watching. > > I don't think that there is a perfect solution. If the kids are bound and > determined to get to something they will do it. > > I tell kids that, before they hit "send", they should think about what > their > post/text/email would look like on the front page of the NY Times (back > when > people read it!) above the fold. I've seen posts from my kids friend's on > Facebook that make me cringe. > > > Regards, > > Jeff > > > Jeff Broadwick > ImageStream > 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) > +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Steve Barnes > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8:29 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] how to protect your kids > > Marlon, this is a topic that I speak on in local churches, Kiwanis, and > such. There are free apps like getk9.com that is completely free and > locks > down a PC's browsing. Then you can use user account controls in windows > vista and Win7 to keep them from over-ridding your settings. But none of > them protect Zunes, iPad, PSP's. You will need a account with OpenDNS and > install that on your home routers DNS config to make it work right. There > are ways you can bypass this for your use. But knowing the teacher you > are > on this list, I expect your son knows his way around network settings. As > the old sayings go where there is a will there is a way. > > I am considering setting up a OpenDNS Router and making it a option for my > clients. Routing all their traffic through it at their CPE. > > Steve Barnes > RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:50 AM > To: WISPA General List > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [WISPA] how to protect your kids > > Hi All, > > Here's the scenario. My kids are expressly forbidden from having email > addresses outside my domain. They are forbidden from having myspace, > facebook etc. sites. > > If they want an email, fine by me, but it's one that *I* can check on. > > If they want a web site, fine by me, but make it a real one that *I* can > delete things from. > > I'm trying to teach them to NOT do or say things on the internet that > might > bite them in the butt later. The days of people eventually forgetting the > stupidity of youth or passion are long gone. > > Anyway, my 13 year old has a myspace account. He used a hotmail email > address to get it. He had permission to use neither of them. I finally > found out about the myspace account and went in to check out what he'd > been > saying. His trash and sent messages had both been erased between when I > got > the password out of him and when I had time to check on it. (I didn't > know > that his zune, a video player!!!! would ALSO allow him to get on the net > and > work on his page, talk to his friends etc. deep sigh) > > So, I contacted myspace, using his account, and asked for all of the > deleted > information. I explained that I was the father of a minor and that he had > no permission to use their site and I wanted to know what was being hidden > from me. I gave my full name AND phone number as well as my email > address. > > They were very good about contacting me quickly about this issue. However > they flatly refused to provide me with any information!!!!! They had NO > proof of age etc. on the account. Nothing to verify that the child was > over > 18 etc. And *I* as the PARENT am prevented from accessing the account > information! "go get it from your teen" is basically what I was told. > > WTF is this??????? Absolutly amazing. > > So, what do the rest of you do to try to protect or control your kids > these > days? > > thanks > marlon > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! 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