Internet Safety and Responsibilities Media Man Australia

Internet Safety and Responsibilities, by Vaughan Buckland: Adultpolice.com

The internet is now a worldwide community and with the growing world of cyberspace before computers even connect the user should realise that his or her computer is now vulnerable to cyber predators and malicious files which could destroy tour data or even take over your computer. With the growing need to spread the word you need protection on the internet.

What are my responsibilities as a parent / guardian?
Monitoring your child's activity is primarily up to the responsibility of the parent. Learning how to monitor your child's internet history will show what they have been looking at and downloading. Parents should check both the cache and history of browses in order to control activities.

Adult Sites a Parents Guide ?
Monitoring your child's activity is primarily up to the responsibility of the parent. Learning how to monitor your child's internet history will show what they have been looking at and downloading. Parents should check both the cache and history of browses in order to control activities. In general children shouldn't be allowed to surf the web unoccupied by a parent or guardian. Public newsgroups and chat rooms should be limited to adult use only unless occupied by an adult or in a child safe environment. Kids now have a new extension of policed web sites .kids provided by .blah registrations a company

Parents can use Filtering Software as now many software companies can provide parents with software to block out adult sites, Parents should understand not all sites are going to be blocked some software requires web masters to register. It is still advised to monitor your child internet activities. How software protection generally works is You download a program from one of the above sites. This program is either it's own browser or it filters adult and xxx keywords fro the major browses. Keeping your PC safe from adult sites.

How do I protect my PC?
Ok I have heard of antivirus why do I need it? Well you are most probably running the most common operating system Windows browsing with the most common browser and are using outlook for email the three most targeted applications by hackers and malicious file makers. All computers should have some form of antivirus if the computer is to be online.

What is a fire wall ?
A firewall will protect your computer by blocking access to the unused ports on your computer. Your computer has thousands of ports allowing programs access to your operating system. You can protect your operating system by blocking existing ports on your computer with the use of a firewall. A firewall can be both either a hardware device most recommended with routers or software device recommended on all operating systems online. Many fire walls will point out intrusions and block access to pings by other computers allowing you to trace route a hacker if found to be a repetitive problem.

What is spam filtering software?
Spam filtering software is quite useful as the filtering of certain words means you can keep your internet experience as clean as possible even words such as "for sale" can eliminate the need to read spam emails. These tools can actually be useful in eliminating unwanted email the more sophisticated products will unsubscribe the user.

What is adult filtering software?
Parents can use Filtering Software as now many software companies can provide parents with software to block out adult sites, Parents should understand not all sites are going to be blocked some software requires web masters to register. It is still advised to monitor your child internet activities. How software protection generally works is You download a program from one of the above sites. This program is either it's own browser or it filters adult and xxx keywords from the major browses. Keeping your PC safe
from adult sites. All computer operating systems should be fitted with a firewall in order to protect the computer from attacks online. All computers should be fitted with anti virus but as you can see it alone is not enough.

What are the responsibilities of a web master ?
It is against the law to sell pornography to children so you must do your best to keep minors out of your sites. If we all do the right thing we will not need to worry about laws and adjustments to the 1st amendment. Remember minors do not have access to credit cards and have no money so they cannot
buy anything only waste your bandwidth. Warning Pages are not a legal requirement but it should always be present as a responsible web master your .index.html under your domain should be a warning allowing surfers a way out of the Adult environment. If prospective customers want to see pornography they will enter. Some surfers do not actually wish to view adult content and wish to be warned before being offended by your site, Warning pages can be effective as minors may be frightened off by clicking on disclaimers. Your warning page should contain no nudity including graphics and should state clearly that the site contains nude and or explicit images and you must be of legal age enter in your state or community. The adult industry has a bit of a bad name on the internet for so called spamming. But which industry hasn't with many companies spamming their "low interest rates" and the
infamous "$500-5000 work from home" Lose weight" and "increase your penis size" has the pharmaceutical companies amongst the worst for spamming. Spamming is unethical and is not accepted by any reputable adult webmaster or webmasters these webmaster have to clean their email out of junk too.

What do you do if you discover illegal activity?
Surfers if you stumble across a site containing child pornography report it to the USCUSTOMS immediately or call 1-800-BE-ALERT. The U.S. Customs Service is also working closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to combat the proliferation of this disturbing material. You can also report suspicious activity relating to child pornography to their "Tipline" at 1-800-843-5678. USCUSTOMS
Report illegal sites here if you have information about a suspicions site or suspect illegal activity, contact the U.S. Customs Service with complete information as soon as possible. Call 1-800-BE-ALERT. The U.S. Customs Service is also working closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to combat the proliferation of this disturbing material. You can also report suspicious activity relating to child pornography to their "Tipline" at 1-800-843-5678

INTERGOV Report a crime here www.intergov.org/forms/wp_crimereport.html
Report a crime here or internet child pornography.
InterGOV is an International Organization founded in 1986. Its sole purpose is to serve, inform and protect citizens of the Internet Community. It is a not for profit organization with no political or commercial interests. The staff and management are from countries around the world and InterGOV operates under their direct guidance and supervision. InterGOV is comprised of many agencies, each with its own unique purpose. Each agency is staffed with highly qualified and experienced professionals who have dedicated themselves to serving the Internet Community. A few of the agencies are listed below. WEB-POLICE International Web Police. The Web Police are Internationally recognized as the Internet Police Authority. Their sole mission is to protect every user of the Internet from criminal acts.

ADULTPOLICE has a huge amount of information on internet protection for adult web masters it is only a guide ASACP Adult Sites Against Child Pornography (ASACP) is the organization that helps the adult site industry make a difference in the battle against child pornography.