Internet Safety for D41 Families

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Internet Safety for D41 Families

• What do you need to know?

Presented by David Zolnier, Director of
Technology, Glen Ellyn School District 41 Carol
Barsotti, Instructional Technology Specialist,
Glen Ellyn School District 41 Jim Monson,
Detective, Glen Ellyn Police Department
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FACT

• Advanced computer skills are
• required to be Internet safe.

NOT
Knowledge Is Power
Sir Francis Bacon, 1597
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Access to the Internet

• FACT Between 2000 and 2002,
• children increased their access to the
  Internet,
• regardless of income or age,
• with the greatest growth happening in the home.

Source i-SAFE Student/Parent Assessments 2003-04
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Why the Internet Is So Popular

• FACT 83 of parents express satisfaction with
  their childs Internet use because of its
  educational value and propensity to encourage
  exploration.
• The Internet allows users to
• Gather Up-To-The-Moment News
• Send Mail Instantly
• Find Entertainment
• Purchase Goods Services
• Research Any Topic
• Adventure Explore

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Keep Your Kids Safe!

• To keep kids safe, parents need to understand
• and teach these topics at home
• Online Security
• Personal Safety
• Value of Personal Information  
• Predator Identification the Grooming Process

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Parent Student Perspectives Differ

• FACT 14 of students polled stated that their
  parents have no idea where they go or what they
  do on the Internet.

Parents vs. Students

• 92 stated that they had established rules for
  their childs Internet use.
• 90 feel they have a good idea of what their
  child does while online.
• 54 feel limited in monitoring sheltering
  their child from inappropriate material on the
  Internet.

• Only 65 stated that they have established
  rules for their Internet use.
• Only 66 said they share what they do on the
  Internet with their parents.
• 53 stated that they would prefer to be alone
  when surfing the Internet.

Source i-SAFE Student/Parent Assessments 2003-04
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Targets

• FACT 66 of online sexual solicitation targets
  girls.
• FACT On the Internet, boys are as likely as
  girls to be targeted for threats or efforts to
  humiliate them.

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Average Ages Targeted For Online Sexual
Solicitation
Source Crimes Against Children Research Center
Online Victimization A Report on the Nations
Youth
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What We Know About Youth and the Internet

• FACT Youth are sophisticated users of technology
  often more clever and experienced than adults.
• FACT Youth can get unrestricted Internet access.
• FACT Only 25 of youth who received a sexual
  solicitation told a parent or responsible adult.

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The Predator Grooming Process
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1st Stage Appears Familiar

• Predator is non-threatening, friendly,
  comforting, and familiar.
• Predator disguises their true identity and motive
  for the relationship.
• Predator systematically pretends to have common
  interests with the victim.
• Predator uses information gathered from profile
  and chat room conversations

Music Cars
Sports Movies
Hobbies Celebrities
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2nd Stage Develops Trust

• Predator always supports childs point-of-view
  regarding conflicts.
• Predator systematically exploits family, school
  and/or social friction.
• Predator fosters the illusion that they are the
  only person who understands child.
• Predator child communication regularly in
  public chat rooms become buddies.

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3rd Stage Establishes Secrecy

• Child places predators e-mail address on their
  e-mail lists.
• Predator acquires childs personal Internet
  addresses and phone numbers.
• Child is convinced that their parents wont
  understand their special relationship.
• Predator and child use secret e-mail accounts to
  communicate stronger messages.

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4th Stage Erodes Barriers

• Predator lures child into having adult-oriented
  conversations.
• Child begins believing they are prepared for
  adult experiences.
• Predator exploits childs natural curiosity to
  erode personal ethical barriers.
• Childs protective inhibitions are desensitized
  by obscene photos and language.

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5th Stage Direct Intimidation

• Child can be blackmailed with forbidden
  materials they received.
• Predator may resort to threats of violence or of
  public humiliation.
• Child may feel powerless to ask an adult or
  authority for safety and support.
• Predator leverages childs increased emotional
  distance from parents to intimidate.

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Final Stage Face-To-Face Meeting

• FACT Not all predators use a grooming process
  to achieve their goal.
• FACT Juveniles make 48 of aggressive
  solicitations.
• FACT Females make 25 of aggressive
  solicitations.

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Where Grooming Can Start
FACT 66 of all solicitations happen in Internet
chat rooms. FACT 24 are received through
Instant Messages. FACT 77 of the victims are
14-17 years old.
Typical Internet Chat Room
Source U.S. Department of Justice OJJDP Fact
Sheet, March 2001
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I go into a chat room
Source i-SAFE Student/Parent Assessments 2003-04
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Registering for a Chat Room

• Screen name and profile are created during
  registration.
• Very often, photos are even included.
• Personal information (age, interests, etc.) aid
  predators to groom victims.
• Predators use screen names and profiles to both
  identify and lure victims.

Age 11 Address Chicago, IL Hobbies Playing
Baseball
CubsRule11
Name Judy Age 12 (born in 1994) Address
Missouri
JudyInMo94
Name Harold Baxter Age 47 Address Chicago,
IL Works as an insurance salesman
SkateDude13
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I have met a new person from the Internet
face-to-face
Source i-SAFE Student/Parent Assessments 2003-04
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I have posted my photo on the Internet

Source i-SAFE Student/Parent Assessments 2003-04
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Instant Messaging
IM allows private, silent communication anytime

• Instant messages IMs - can be sent and
  received almost anywhere anytime using a computer
  or cell phone.
• IM addresses are located and used by strangers
  if posted on the Internet.
• IMs are more difficult to trace and retrieve
  allowing two people to communicate
  privately/secretly.

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Examples of Chat Language
LOL TMI BWL DIKU CTN P911 PAL F2F ASLP
Laugh Out Loud Too Much Information Bursting
With Laughter Do I Know You? Cant Talk
Now Parents in Room, watch your
language Parents Are Listening Face To
Face Age, Sex, Location, Picture?
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Instant Messaging Tips To Use at Home

• Have fun being part of your childs online
  experience.
• Respect your childs privacy but make certain
  they know personally everyone on their buddy
  list.
• No Strangers Allowed!
• Keep the computer where everyone sees the
  screen.
• No Hidden Screens!
• Keep personal information private.
• No Personal Info!
• Report strangers who solicit meetings with any
  child.
• Teach your child how to recognize avoid
  predators.
• Delete unsolicited email attachments.
• No viruses, worms or trojans!
•  

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For Your Kids I promise I will

• Always tell my parents if something or somebody
  makes me feel uncomfortable, fearful or
  threatened
• Never give out personal information such as my
  real name, address, phone number, school name,
  schedule or other identifying information over
  the Internet.
• Never respond to a message that uses profanity or
  inappropriate language.
• Never send photos of myself, my friends, or my
  family to anyone I do not personally know.
• Ask my parents before I do anything online that
  costs money.
• Gently tell anyone who I see engaging in unsafe
  Internet practices that what they are doing is
  dangerous.
• Help my parents figure out how to do even the
  simplest of computer tasks without laughing at
  them or acting totally superior because my
  parents trust me enough to abide by these rules
  and I appreciate that very much!

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Please Be Aware!

• Some
• specific
• examples

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MySpace.com

• MSNBC defines it as a social networking site
  sort of a cyber combination of a yearbook,
  personal diary and social club. With more than 
  50 million members,its one of the fastest
  growing Web sites in the country.
• Shannon Sullivan, teenager Everyone has a
  MySpace and everyone wants a My Space.
• Free, easy to join, and easy to message its
  members, kids chat about everything from school,
  to sports, to fundraisers for Katrina victims. It
  all seems like innocent fun, and it can be But
  there are hidden dangers.
• Shannon Sullivan, teenager I honestly thought
  it was just my friends looking at it.

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MySpace.com

• Remember Harold (SkateDude13)?

• Review your childs MySpace.com profile with
  them
• Minimum age requirement is 14!
• Review the MySpace.com safety tips http//colle
  ct.myspace.com/misc/safetytips.html?z1 (Link is
  at the bottom of the main MySpace.com page)

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Blogging Websites

• A blog is a journal that is available on the web.
• It is short for weblog.
• The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and
  someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger."
• Blogs are typically updated daily using software
  that allows people with little or no technical
  background to update and maintain the blog.

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Blogging Tips

• Be as anonymous as possible. Avoid postings that
  could enable a stranger to locate you. That
  includes your last name, the name of your school,
  sports teams, the towns you live in, and where
  you hang out.
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• Protect your info. Check to see if your service
  has a "friends" list that allows you to control
  who can visit your profile or blog. If so, allow
  only people you know and trust.
• Avoid in-person meetings. Don't get together
  with someone you "meet" through a blog unless you
  are certain of their actual identity. Although
  it's still not risk-free, if you do meet the
  person, arrange the meeting in a public place and
  bring some friends along.
• Photos Think before posting. What's uploaded to
  the Net can be downloaded by anyone and passed
  around or posted online pretty much forever.
  Avoid posting photos that allow people to
  identify you. 
• Check comments regularly. If you allow them on
  your profile or blog, check them often. Don't
  respond to mean or embarrassing comments.  Delete
  them and, if possible, block offensive people
  from commenting further.    
• Be honest about your age.Membership rules are
  there to protect people. If you are too young to
  sign up, do not attempt to lie about your age.
  Talk with your parents about alternative sites
  that may be appropriate for you.

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AOL Users

• Use the AOL Parental Controls
• Tips from AOL.com
• Monitor online activity with AOL Guardian
• Opt for AOL Guardian "report cards" that show
  your kids' Web surfing, e-mail and IM activity.
• Monitor how long your kids are online. Set
  controls by day, time of day or session length.
• Help your kids' communicate with friends by
  creating a list of approved e-mail addresses.
• Manage Parental Controls remotely via AOL.com.
  You don't have to be there to monitor your kids'
  activity and Internet safety.
• Limit access to other software, too

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So?

• Are you noticing a pattern?

Protect Your Information!
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Final Tips for Parents

• Install Antivirus Software.
• Virus a software program capable of reproducing
  itself and usually capable of causing great harm
  to files or other programs on the same computer

www.mcafee.com www.nod32.com
www.norton.com
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Final Tips for Parents

• Use a Firewall on your Computer.
• Firewall A firewall is a software program or
  piece of hardware that protects the resources
  of one network from users from other
  networks or
  the outside world.
• To enable the Windows XP firewall
• Click Start
• ?Control Panel
• ?Security Center
• ?Firewall

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Final Tips for Parents

• Beware of phishing tactics.
• Phishing the act of tricking someone into giving
  up confidential information or tricking them
  into doing something that they normally wouldnt
  do or shouldnt do.
• For example sending an e-mail to a user falsely
  claiming to be an established legitimate
  enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into
  surrendering private information that will be
  used for identity theft.

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Final Tips for Parents

• Beware of phishing tactics.
• NEVER
• click on a link inside an email asking you
• to login or provide any personal information!
• Legitimate companies dont ask
• for this information via email.

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Final Tips for Parents
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Final Tips for Parents

• Beware of phishing tactics.
• Targets include
• ebay
• Paypal
• Chase
• Citibank
• Bank of America
• Amazon.com

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Final Tips for Parents

• Watch what you download!
• Only download files from trusted sources.
• Beware of files with extensions such as
• .bat .js
• .chm .msi
• .com .reg
• .exe .scr
• .inf .vbs

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Final Tips for Parents

• Keep credit card information offline
• Many web sites that you make purchases with
  online will ask you to save your credit card
  information with them to expedite future
  purchases.

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Final Tips for Parents

• Consider installing an Internet Filter

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Final Tips for Parents

• Do your research!
• www.isafe.org
• www.staysafe.org
• www.netsmartz.org
• www.safeteens.com
• www.cyberangels.org
• www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
• www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/

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Final Tips for Parents

• Enjoy the opportunity to learn and
• explore online with your children!

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Special Thanks!
www.isafe.org 5963 La Place Ct, Suite
309 Carlsbad, CA 92008