Safety of children on the Internet

Safety of children on the Internet

The Internet is, for children, a way interesting to learn, have fun and discuss with their classmates, or simply a place for relaxation and exploration. But just like the real world, the world of the Internet can be dangerous for children, especially with respect to the cyber pedophilia and cyber bullying.

Before allowing your child to navigate alone, it is essential to establish a number of rules and it is for you, parents, that the responsibility to monitor what your children do with their computer. Here are a few safety tips to guide your children on the Internet:

Learn how Internet. The best way to know how your child uses the Internet is interest you and navigates with him;

Encourage your child to share experiences on the Internet with you in the same way you talk of his other friends and its non-virtual activities;

Establish a family agreement on the rules of use and talk about dangers to which he may be exposed, such as pornography and pedophilia;

Remember him should never disclose personal information without your permission (name, address, telephone, etc.);

Explain that it should never agree to meet a friend user in person;

Encourage using a nickname that reveals nothing on it (sex, age, etc.);

Install the computer connected to the Internet in a room accessible to the family to avoid surfing solo. Do not install it in the House of the child;

Exercise supervision of its Internet activities; among other things, preselect yourself sites of interest, see the content saved to the computer, check the use of webcam, follow closely your child access to electronic communications (chat, email, message), install a filter for access control (parental control).

The dangers of the internet for children

The dangers of the internet for children

Closely see the dangers

The rules of safe navigation:

-Never put his address or phone number.

Rule 1: Always ask permission has his parents before disclosing my name, address, telephone number, credit card number and photos.

-Never put his full name! The nicks are available.

Rule 2: Remain anonymous by always using a pseudonym, nickname, nick.

-Learn how to properly use different cats (chronic future)

Rule 3: Conduct them in a respectable manner online. No insulting, coarse message, no threats and not taking on the other. The writings remain! Not to use the Web to spread rumors or threats.

-Do not accept unknown on the lists of courier.

Rule 4: The courier, it is for friends only. Never accept appointments without talking at adults. If it decides all similarly to go, it is in a public place with!

-Learn to read, that is to say, do not click anywhere without knowing what you click.

Rules 5: I do not buy online without permission! There are sites which are traps for the information and use it.

Hazards, this is obviously the personal information an ill-intentioned individuals physically find the child. Known, most need to say, sexual predators abound on the internet. Often, they communicate with the child, establish a link of friendship, posing even a child of their age, or a great friend close to elicit personal information or directly give them appointments. It must be explained to our children, the dangers that exist and made aware of the caution. Learn them to never disclose personal information without your consent, the importance of having a nick and many "behave". Children must learn how to react when things go "wrong". Do not respond and immediately alert an adult. Meet only in the presence of an adult and in a public place.

The dangers of the internet for children

The dangers of the internet for children

This, it is all well and good but now should be to learn? What are the dangers? How the Scout?

Are we too alarmist? Why not just cut internet?

I will try to put all this clearest possible using a "lay" language and not a computer Lingo.

There are two categories of danger:

-The dangers for children.

-The dangers for the computer (viruses and company)

Let's start with the most important Children! Children are innocent do not see the dangers, either the street or internet. It must therefore raise and even give them rules to follow. For them, the dangers are everywhere on the internet, but especially on cats. The on-line dialogues, emails, instant messaging, file sharing, purchase online. These are the best known, but attention, not the only ones. More and more, a wave of popularity invades the internet blogs! What is it? Baise, a blog is a personal diary or a book of travel available on the web. Today, it has become a web site where children put their photos, photos of friends, relatives, and other animals. I saw a blog of a young girl of 12 years, who named the site "sexy little" by writing its name complete address and same phone number! Innocent for them... only their friends have the address of their site think. Actually, everything on the internet is accessible to all!

Almost half of young Canadians are only when they surf the Internet:

According to these young people, their parents would never sit next to them when they are online (68%), use no filter to block inappropriate sites (65%) and never check the sites visited (54%).

The main dangers on the Internet

The main dangers on the Internet

The first young victims

-Disinformation: Even if Internet is rich of information of any kind, it also vehicle a quantity of dubious information and without value. Where anyone can easily to disseminate his theories or personal opinions, Internet users and particularly young people must acquire a thought critical that encourages them to test the credibility of information found online.

-Misinformation is common in multiple ways: hate sites that spread defamatory through openly very extremist views commercial sites where advertisers create environments to be both informative and fun only to promote their products to a target audience Web pages, generally personal, where anyone can publish what he wants by claiming that it is true and present mere opinions as facts sites spoof parody, which deliberately induce the visitor in error, either for fun, or for political reasons, or to show young people how it is easy to fool the people online hoax broadcast by email, broadcast false alerts to computer viruses, methods phony to supposedly make his fortune, false chain of hope, false search for missing persons, urban legends and unfounded health alarms.

-Violent or hateful content: A universe of violence that goes from Web pages adolescent to sites who did not hesitate to broadcast images of torture and sadism where a cruel humor reigns typically is found on Internet. A simple mouse click, young people can download music to the very violent words (sometimes censored in the disks sold in the store) and images, video clips and online games while also worrying. Young people also like bloody sites that show real images of accidents, torture or mutilation. Many adolescents regard these as harmless sites, the equivalent of horror movies online, but there is a disturbing combination of violence and sexuality. There are all kinds of hate on the Internet ranging from fanatical racism to the cruel satire of many popular sites for youth. Hate groups such as those militating for the supremacy of the white race, are more and more to the Internet to recruit young people. They use emails and private cats to tackle, from prying, the most vulnerable adolescents.

-Gambling addiction: The recent authorization of games of chance and betting on Internet sites have increased that the impressive number of young people who engage in the game. It has become a more important than smoking, alcohol or drug addiction among adolescents. Youth who have well mastered the new technologies are turning more to the Internet gambling sites because they are easily accessible, practical and anonymous.

The main dangers on the Internet

The main dangers on the Internet

The first young victims

Easy access to pornography:

The easy access that Internet pornography is one of the main concerns of parents of young Internet users. Pornographic images once very difficult to obtain are now within reach of a simple mouse click. Falling by chance on a pornography site can be: using a search engine, during a typing error the address of a site by clicking on a link in an e mail, instant messaging, or a cat, using file sharing software which convey many images and easily accessible pornographic videos

surfing on the newsgroups.

Cyber-bullying:

There are different forms of cyber bullying: sometimes, it comes to insults or threats directly sent to the victim by e mail or Instant Messaging. Young people may also circulate the hate comments to a person, through e mail and instant messaging, or by posting on Web sites or blogs. They often do this under a false identity. In addition, more and more young people are victims of bullying through text messages on their mobile phones. This type of phone indeed escapes completely supervision of adults.

Predators on the Internet: Cats, e mails and instant messaging are environments where young people may encounter sexual predators. Own Internet anonymity encourages confidences and intimate revelations, and predators use to quickly establish a relationship of trust with young people still lack of judgment and experience. Parents can help their children to protect themselves by informing on the risks associated with online communications and in more involvement in the activities of children and youth on the Internet.

Spam: Means spam all messages not unsolicited, advertising or not, which are more and more our electronic mailbox. This scourge has developed dramatically: spam has increased ten-fold, and estimated that it now represents nearly half of all e mail that is received.

The main dangers on the Internet

The main dangers on the Internet

The main dangers on the Internet

The first young victims

Youth are the population most exposed and the most targeted by predators of all kinds on the Net. It is indeed a reference media: more than 83% of the 12/17 years are connected to the Internet and the phenomenon increases with the development of the mobile Internet (mobile phone). The Web is a space of temptation, a playful space but also a risk space in which children are vulnerable. Here are the main hazards to which they may face:

-Non-respect for privacy:

The ability to interact and communicate with others is one of the major attractions that Internet has on young people. They like to discuss in instant messaging, play online and filling out forms to participate in contests and surveys. As a result, they leave many traces on the Internet including if they have a blog or page in social networks (twitter, facebook...). 

Youth privacy can be invaded in different ways: 

Fill forms to participate in the competition of the commercial Web sites, provide information concerning to strangers in a cat (discussion forum) or instant messaging (messenger type), give personal information in their registration to various Internet services or software (instant messaging, chat, file sharing, etc.), provide their personal profile registration to e free emails or instant messaging accounts, provide information at the opening of a blog or a page on a social network, provide photos and information private on a blog or a social network.

The dangers of the Internet

The dangers of the internet

Fight against the dangers of the Internet, such as those of television or video games, is not limited to verification of the content of the programs in their violence or their truth.

Maintenance of the illusions (on oneself, others, social life etc) appears as a major threat.

Some programs/activities/games have hypnotic effects. This hypnosis varies (in front of the spectacular) fascination to stunning.

There is an uptake of the time and energy of the participants.

Study the content remains a permanent working: behaviour of the characters staged are considered as models, they can be immoral or unrealistic, should assess to what extent they contribute to a reasoned humanist education, according to the public, the circumstances. The establishment of a censorship raises questions about the freedom of the individual, personal liability, and the liability of the community. Current Western society has perhaps failed to recognize its responsibility on the maintenance of a collective moral absolute, but there to protect the weak and to educate young.

Dependence on the Internet

Dependence on the internet

Internet addiction (also called Internet addiction, cyberaddiction, use problematic Internet or UPI, disorder of addiction to Internet and TDI) would be a psychological disorder resulting in a compelling and obsessive need to use the Internet.

-Causes and symptoms alleged:

Computer addiction is characterized by all of the problems associated with the use of the computer tool that will have a negative and destructive effect on the user.

-Talking dependency to Internet when symptoms appear:

Alleged psychological symptoms

-the feeling of well-being and euphoria in Internet use

-the inability to stop using Internet

-the need to increase more and more Internet use time (the patient comes to get up at night to use Internet)

-the lack of time for family, friends, or other leisure;

-problems of attendance or performance at work or school

-lies to family or friends on the time spent on Internet;

-depression or irritability when the person is deprived of Internet.

Alleged physical symptoms:

-Dry eyes

-Migraine headaches

-Back pain

-Carpal tunnel syndrome:

-Meals irregular or stir-fried

-Poor personal hygiene

-Insomnia or changes in sleep cycle

Types of dependency:

There are several types of Internet addiction:

-dependency in relational character (e-mail, chat, discussion forum, blog, activities Social Web etc.);

-addiction to video games, especially in network games;

-the General dependency that does not focus on one type of sites or a particular activity.

-dependency information (resulting in this case by a dependence on information sites).

Dependence on the Internet

dependency on technology of the Internet

Our increasing dependency on technology of the Internet as a pillar of a global society seems unprecedented. Many aspects of international trade and finance are today dependent on the integrity and the State of the global connectivity of the Internet. The choices that we operate on the way we govern Internet technology could have a large impact on the economic, social and environmental sustainability. Deregulation in many industrialized countries has encouraged an explosion of communication offers. Telephone, cable television and Internet service providers invading each in the traditional market of the other leading to a convergence of technologies related to the voice, data and computer available using a combination of new and old infrastructure. These trends suggest a future in which anyone can connect to the Internet anywhere and anytime, and a future in which the Internet will be the cornerstone of all exchanges of information and all communications. In other words, the future of the global connectivity comes down to that of the Internet itself. It is essential to deepen our understanding of the critical uncertainties regarding the Internet of the future if we want to understand the form that could take the global connectivity system. Policies and agreements put in place by multilateral agencies, international and national to address critical Internet uncertainties could play a fundamental role to guide the evolution of the global connectivity system and determine if the transformations it will contribute to global sustainability. Thus, the fact of not to consider how technology choices could limit the access and use by new players could lead to a slowdown in the adoption of the Internet and the fact that the last few billion users no additional never to the community users of the Internet or have only partial access. In addition, do not resolve disputes about what is perceived as inequalities could lead some decision-makers to choose the path of the fragmentation of the Internet as a last resort to meet their local needs.

The French trace good business 5 h per week on the internet

French women and the purchase on internet

Addicted to shopping have a new hunting ground: internet. According to a study published and commissioned by eBay and Terrafmina.com sites, the French spend on average five hours per week on e-commerce sites and more than 52% buy online at least once a month. Clothing and accessories are the most frequently purchased products, to cultural products and cosmetics, said the press release. Women at home before seeking on the canvas a saving of time and money. They spend an hour less than the general population of women in e-commerce, or four hours per week, but they are more demanding on the time and the cost of delivery. Only 18% of women in General and 16% of women in the home are food shopping on the web. However, 10 6 greet the possibility to order on the internet and remove articles hours after in a point of physical withdrawal. 58% visit sites of sales between individuals and opportunity and 51% private sales sites. More than a third (36%) were tested for grouped purchases, 15% have already purchased via a mobile phone and 9% with a tablet.

Internet: Fifth power of the world

The internet access

If Internet was a country, it would be the fifth economic power in the world to the year 2016.

The world population is estimated at 7 billion according to the Organization of the United Nations. End of 2011, the Internet user population is estimated for its part to 2.3 billion. For The Boston Consulting Group, this user population will reach 3 billion in 2016. And if the Internet were a country, it would be the fifth economic power in the world. According to a study by the consulting firm in management and business strategy, the Internet economy represent 4 200 billion in the countries of the g-20, against 2 300 billion in 2010.

According to BCG, the Internet economy should contribute to 12.4% of the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom in 2016. The highest rate in the South Korea (8%), China (6.9%), the India and the Japan (5.6%), United States (5.4%).

@ Logo for the European Union, the average rate would be 5.7%, higher than the France with 3.4% (2.9% in 2010). In France, the e-commerce should in particular represent 46 billion from $ 27 billion in 2010 in 2016.

In countries such as the France but also the Germany and China, the study points out that small and medium-sized businesses a relationship active with consumers via the Internet had sales that grew faster (up to 22 points) than with a discrete or non-existent on the Internet presence.

Easier than a deprivation of the Internet

BCG CITES elsewhere a fun survey. Thus, 69% of the French are ready to dispense with alcohol rather than private Internet for one year. They are 16% say it would be easier to give up sex, while 5% prefer not shower rather than give up Internet.

SFR square Web 24/24: calls and more, the internet less.

The internet access

Sole discretion, SFR has just added a new package: square Web Special Edition 24/24. As its name indicates, it calls in unlimited, but internet access is now blocked to 1 GB. Indeed, on other packages square Web 2 H and 3 H (the latter also is Special Edition), it was a Fair use of 1 GB and 2 GB respectively. If access to the Hot spot Wi - Fi operator course of the party, this is not the case of the Multisurf option that is included on the Special Edition square Web 3 H.

Here are the details of this new square Web Special Edition 24/24 package (note that he was already proposed for February 2, but in the form of a Multi-pack with an access only):

-Unlimited calls

-SMS and unlimited MMS

-Access to the internet 3 G + (up to 21.6 Mbps following cities) at 1 GB

-Price with a mobile subsidized: €59 with a commitment of 12 months and €49 over 24 months

-ECO version price: €47 without commitment, €42 12 months and €37 over 24 months

On voice communications, you will not exceed 3 hours per call, subject to be charged in off package (€0.38 / minute). For SMS and MMS, the same limit on previous offers is: not more than 200 correspondents for each period of 24 hours, which is largely reasonable.

Side tariff, it fits so exactly at the same level as the square Web 2 hours. For recall, it also offers unlimited calls to the choice: to 5 numbers any operator, or from 20: 00 to 8: 00 pm. For the same price, you can choose between unlimited calls, either access to the internet with Fair use.

With the options, the live answering machine (listening to a message deposit and recovery) is available for €1 per month, and Spotify and the Multisurf for €10 each. You however have access to live TV on request (note that the data is counted against your quota of 1 GB). In any event, you can also receive free of charge of the Femto-Cell for a good 3 G coverage at home.

Internet Explorer and Firefox attack targeted ads

the ads targeted

New versions of the two browsers incorporate tools against the advertising trace on the Internet. The Obama administration wants a Charter on the right to privacy.

Internet browsers, which competed long on the display speed, pages and security are now seeking to better ensure the confidentiality of the data of their users. New version of Internet Explorer released Monday includes for the first time of tools to limit or remove the targeted advertising. The new Firefox, the final version is expected next week, will propose a comparable function.

Advertising targeting, advertisers can display advertising banners adapted to the profile and habits of navigation of Internet users. Thus, the visitor of a site of commerce seeking to buy a television set will include advertisements for flat screens on the other sites that he will travel later, getting them to finalize its purchase. These ads, very effective, are generally sold more expensive. But tracing is little appreciated by Internet users.

Reluctant advertising boards: now, users of Firefox 4 and Internet Explorer 9 can ask visited Internet sites to stop this targeting with a new trial, called "Do Not Track" ("no tracking"). Their request is transmitted in the HTTP header, which already passes other information, such as the browser version and operating system used. In addition, IE9 also relies on a system of blacklists that block cookies from advertising boards. Plugins for Firefox and Chrome, such as AdBlock Plus, to get the same result.

Only black lists are effective for the time being, as advertising boards do not yet committed themselves to meet the new statement "Do Not Track" transmitted by the browsers, and disseminate instead of non-targeted advertising. The advertising industry more campaigns for self-regulation. Google, for example, proposes to disable advertising of its DoubleClick governance system by manually installing a cookie in their Internet browser. But this option is little put forward, and therefore little known.

The statement "Do Not Track" is in fact not the business of advertising authorities, who may find themselves diving in the fog. At a recent meeting with Mozilla leaders, advertisers have accused developers of Firefox to "break the Web and its economic model", recently told the President of the Foundation, Gary Kovacs. The integration of blockers pop - ups as soon as early versions of Firefox had already sounded the death knell of this advertising format.

-A Charter of the right to privacy: the resistance of the world of Internet advertising may have a time. The US Government Wednesday asked Congress to vote a Charter of the right to the privacy of Internet users, while the regulator of commerce, the FTC, argues since December to impose the system "Do Not Track" on the Internet. A proposal of joint act of US Senator John Kerry and Republican John McCain is in preparation: American political pressure will have immediate repercussions outside the United States, because only one version of these browsers is proposed in the world. The W3C Internet standards body, will examine the various initiatives of the actors of the Web on advertising targeted a workshop planned end of April. In France, the professionals of the sector and the Government signed early October a Charter, which was to lead to a platform where users should be able to refuse the targeted advertising.

Addiction and Internet: addiction similar to that of the drug and alcohol

Addiction and Internet

Internet is more and more at the centre of our daily lives. Obvious disruption is found on our social behaviour and our spirit. Without for the moment to take all the consequences, more in addition to researchers study the effects of the uses of the Internet. The bumps to the Web people would suffer brain changes similar to those dependent on drugs or alcohol. Internet addiction is a clinical disorder marked by the use of the Internet out of all control. Also called computer addiction or cyberaddiction, this mental health disorder becomes more present since the onset of the Internet in all sectors of society. In this sense, a research team led by Dr. Hao Lei of the China Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, conducted a scanner in the brains of 35 men and women aged between 14 and 21 years. Seventeen of them were classified as having Internet addiction disorders. These results have been completed including on the basis of a specific questionnaire. For the study, a specific brain MRI showed changes in the white matter of the brain part that contains nerve fibres for classified people as being addicted to the Web, from the non-toxicomanes. Researchers have noticed evidence of disruption of connections in nerve fibres connecting the areas of the brain involved in emotion, decision making and self control.

The latest trends of the new technology

New technology even for the elderly

The new technology products have become indispensable for the seniors. Seniors thus closely follow the latest trends in the field that could improve their communication with their loved ones. Their tools of choice are the computer with which they can surf on the Web. Phones and tablets are also very attractive. Statistics have shown that the persons over 50 years represent major consumers in the sector. Manufacturers develop products suited to seniors. Tablets and computers dedicated to older people offer very practical applications to facilitate their use. Voice and touch computers are designed for people over 75 years. They can learn the new technology equipment to avoid the digital divide. Great elders, over 80 years, are not forgotten. They have at their disposal the latest creations of gerontechnology.

1 billion users in August 2012

Evolution of Facebook

With 1 connected to the network to 10 inhabitants of this planet, Facebook would be the 3rd country in the world and its capital would be Jakarta! All facebooker designed you a chart showing the evolution of the number of active accounts on the network, indeed, the 665 million and more identified users today do not represent as individuals! Business accounts, double or triple accounts, fake profiles, the creators of groups are taken into account. Currently and since his breakthrough in the summer 2008, the network welcomed 100 million new accounts every 6 months! This figure is an average (500 million in two years and a half) and the current trend is even closer to 5 months, which shows that the phenomenon has not yet reached the level of maturity! According to the US agency iCrossing, the social network Facebook could cross the bar of the 1 billion users by the year 2012. Taking into account its pace, this symbolic cap could be achieved as early as August. At the beginning of the year, Facebook has just over 800 million of registered. Just go to Facebook? That who can stop the network in its development? Is the network on the way to the 1 billion?

Evolution of Facebook

Evolution of Facebook

If some like MySpace remains essential, it is Facebook who knows the most impressive progress and great enthusiasm, to such point that each new statistics on the number of users is already expired at the time of its publication. Created in 2006, it has 150 million users worldwide in January 2009. The French version was released online in March 2008. A view of its evolution gives an idea on this explosive power mounted order. Facebook can create a job for many person. The platform would be the origin of nearly $ 1.9 billion of economic activity in France. Hundreds of companies have activity to create applications in the areas of the game, entertainment and services for Facebook. This "economy apparatus" argued, according to the study, 2 100 jobs in France in 2011. The launch, last week, applications timeline should still contribute to the dynamism of this ecosystem. Facebook is an ecosystem of publishers of software and services company in full  growth that will create applications and innovative services of tomorrow. This ecosystem is the symbol of the digital economy is growing despite the current economic crisis

Evolution de Facebook

Evolution of Facebook

Since its launch, Facebook continues to evolve its functionality and uncover new opportunities, not only to meet the needs of growing Internet users to use the platform but also to to seduce new. And improvements in the social network are not ready to stop. Facebook has announced that in the coming weeks, everyone will to the new version of the profiles, probably the most significant change since the arrival of the wall and the flow. You will have seven days of preview, to add or hide what you want, before that everyone can see, specific network.

The announcement is not a surprise! By unveiling the product at the F8 Conference, Facebook had indicated that ultimately everyone should migrate. It is not really a question of aesthetics, but rather functional. Timeline leaves place advantage to sharing and especially to new applications, launched in recent weeks. Who said more sharing, said more advertising opportunities for the network. A necessity before its introduction on the stock exchange, expected by the experts in the spring.

Evolution of Facebook

Evolution of Facebook

I think that the Facebook site, not you is not totally unknown. Indeed, different social networking sites have become popular in recent years, Facebook in mind. What is the principle of Facebook? Facebook is a social network, that is, you create an account for free and in Exchange you will get a page in your name, which will allow you to share advice, photos or videos with your friends. The purpose being to create its community which will help you later to sell your product or to promote a product or service from one of your colleagues (and collect a commission in passing).

What are the advantages of Facebook?

Facebook to maintain good relationships with your subscribers or customers.

Facebook allows you to get in touch with your colleagues to develop partnerships and work together on a project. By participating in the life of different groups, you can become an expert in the eyes of the people in your market, which improves your credibility.

You can add photos or videos on your page. The goal is that your friends feel closer to you and to put a face to your name.

What are the disadvantages of Facebook?

Anything you add to your profile may be visible to your friends if your profile is private or by everyone if you decide to put your profile in public. You must pay attention to what you say, because following your words, situations can go awry. Should not that your name be associated with the words "rip-off" or "scammer". Be careful not to disclose too much personal information if you do not want to be harassed by some people. If you can't manage your time, you may spend long hours to read the profiles of your friends or update yours. You must limit the time spent on Facebook each day, because do not forget that there is not that this site to make the promotion of your business.

As you can see, there are more advantages than disadvantages.

This is why Facebook has become the tool of marketing almost mandatory (at least on the English market), and the francophone marketers begin to focus more and more.

If you want to be a step ahead of your competitors, you know what you have to do.