40% of kids don’t know their chat buddies

Please keep an eye on your children. It is important to educate yourself, and them, so sensible and safe practices prevail.

Some useful info:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Yourchildshealthandsafety/Internetsafety/DG_071138

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/family/guidelines/default.mspx

http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1124

Pupils are using their PCs at home for two main reasons: online chatting and downloading and sharing music.

40 percent admit that they have “chat buddies” who they do not know in real life, and half admit using peer-to-peer software (P2P) to download music illegally. more...