http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/08/do-new-facebook-security-measures-replace-parental-monitoring/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/08/do-new-facebook-security-measures-replace-parental-monitoring/comment-page-1/#comment-329570 Terry Bartick Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:08:43 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=5089#comment-329570 My brother and his wife just found out that his 13 year old step-daughter has a MySpace page, where she claims to be 17. They are responsible parents who monitor her screen time; unfortunately, the parents of her 12 year old friend don't have the same rules in their house. My step-niece claims that the 18 year olds that she communicates with are really just her 13 year old friends who say they're older, the same way she did. (Picture me scratching my head here at that logic.) She totally doesn't understand that if she is 13 and claims to be 17, then the 18 year old she is talking to could be a 40 year old nutcase. Anyway, my brother talked to her friend's parents and found out they didn't think it was a big deal that the girls were doing this, so now my niece is not allowed to hang out at that friend's house anymore. I was just thinking that my 3 year old is developing good computer skills when he plays on PBS Kids - but maybe I should check to see if he is on Facebook claiming to be 7! My brother and his wife just found out that his 13 year old step-daughter has a MySpace page, where she claims to be 17. They are responsible parents who monitor her screen time; unfortunately, the parents of her 12 year old friend don’t have the same rules in their house. My step-niece claims that the 18 year olds that she communicates with are really just her 13 year old friends who say they’re older, the same way she did. (Picture me scratching my head here at that logic.) She totally doesn’t understand that if she is 13 and claims to be 17, then the 18 year old she is talking to could be a 40 year old nutcase. Anyway, my brother talked to her friend’s parents and found out they didn’t think it was a big deal that the girls were doing this, so now my niece is not allowed to hang out at that friend’s house anymore. I was just thinking that my 3 year old is developing good computer skills when he plays on PBS Kids – but maybe I should check to see if he is on Facebook claiming to be 7!

]]> http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/08/do-new-facebook-security-measures-replace-parental-monitoring/comment-page-1/#comment-329180 John Woodring Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:32:33 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=5089#comment-329180 Parents absolutely need to be aware of what their children are doing online. Unfortunately, so-called security measures and safety software give parents a false sense of security. All this can easily be bypassed by a kid with a little skill and moderate determination using proxy servers. I try to warn parents about the real threats online such as cyberbullying or sexting and it seems they want to hear about pedophiles. The news media does not help much either because another 14 year old kid is not scary enough to sell news. Politicians are the same way. Parents absolutely need to be aware of what their children are doing online. Unfortunately, so-called security measures and safety software give parents a false sense of security. All this can easily be bypassed by a kid with a little skill and moderate determination using proxy servers. I try to warn parents about the real threats online such as cyberbullying or sexting and it seems they want to hear about pedophiles. The news media does not help much either because another 14 year old kid is not scary enough to sell news. Politicians are the same way.

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