| A USA Today article that ran in July 2005
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| | agrees to accept the adware." So a child
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| cited findings from a survey conducted by
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| | could download a "free" game or
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| the Kaiser Family Foundation. They found
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| | screensaver that has adware attached to
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| that during the school year, kids between
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| | it. This adware will install itself on
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| the ages of 8 and 10 years old spent an
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| | your computer, track all of your Internet
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| average of 6 hours per day watching
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| | activity and show you advertising in the
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| television, playing video games and/or
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| | form of annoying pop-ups or banner ads.
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| using computers.Since more than half of
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| | If your kids are like mine, they don't
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| America's 100 million households have
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| | always read the fine print and just click
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| Internet access, I can only assume that
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| | on the "I accept" button to get their
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| some of their computer time is spent in
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| | freebies!Talk to your kids about Internet
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| online activities. My question is how
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| | advertising and Adware. Let them know
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| safe are these kids? Do they know what to
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| | that they are the same as ads on TV.
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| look out for? Do they know how to handle
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| | Someone just wants you to buy their new
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| themselves online?Here are some topics to
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| | product. Take your kids to PBS' Don't Buy
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| discuss with your children. Keep in mind
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| | It! website ( ) for great information on
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| that each family has their own rules for
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| | Internet and other media
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| Internet use. Some parents don't allow
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| | advertising.Inappropriate Content.The
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| their children to be on the Internet at
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| | Internet is a great place to find
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| all, others will monitor their child's
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| | information for any school science
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| Internet use, and still others have no
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| | project or report. Just type in a phrase
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| concern and let their kids surf wherever
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| | or topic in any search engine and you
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| and whenever they want.Strangers.The
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| | will get loads of links with useful
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| Internet is a wonderful place to meet
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| | information. But there are also many
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| people from all around the world. I
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| | sites that contain inappropriate content
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| remember having a pen pal when I was
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| | under presumably innocent searches.My
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| young and would check the mail every day
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| | friend was looking up information for her
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| to see if I got a letter. Now all one has
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| | daughter's animal report and typed in
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| to do is turn on the computer and check
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| | "horse lovers" in a search engine,
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| their Inbox! Friends who are separated by
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| | figuring that she may get horse
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| a move can still talk every day through
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| | enthusiast sites dedicated to providing
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| email, chat rooms and Instant Messaging
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| | information on their favorite animal. She
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| (IM).The drawback to this is that no one
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| | got sites with horses on them, but they
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| knows who you really are on the Internet.
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| | were horse lovers of a COMPLETELY
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| Even in so-called "safe" chat rooms
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| | different kind... And not too long ago,
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| someone can be posing as a teenager and
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| | there was a site at that was of an adult
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| they are really a predator. Just as you
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| | nature. (The real White House site is at
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| wouldn't want your kids to tell a
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| | only way to be sure that your child does
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| stranger on the street where they live,
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| | not inadvertently find themselves on the
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| you don't want them to do so online
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| | wrong site is to be with them and guide
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| either. Teach your children to never tell
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| | them in their searches. It is also
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| anyone online their names, addresses or
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| | helpful to use a search engine
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| other pertinent information.If you decide
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| | specifically designed for children such
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| to allow your children to use IM or chat
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| | as or of how much or how little your
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| rooms, monitor their activity. Set up
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| | kids are on the Internet, take a minute
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| their profile yourself and give as little
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| | to talk with them about the benefits and
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| information as possible. It may be
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| | dangers involved in being online. Let
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| helpful for you and your child to watch
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| | them explore some sites that will help
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| the short movie "Tracking Teresa" on the
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| | them learn about Internet safety. Here
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| Kidsmartz.org website ( Just like TV,
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| | are a few that are extremely helpful when
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| there are lots of ads on the Internet.
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| | teaching Internet Safety to
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| Unlike TV, we don't get a break from
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| | kids:Netsmartz.org - Teens -
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| them! They are everywhere! They show up
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| | Netsmartzkids.org - Kids -
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| as pop-up ads, banners, hover boxes,
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| | (this site is specialized for each
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| games and they are even disguised as
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| | state) -
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| articles or information items. They warn
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| | Disney's CyberNetiquette -- remember -
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| you that your computer is infected, you
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| | be involved in your children's Internet
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| have new mail, you are the
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| | activity. Teach them to use this powerful
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| umpteenth-million visitor to this site or
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| | tool responsibly. It will save them time
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| they may look like a survey or poll. And
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| | and you headaches as you travel the World
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| ads on sites geared for kids are often
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| | Wide Web.Lisa Workman is the author of
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| very inviting and intriguing.Along with
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| | Tokens for TV: A Sensible Approach to
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| ads we also have adware. Microsoft
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| | Balancing Television, Video Game and
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| defines adware as "Advertising that is
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| | Computer Activities. How much time does
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| integrated into software. Adware is often
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| | your child spend "plugged in" to some
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| combined with a host application that is
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| | sort of electronic device?
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| provided at no charge as long as the user
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