Kids! They can be heaven sent or maybe hell spawned in the world of multimedia, knowingly or unknowingly they might download files that are illegal sourced from the Net. As the proverb goes "Prevention is better than Cure" which applies to this case, parents should keep an eye (maybe both eyes!) on what their kids are doing online. These are some of the chilling facts that parents should keep in their mind when kids are surfing the Net.
- Online piracy is stealing(means the felon will be arrested)
- According to the US copyright law, a fine of USD 30,000 will be given
- Unwanted exposure to virus or trojan horses that will compromise information
- Risky exposure to unwanted spyware which compromise personal information that might lead to identity theft
Once you explained the risk of the piracy to your children, you may still want to keep an eye on what they did with the computer like,
- Keep the computer in living room, and set a time for your kid to use the computer, and make sure they understand what they can do, and what they can't do.
- Use some web service can allow you to keep track of your child online activities.
Window vista/xp allow you to create multiple account in a computer. Everyone can log in separately. As a parent, they should hold the administration account. Which allow full control the computer , and give children a limited User account.
Show your children how to download legally. There are many website, that your kid can download free, or for a low price. For example, itunes offer each song for USD 0.99 only.
Microsoft
[online] Retrieved 1st February 2009
Oh my!! There's so many things can happen wrongly if we don't make use of the internet in the rite way.. very informative, thank u very much.. =)
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