Parry Aftab
Parry Aftab
Parry Aftab is an American lawyer and Internet safety expert who founded the Internet safety organization WiredSafety and the consulting firm WiredTrust...
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Parents are clueless. Parents need to recognize that these kids are going to be using this whether we like it or not. That said, say to your kids, 'I'd like to see your profile page tomorrow.' You're the parent -- if you don't like it, unplug the computer. If they don't follow your rules, no Internet at all.
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We have to get our kids to utilize the best Internet filter, and that's the one inside their heads.
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Don't share info that you wouldn't put on a billboard on a superhighway. We need to remember that whatever you type on the Internet stays on the Internet. It's like a tattoo.
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A lot of teens have no idea that what they're posting may have ramifications later on in life. If it's on the Internet for one second, it's on the Internet forever.
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The kids need to use the filter between their ears. They need to know the Internet is not between them and their computers. ... What they say online for two seconds is permanent, like a tattoo.
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All children? need to have access to the Internet to succeed in life,
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Parents just want to be able to put controls in place with as little hassle as possible.
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Parents are often either unaware of dangers, or they're freaked out about them. They want software but they don't know where to start looking or how to use it.
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Kids are doing things online that they don't do in real life. We need to teach them that online is real. They have to be accountable for what they do... and they have to be able to live with the consequences of their online actions.
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Kids used to pass notes around in school. Now they're putting it onto pages with 42 million users.
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While it may not be the single silver bullet in the fight to protect our children in cyberspace, ... it is an important piece of a much larger solution.
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Today's plans from the big carriers don't address parental control issues. There are a lot of parents who want their kids to have cell phones so they can get in touch with them when they need them, but many of them have been holding off buying them phones because they don't feel comfortable.
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We need to tell the difference between being paranoid and being careful,
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Unless we 'think outside of the box' in crafting innovative and immediate solutions, these abuses will continue and escalate.