Child Safety and the Internet

There is also a strong need for more parental control of what sites their children visit on the internet. Unlike television, where the main problem is children=s exposure to unsuitable visual images, the internet exposes them to dangers of solicitations to meet with individuals they know nothing about, and to engage in cyberchat with them about very mature subjects and exposure to child pornography. On various websites which are readily accessible, children are exposed to pornography, hate groups, sites promoting crime and deviant behavior, and foul language (O=Leary, 2000). This paper will look at some of the dangers to children posed by use of the internet and h

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e used for, while only 24 percent posted a privacy policy, and less than 10 percent provided for some level of parental control. Only 23 percent of the sites suggested that the child online user consult with a parent before providing the requested information (Hertzel, 2000). COPPA requires that the operator of a children=s website that collect personal information must provide notice on the site of what information is collected and how the information is used. The website operator must obtain verifiable parental consent for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information from children. COPPA also restricts the practice of enticing children to disclose personal information through contests or by offering prizes and bars conditioning a child=s participation in a game, the offering of a prize, or another activity on the child disclosing more personal information that is reasonably necessary to participate in the activity. COPPA does protect websites from liability in the event of a good faith effort to remedy the disclosure of a child=s personal information, but does not protect a private right of action to a victimized parent or child. General audience websites do not have to comply with these rules unless they actua
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Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page)

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