Safe Families1

Online Safety for C4’s

Bil Mooney-McCoy,

Director, Safe Families

TechMission

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What is meant by “ONLINE SAFETY”?

Safety: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.

Some agent = the InternetDefined conditions = the Computer Center

Adverse Effects Pornography Contact with Sexual Predators Other Dangers

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Pornography: General Stats

As of 2003, 1.3 million pornographic websites (N2H2, 2003)

The total porn industry - estimates from $4 billion to $10 billion (National Research Council Report, 2002).

Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction: 10% (28% are women)(internet-filter-review.com)

More than 20,000 images of child pornography posted online every week

(National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/03).

1 out of every 6 women, including Christians, struggles with an addiction to porn

(Today’s Christian Woman, Fall 2003)

51% of pastors say cyber-porn is a possible temptation. 37% say it is a current struggle

(Christianity Today, Leadership Survey, 12/2001)

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Pornography: Youth-Specific Stats

9 out of 10 children aged between eight and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet, in most cases unintentionally.

(London School of Economics January 2002)

Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography: 11 years old(internet-filter-review.com)

Largest consumer of Internet pornography: 12 - 17 age group (internet-filter-review.com)

Adult industry says traffic is 20-30% children (NRC Report 2002, 3.3)

“Never before in the history of telecommunications media in the United States has so much indecent (and obscene) material been so easily accessible

by so many minors in so many American homes with so few restrictions.” ---DOJ

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Online Perpetrators

1 in 5 children who use Chat rooms have been approached by pedophile online

(Telegraph.co.uk. 1/02)

2 in 5 abductions ages 15-17, due to Internet

(San Diego Police Dept.)

76% of victims in Net-initiated sexual exploitation cases were 13-15, 75% were girls. "Most cases progressed to face-to-face sexual encounters" - 93% of the face-to-face meetings involved illegal sex.

(Journal of Adolescent Health, November 2004.)

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Other Dangers

Many unmonitored, no parental approval requiredOften rude, obscene, defamatory, very sexualizedChildren tend to share personal and identifying information including pictures

Problematic ContentNon-pornographic Sexual, Gore and Violence Pictures, Racist/Hate/Occult Organizations, Illegal Drug Use.

Chat Rooms, Blogs and Message Boards

Music, Videos, Software file sharing is usually illegalLots of exchange of pornographic files and other unsavory filesProne to infecting computers with Adware and Viruses

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

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TechMission Safe Families

Focused on protecting children in at-risk communities from pornography and other dangers on the Internet

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Goals of the TechMission Safe Families Program

TechMission is launching our Safe Families Program in 2005 with the goals of:

– Providing training and educational materials for parents, churches, and community organizations in at-risk communities to protect their children online

– Distributing over 100,000 copies of free Internet filtering software

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SOLUTION

“SAFETY RULES

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SOFTWARE TOOLS”

(One without the other is ineffective)

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Options for Internet Tools

1. Client-based Filtering– We-Blocker: Free– Norton Internet Security: $4/computer– Other software $20-50/year

2. Router-based (Server-based) Filtering

3. Monitoring Software– Good for accountability or added protection

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Client vs. Router Based Filtering

http://www.filterguide.com/ratings.htm

Client-Based Filters Router-Based FiltersInstalled on each machine Installed on Internet Connection

More difficult to maintain More complex to administer

Easier to have unwanted bypass Harder to have unwanted bypass

Easier to enable staff-bypass Difficult to enable staff-bypass

Adjustments to each machine Adjustments made centrally

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Free Client Internet Filtering:

We-Blocker (We-Blocker.com)FREE!

Windows only

Customizable

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Discounted Internet Filtering for Labs

Discounted filtering (Norton Internet Security 2005 for less than $4/computer via techsoup.com; labs only)

Norton Internet Security 2005 is a suite of products that, together, provide firewall protection, Internet connection intrusion prevention, privacy tools, virus protection, spam filtering, and Web browser content filtering for your desktop computer.

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1 for $15.00

5 for $34.00

10 for $56.00

25 for $98

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Router Based Tools

Zyxel HS-100 HomeSafe Router$50.00; $34.99/year for Cerberian subscriptionhttp://www.us.zyxel.com/products/model.php?indexcate=1088622580&indexcate1=1088621451&indexFlagvalue=1088555542

Belkin Wireless G Router (F5D7231-4)$60.00;$19.99/year for Cerberian subscription after 6 month trialhttp://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Product_Id=179477

Linksys Parental Control Router (WRT54GS)$75.00; $39.95/year to Netopia subscriptionhttp://linksys.com/products/product.asp?prid=610&scid=35

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Monitoring Software

Doesn’t block, simply reports

Sends email to peers or accountability partners

Red-flags questionable or objectionable web site visits

Impractical in computer center, but useful for families or personal

accountability.

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Free Monitoring Software: X3Watch

Monitoring Software

• FREE

• Ministry of xxx.church.com

• Regularly sends list of questionable web visits to selected recipients

http://www.x3watch.com

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For Fee Monitoring Software: Covenant Eyes

Monitoring Software

• $6.99/mo. or less

• Pricing for households/ministry staff/businesses

• Regularly sends detail of ALL web visits to selected recipients

http://www.covenanteyes.com

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Safety Rules: Implementing an Online Safety Program in Your C4

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Steps to Implementing Online Safety in Your Computer Center

1. Develop and Post Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Center

2. Install Internet Filtering Software on all lab computers or install a server/router to filter for all computers

3. Train all computer lab participants in online safety and lab use through an online safety presentation

4. Always have a lab monitor in the computer lab and train them in enforcing the rules

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SAFETY RULES

Acceptable Use Policy for Internet Users Outlines responsibilities and privileges Should be posted; reviewed and signed by all center clients Needs to address illegal activities such as copyright violations,

drugs, gambling, child porn, sexual solicitation, viruses, hacking, online harassment

Need to determine if different standards will be implemented for children vs. adults

Consequences for violations should be clearly stated and practiced.

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SAFETY RULES

Rules are needed for staff as well Organizations are vulnerable to sexual harassment or hostile

workplace lawsuits for allowing employees to view and download pornography

Organizations can be liable to copyright owners for allowing employees to download files without owners’ permission

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Things to Include in an Online Safety Presentation

Review computer center acceptable use policy Instructions for what to do if objectionable content appears Safety Tips

– Instruct youth never to plan a face-to-face meeting with someone that they have met online

– Teach youth never to give out personal information

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Resources for Implementing an Online Safety Program in Your C4

Netsmartz (www.netsmartz.com) WebsafeCrackerz (www.websafecrackerz.com) TechMission Safe Families

– TechMission is developing an online safety presentation template for C4’s to use to implement their own online safety program (www.techmission.org/safefamilies/)

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Best Practices

AC4 Recommends that C4’s Do not allow any chat rooms or file sharing programs Do not allow pornography or other “adult” web browsing for all

users

Other Practices Always have a lab monitor in the room with computers in a public

area with screen easily visible to staff If lab is mainly used by children, set your homepage to be a kid-

friendly search engines

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Kid Friendly Search Engines

Ask Jeeves for Kids (www.ajkids.com) Yahooligans (www.yahooligans.com) OneKey (www.onekey.com) Kids Click (www.kidsclick.org) Education World (www.education-world.com)

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Additional Resources

WebSitesnetsmartz.org/enough.org/protectkids.com/isafe.org

User Groups/Message BoardsSafeKids/NetFamily Newsletter

NetFamilyNews.org Children's Online Safety Consortium

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/COSConsortium/

Each other

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Future Safe Families Services

Free Internet Filtering CD Internet Safety Presentations

-- for C4 Participants

-- for parents

-- for pastors and ministry leaders

Internet Safety Toolkit for Churches and Ministries