A Sept. 16 release on the website of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America provided the following details about the effort:
WebSafe is an online community offering information educating adults about pro-drug content to which children may be exposed every time they go online. WebSafe also provides Community Alerts that regularly notify registered "WebSafe Parents" about new, potentially harmful websites and other Internet threats.
Parents and other adults can also purchase "The WebSafe Lifeguard," state-of-the-art software that can monitor and control how long, when, and what sites children are visiting and even block children from giving out personal and family information.
Eventually, visitors and members will be invited to join local "WebSafe Communities" where they can exchange information about threats with other concerned parents, educators, and professionals in their area.
"Parents would never let children surf dangerous waters unprotected," said Carey Kriz, Unyos CEO. "WebSafe transforms parents into the lifeguard protecting Internet-surfing kids from the subtle and not-so-subtle threats they face."
Labels: internet, computers, online_safety, protection
Posted By: Aspen/CRC