Two weeks ago I read an article in the Belgian newspaper “De Standaard” which once again underlined the importance of protecting children on the internet. According to the article, a woman working in a nursery in Plymouth was arrested for distributing indecent images of children through the internet. The woman and two accomplices she met on Facebook have pleated guilty on the charges of child pornography and sexual abuse of children. This article reminded me that when we want to create an interactive website for kids, we have to bear in mind that children are a vulnerable target group that can easily be misled. Furthermore a recent study conducted on children’s internet use revealed that parents are concerned about the online activities of their kids. Some 53% of Belgian parents who were questioned, declared they are worried about their offspring giving out personal or private information online. Taking this into account, we must be aware that we need to protect kids online by securing children’s websites.
Robin
Sources:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EUKidsOnline/EU%20Kids%20I/Conference%20Papers%20and%20abstracts/Victims%20and%20Perpetrators/Ponte.pdf
http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF01102009_032&word=facebook
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