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Hello, I am an 8th grader doing a persuasive speech on internet safety. I wanted to know some of the suicides, or even deaths that have been brought on by harsh internet use leading to people hurting themselves because of it. And there was a young girl on the news recently that took her own life because of it. If you know her name, could you tell me? And if you have any tips to help me reach into the audience to stop their child from doing this.. For having a relative that isn’t careful on the internet, I’m very serious about this topic. Thank you very much.

I’m studying Java. and im not in college yet. I wanna create a program for teens, I see these kids on myspace and it got me thinking that i should make a program, just like myspace, it’s gunna be a chatroom, instant messaging, profiles and blogs, and those profiles will determine if that person has myspace. You can look at myspace profiles without connecting to the internet.
This Software should also come with a P2P file sharing software like Kazaa and Limewire. Where they can download music and feature length movies free. Dial-up users will download all this stuff fast with no problems at all.

But, I think teens are expected to know the guidelines of internet safety, and I will not take responsibility if that child gets abducted and killed. and the age limit should be 14, it’s the law.

What do you guys think? What are your suggestions? Is this program even possible to make with Java?

Also please star this question! I need alot of ideas!

What would be a nice name for this

I got this story on internet safety in an email. I would like to know how many people have seen this, as I feel it is very interesting and makes you think twice about adding strangers on Myspace, Facebook, Tagged, etc.
PLEASE star so that others can see this and inform other people, even ones without children!!!! It could SAVE LIVES! Or, copy and paste onto an email and forward to all of your contacts!

MYSPACE: A Must Read for All

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE CHILDREN READ IT TOO!

After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213 She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message:

ByAngel213:
Hi. I’m glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird!

GoTo123:
LOL You watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you?
Don’t you live in a safe neighborhood?

ByAngel213:
Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz’ I didn’t see anybody when I looked out.

GoTo123:
Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven’t done that have you?

ByAngel213:
Of course not. I’m not stupid you know.

GoTo123:
Did you have a softball game after school today?

ByAngel213:
Yes and we won!!

GoTo123:
That’s great! Who did you play?

ByAngel213:
We played the Hornets. LOL. Their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL

GoTo123:
What is your team called?

ByAngel213:
We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool.

GoTo123:
Did you pitch?

ByAngel213:
No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don’t want them mad at me. Bye!

GoTo123:
Catch you later. Bye

Meanwhile…….GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far.

Her name: Shannon
Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985
Age: 13
State where she lived: North Carolina

Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School . She had told him all this in the conversations they had on- line. He had enough information to find her now.

Shannon didn’t tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ballpark that day. She didn’t want them to make a scene and stop her fr om walking home from the softball games. Parents were always over re-acting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn’t be so overprotective.

By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her.

Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely.

He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn’t look scary and she quickly dismissed the sudden fear she had felt.

After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her.

Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her It was only a few blocks to Shannon’s home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car.

Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon ‘s house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move.

Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room.

‘Shannon, come here,’ her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn’t imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa.

‘Sit down,’ her father began, ‘this man has just told us a most interesting story about you.’

Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today!

‘Do you know who I am, Shannon ?’ the man asked.
‘ No,’ Shannon answered.

‘I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123.’

Shannon was stunned. ‘That’s impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He’s 14. And he lives in Michigan !’

The man smiled. ‘I know I told you all that, but it wasn’t true. You see, Shannon , there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to injure kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. You named the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze.’

Shannon was stunned. ‘You mean you don’t live in Michigan ?’

He laughed. ‘No, I live in Raleigh . It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn’t it?’

She nodded.

‘I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn’t as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it. I hope you’ve learned a lesson from this and won’t do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?’

‘It’s a promise!’

That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down together and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a tragic
situation.

*****NOW****

EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN SEND IT TO FRIENDS THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN
I know it is kind of long, but please read the whole thing

I know back then it was more about family and spending time with them and stuff, since my parents have told me about it as well and it tends to be true.
Todays parents and kids it seems different: Parents (not all), can careless about what their kids do out at 1 in the morning, don’t set as strict discipline (like just time outs that really doesn’t help anything), and don’t teach the kids right from wrong as much and respect for others outside which definitely affects how they act.
My parents taught me right from wrong, I sometimes think before I act, but I will admit I’m no angel and I admit it. I talk back at my parents and stuff when we are mad and they don’t seem as strict with me sometimes although when I’m on the computer if I get worked up they take it away from me. I’m quiet outside most of the time since I’m not very social with people and really don’t know how to…I’m set a curfew if I ever do go outside and it’s pretty early to most people, so I’ll say they are strict on that but usually I’m inside the house.:( I can see why though since where I am there can be wacky people but it stinks. My parents do trust me on what I do on the internet and what sites I can be on or not since they don’t know much about the internet stuff as much as I do and I kinda made myself learn from those things about internet safety and yada yada yada.. But again I admit I’m definitely no angel. I have both a mother and a father I live with as well. My life isn’t all that great from past events that I’m still scared of deeply and it seems to affect me in some areas.

But to the point I’m trying to make and ask, why are parents not as much caring or strict about their children these days? Why is it all about money now and having a rich life and some cases have money being made off for having certain children?.. and never about as much for family? What’s that going to bring for the children now if they ever become parents? It seems mostly know more separation, a parent leaving from a family and there’s only a single parent around the house… Why?.. I can feel now it’s going to get worse in the future.:/ But if a person is raised by a family who isn’t all that great, how are they going to grow up and raise a family so they wouldn’t go through what the parent did? Could the people around the child’s enviroment help make the person’s actions be like this too?

Question 1:
A) Does your child use the internet at home?
Yes: No:
B) If answered yes, in which room do they usually use it? Choose One:
Living Room, Dining Room, Bedroom, Other (Please Specify)

2)How often does your child use social networking site? Choose one:
Every day, Once a week, More than once a week, Once a month, Less than once a month, Never.

Question 3: In your opinion, what are your child’s five favourite online activities? Please Rate them from 1 to 5 where 1 is your child favourite:
Chat Rooms, Blogging, Music, Instant Messenger, Gaming, File Sharing, Social Networking, Web Surfin, Other, (Please Specify).

Question 4: How old is your child?
4-8, 9-13, 14-17, 18

Question 5: What gender is your child:
Male, Female

Question 6: What ethnicity is your child:
British White, British Black, European White, European Black, Asian, Afro -Caribbean, Afro-American, American, Other (Please Specify)

Question 7: Do you have any spyware/antivirus software on all of your PC’S?
Yes (Please Specify), No (Why)

Question 8: a)Has your child every been involved in cyber bullying?
Yes, No
B) If yes in what form

Question9: A)Does your child have there own private email address
YES, NO
B) If Yes With which provider, If No Why?

Thankyour for your Time.
Joe Clifford Year 10 GCSE ICT STUDENT

the manager of the place i live has been posting video blogs and other things on youtube and livevideo.com. some of the videos arent exactly appropriate. i got word of the stuff going on and looked it up. i saw the videos. then i did a yahoo search of his name and it seems that he was hacking into peoples accts at one time. because of this his name and the address of the community i live in are posted all over the internet. i have a child and just about everyone that lives here have children too. some people are very angry about the videos and the hacking thing. with the address on the internet im afraid for my childs and the other children in the neighborhoods safety. moving is not an option and no one really knows how to get in touch with the owner. is there anything legal we can do about this so that he wont be the manager and would have to leave the complex?
the videos arent of me but they do show him doing explicit things (showing himself, etc) and he does show the neighborhood and has some of the people that live here in the videos, they didnt know they would be put on the internet. he is hired as the management and we dont really know how to get in touch with the owner to get him fired.

A lot of people are familiar with Dateline NBC’s segment To Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen. Its a show where they talk with creepy guys on the internet and bust them for showing up at a house filled with hidden cameras expecting to have sex with boys and girls ranging in age from 12-16 years old. Its all a set up but they are often able to prove intent to have sex with a minor and arrest these guys. (If you are interested, look on youtube, there are lots of clips).

My husband and I like this show and it just amazes me how many normal seeming guys get busted trying to sleep with teens and tweens on this show. Some of these are married men with kids, and some professions I have seen have included teachers, a rabbi, a cop, and a homeland security official.

Does it scare you how many creepy perverts there are that would happily take advantage of your child at such an early age? I think this show tells you how very important it is to discuss internet and stranger safety with your children as early and as often as possible. There are so many freaks out there, and if you’ve seen this show you know what I mean!
Thumbsdown you Whitswife? Of course not! I thumbs up you, your answer was much more creative than my simply cutting off his peepee and beating him with it. Lol…

A prominent "REPUBLICAN" has prepared legislation that would "REQUIRE" that your service provider keep logs of all Americans online activities.
The companys,like Yahoo,Windows and Google that didn’t comply would be fined for one year.
Wisconsin rep. F. James Sensenbrener,thought this brilliant one up,so police would have it easier conducting investigations etc.
This means they will get every little bit of information about you,your parents,who you contact,what sites you visit,your "age" where you live,what you say,"there goes answers".
His legislation is very vague on the "Explotation of todays youth Act"
or "Internet Safety Act" Here are some comments from people.
quote: The internet Safety Act"follows along line of bad laws in the name of children"
CONGRESS surrenders-Freedom eliminated=Terrorist "WIN"
Tell me again,why young kids are dying in Iraq?
I personaly wonder what the F, stands for,and I hope Wisconsin people get rid of this threat to all of us.

I know there are such systems to protect children, but I am interested whether a more comprehensive system exists that tracks the authenticity, legitimacy of the stated purpose of the site, whether the site is being used for fraud & abuse, cyber stalking, hacking and other internet crimes, and whether the claims, and promises, made by the sites owners are valid.

ok im wiritng a persuasive essay about internet safety for school. in it, i have to include a quote from an authority. this is what i found:
– One in -five children have been solicited sexually while on the Internet. (Telegraph.co.uk January 2002).
– Four (4) percent of all youth Internet users in 2005 said online solicitors asked them for nude or sexually explicit photographs of themselves
Online Victimization of Youth: Five Years Later. 2006. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Crimes Against Children Research Center, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. December 4, 2006

from this site http://preilly.wordpress.com/2006/12/27/the-facts-about-internet-sexual-abuse-and-schools/
(its the third block down of italics if u want to see it)

so how do i quote that in my essay?