Safety Advice and Information

Safety Advice and Information

www.look-both-ways.com The site maintained by the author of this book to provide information and helpful links on Internet safety.

http://safety.msn.com Microsoft's Internet service, MSN, provides online safety information on this site.

www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx Microsoft's Security At Home Web page with advice on using family contracts and more.

www.microsoft.com/mscorp/safety/default.mspx Microsoft's Safety Web site with information about phishing, safety legislation, and more.

http://staysafe.org An educational site about safety and security issues online.

www.wiredkids.com A nonprofit site dedicated to protecting children from sexual exploitation online.

www.wiredsafety.org A U.S. nonprofit touted as the "world's biggest online safety and help group ."

www.icmec.org The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children's site offers features for information and activism.

www.cox.com/TakeCharge A safety information page from Cox Communications, an Internet/TV/cellular phone service provider.

www.stalking-research.org.uk/index.php This site lists ages of online harassment victims posted by Cyberstalking Information (CSI).

www.safechild.org A site dedicated to preventing online bullying and emotional and sexual abuse.

www.blogsafety.com A discussion site operated by nonprofit TechParenting Group based in California.

www.getnetwise.org Get information on spam, hackers, viruses, identity theft, and more.

www.wiredsafety.org/volunteer If you want to get involved, check out WiredSafety's Volunteer page here.

www.nch.org.uk/getinvolved This is the NCH's official Web site.

http://www.familysafemedia.com/pornography_statistics.html This page of the Family Safe Media Web site presents statistics on kids ' exposure to online pornography.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/ games /getstarted/esrbratings.mspx Check here for a guide to using ESRB ratings.

http://www.mailfrontier.com/forms/msft_iq_test.html This is one of a number of great Web sites where you can learn more about phishing and even test your skill at spotting fakes .

www.stoptextbully.com The NCH maintains a Web site that offers great advice about dealing with cyberbullying .

www.haltabuse.org Get involved in stopping online abuse at this site for the organization Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHOA).

http://cyberbully.org The Cyberbully page of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use.