Geekonomics

Today’s Internet surfers are feeling lucky in love with nearly seven in 10 adults reporting that the Internet improves their relationships, according to the second annual Norton Online Living Report. But it’s not all happy connections and relationships. Unfortunately, when it comes to the eternal worry— do you know where your kids are?— the answer is: not always. Parents are in the dark, with kids reporting spending nearly twice as much time online as their parents think.

The worldwide survey also found that a whopping 99 percent of online adults say they have Read more…

Norton just sent me this on one of my newfound FAVOURITE topics, internet safety and parental control :

Computers, Wii, Playstation, and Xbox. What do all of these have in common? They can connect to the internet and kids love to play games on them.

But what kind of games are your kids playing? Do they contain violence and pornography?

And are they at risk of being infected by viruses, malware, and other online threats?

There are various steps parents can take can be taken to make the gaming environment safer for your kids. Read more to learn about the parental controls that can help provide the protection that you want.

• How to check which games are appropriate for your child
• Parental controls
• Tips to broach the subject with you child
• How you can supply the parental wisdom, judgment, rules, and oversight

For more details, check out Ask Marian, Norton’s family-oriented blog here.