Deal with Caution the Issue of ‘Copyright’ on Web Content

The recent news on how the US plans to implement the dreaded ’6 strikes and you’re out’ copyright law for online content, made many people sit up and probe further into the whole issue. Basically, the 6 strikes law implies that if there is a copyright complaint against the user more than 6 times, the user will no longer be able to access the Internet.
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Survey Says Majority of Teens Suffer Cyber Bullying in Silence

Even as the news of 13-year-old Mackenzie Murphy’s attempted suicide because of cyber bullying refuses to die out, a study by Knowthenet.org.uk reveals that majority of teens suffer cyber bullying silently as only a third of them report it.
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Stay Secure against email-based security threats to your PC

As parents you may wish to stay updated with latest issues related to online safety & practices and even look for a suitable security solution for your home PC or network of PCs in order to secure your children’s online safety. However, one often tends to overlook the safe practices with respect to emails.
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Help your Children Search the Internet Efficiently & Safely

Parental concerns keep rising as children keep spending too much time tweeting, chatting, gaming and posting updates. A positive way to wean them away from unproductive online activities is to educate them on good internet searching skills.
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Precautions against Fraudulent Transaction on Online Usage of your Credit Card

There is nothing new about the news on a global gang skimming the credit card industry of tens of millions of dollars. In fact credit card fraud is as old as the credit card itself. But it is the first time that the news has splashed out in public domain with such hard-hitting data. It has made people sit up and take notice.
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Beware of SMS Stealing Apps on your Smart Phones

We are increasingly aware of Cyber criminals working overtime during holiday and festive season to steal money online. However, this season the cyber criminals have touched new heights of creativity by developing malicious Android applications designed to steal SMSes. Applications find a special audience with children on smart phones, so it is important as parents to be aware of these online developments.
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Fight Cyber bullying with Awareness, Tact & Firmness

Bullying in school is as old as the school system. In the good old days, in cases of children being bullied, parents stepped in only when they complained verbally about it. The situation was mostly salvaged with some authoritative machinations and mediacy. But Cyber bullying comes with harsher overtones and is not as simple as controlling bullying as in the pre-Internet days.
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Understanding Geotagging and its Risks to your Kids Online Safety

It is common for kids to share online photos of swimming pool they frequent or scenic spot where they are picnicking. And with smart phones getting common, real time uploading of images is more a norm than an exception. Harmless fun activity you would say. But is it so or is there something that one needs to take care of? Yes, posting photos online within proper security setting rules is fair enough but, Geotagging is one feature one has to be particularly cautious of when it comes to online safety and privacy.
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Lures on the Web

Scamsters on the Internet take advantage of basic human instinct and fool people by covertly covering a malicious intent under an authentic, believable mail or message. Lures on the web require a sense to judge the impending danger from a distance, like theft of personal information, misusing the captured data, spreading viruses, malware and hacking the devices.
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Lures of Social Media

Social Networking is the most used tool for communication these days. Social media allows you to interact with friends, relatives and even strangers defying the geographical boundaries. Scammers and cybercriminals take advantage of this trust element on social networking sites and target the most popular features and sites.
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Photo-etiquettes: Posting photos online safely

Photos capture memories. In the digital world, photos don’t just stay confined to photo albums but have taken a new step of being uploaded, tagged and shared on social networking sites like Facebook, Flicker, Picasa, Pinterest and many other free photo sharing sites.
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Safeguard your kids from Sextortion

Internet has become a hub of cybercriminals who perform appalling acts like: cyber terrorism, cyberfrauds, computer intrusions and cyberextrotion. Lately on the cyber crime scene, “Sextortion” has emerged which effects teenagers and kids.
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Website Safety Calculator- To check the safety of websites for kids!

How many websites would be on the Internet at this moment? Take a wild guess. Even while you are reading this, there is a website made live in some part of the world. According to statistics, there is more than one website made every minute!
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Is your kid Internet addicted? Find out with NetGenie’s Internet Addiction Meter!

How hard is it to diagnose drug addiction? Not much, isn’t it? However, parents world over are speculating a different kind of addiction for kids –Internet Addiction Disorder! Internet has gripped the eyes, minds and lives of most kids, thanks to its easy availability with the next-gen devices like laptops, smartphones, tablets and playstations. Amidst the constant urge to remain virtually available and broadcast every single action of the day, many kids are turning into Internet Addicts.
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Internet Illusion: Parents and kids see Internet through different lens!

Internet often promotes equality – in terms of gender, age, demography, social and cultural differences spread across the globe. It gives us the same amount of freedom as anyone else would have on Internet. But are we missing out to read in between the lines?
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Netiquettes For Good Netizens

"Manners Maketh Man" - when it comes to our online network, we tend to chalk out basic areas of etiquettes - Netiquettes.
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Vaccinate your kid against IAD

Internet- one huge platform to communicate, educate, inform and get entertainment across the globe. Surpassing geographical boundaries, time zones, socio-economic lifestyles and demographics, all netizens with command on a single screen get the gear to un-ending freedom on this digital wireless network. However, Internet, which has over the years changed the way people live, work and communicate, also has a darker side: Addiction.
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Is Internet "Stalking" you?

Internet knows, "Where are you at this moment?", "With Whom?" And "What are you doing?" Feeling creepy? From Facebook statuses to Flickr pic uploads to Foursquare check-ins, the user himself is posting all the private data for the world to scrutinize. All thanks to Geo-location. Geo-location data can become a feast for hackers, fraudsters, detectives and people who can cause harm to you in one or the other way.
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How to buy a wireless router

In today’s world of fast technology and communication, we depend a lot on reviews and opinions of our friends and family while buying a mobile phone, a car, a house, et al.. However, buying a router for your home is not as simple as picking it up from an online store based on the best ratings or picking the best prices router on the shelf at a local electronics superstore! Requirements of a wireless router are typical to the needs and situation of a home user.
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