May has been another very busy month packed with events and plenty of travel! I spent a few days with some of our best sales people at the McAfee President’s Club in Venice and Croatia, followed by a short stop at the McAfee Executive Summit in Frankfurt where I had the pleasure of catching up Read more…
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Congress and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have taken special steps to ensure that children under 13 years of age don’t share their personal information on the Internet without the express approval of their parents. Congress passed the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998 and the FTC wrote a rule implementing the law. The FTC currently Read more…
Tags: cyberbullying, family protection, Internet filtering, Internet monitoring, kids online, McAfee Family Protection, McAfee Family Protection for Android, McAfee Safe Eyes, McAfee Safe Eyes Mobile, parental controls, protecting kids online
“So where’s your daughter?” “Oh, she is in her room, on the net,” replied the indulgent Mother. “These kids have to share everything with their friends immediately. She wants to share the news about our imminent trip abroad.” “Wow! That is good news indeed! But hope she is careful when she is sharing such news Read more…
Tags: Digital divide, McAfee Family Protection, McAfee survey, Online safety of teens, Secret Lives of Teens
The virtual world holds greater fascination for children than the real one. There are so many ways and means to connect these days that it doesn’t matter if they are able to meet their friends for some play time in the evenings. The smartphone and tablet PC like iPad and Galaxy Tab have brought the Read more…
Tags: addiction to Facebook, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, McAfee Family Protection, pre-teens on FB, Spellstar, Teens on social networking sites
I still remember that day vividly when my teenage daughter finished checking her Facebook account in an amazingly short time! I started to make a snide comment but the look on her face arrested my action. She looked so dejected, so woebegone! Whatever could have spoiled the day so for my little princess? “Nothing,” was Read more…
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The Ramayana was one book that influenced me a lot in my childhood. I liked the lovely, winding storyline that conjured up thrilling images in my mind. Like the part about Lakshman drawing a rekha (line) which Sita was not to cross for her own safety. It sent delicious tingling sensation down my spine whenever Read more…
Tags: drawing cyber lines, McAfee Family Protection, rules/guidelines for kids' cyber safety
Yesterday I had a very interesting telephonic discussion with RJ Rahul of Radio Mirchi (98.3FM) Pune. The topic was on the recent blog that declared Amitabh Bachchan had died in a car accident! The writer not only killed him, he revealed cremation plans too! This is not the first instance of false news being posted Read more…
Tags: Amitabh Bachchan dies, false news, McAfee Family Protection, Responsible netizens
We all grew up listening to the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” with emotions which are a mixture of fear mingled with fascination. We wondered how the wolf quietly kept track of her destination, how it didn’t attack her when the woodcutters were present but waited for her in her Grandma’s home, pretending to Read more…
Tags: chat rooms, how to talk to kids, keep family PC safe, kids online behavior, McAfee Family Protection, online dangers
Now, I know at first glance this might seem humorous to many parents – helping their tech-savvy children with their laptops – but PLEASE read on – it could possibly save you some headaches and even some money! Along with lunchboxes, pencil cases and hopefully a little completed homework, many Australian school kids also count Read more…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, children online safety, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafe, families online, laptops, McAfee, McAfee Family Protection, mcafee total protection, mothering advice, mothering Internet safety, Mummy blogger, online safety, parental advice
McAfee recently distributed a press release and the line that caught my eye was, “Now is the time for parents to model good behavior and etiquette.” This wasn’t something you’d normally expect to see from a major security company, so intrigued, I read on. Instruction in etiquette and good behavior is something we could all probably Read more…
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