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Coalition Blog
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Written by Dominic Perri
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Friday, 08 October 2010 20:20 |
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The issue of youth and teens' privacy online is really on the rise. Congress Daily has a report about a new survey from Common Sense Media that finds that over 90 percent of parents say they think their children are sharing too much information online, and 8 in 10 teens think their friends share too much information online. This poll continues the very fine research that Common Sense Media has been doing recently.
As always, our question is - What tools and resources are available, how much are families aware of them, and how easy are they to use? In this area, it appears that we still have a long way to go.
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Last Updated on Friday, 08 October 2010 20:27 |
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Coalition Blog
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Written by Dominic Perri
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Tuesday, 09 November 2010 13:32 |
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I am at the 2010 Family Online Safety Institute Conference – one of the best forums for gathering government, industry and advocacy groups together. I will be doing my best to summarize the sessions I attend.
Online Safety Panel
danyah of boyd just made a wonderful point. We often talk about the need for “parents to be involved.” but the most at-risk child do not have involved parents. She goes on to say the important thing is to realize that there is great diversity in today's youth.
Danah also stressed that we have to evaluate the interventions. There are many, many interventions offered for online safety of children. But there are very few evauations. We dont know what works and what does not. Even worse, sometimes, there are unintended consequences.
Torrie Clark of Comcast said that the most important thing is “shared responsibility.” There is not one that will solve this – govt, industry, parents and educators all have to play a role.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 13:47 |
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Coalition Blog
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Written by Dominic Perri
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 10:02 |
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Fifty years ago next month will be the anniversary of then-FCC chair Newton Minow's speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in which he described the television landscape as a vast wasteland. This month's Atlantic Monthly has a article in which Mr. Minow provides an update.
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Coalition Blog
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Written by Dominic Perri
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Friday, 28 May 2010 09:20 |
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For the past several years we have heard about the coming integration of TV, Web and Video games. Sony, Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo are making deals with cable networks, major film studios, and Netflix Inc. to provide access to TV and films through their game consoles. The agreements position the console makers to challenge pay-TV service providers like cable and satellite companies. You can read more details about it here.
From the ratings perspective this offers both a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is that it appears that children sitting at a game console will now that access to a wide range of cable TV and movie content. But if it is all integrated into one place, then this increases the possibility of an integrated platform of ratings/controls to help parents monitor the content.
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Last Updated on Friday, 28 May 2010 09:52 |
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Coalition Blog
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Written by Dominic Perri
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 09:52 |
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Safer Internet Day is organised annually by INSAFE in February to raise awareness of the network's mission. The role of Insafe (www.saferinternet.org), the European network of Awareness Centres, is to promote safe and responsible use of the internet and mobile devices  to young people, educators, parents and carers. On 9 February 2010, more than 60 countries, including Insafe network members and SID Committees as well as international organisations will gather on a common virtual meeting place to create digital bridges across age-groups, continents, cultures and time-zones.
This year's theme "Think B4 U Post" aims to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
To learn more go to:
http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/safer-internet-day
We certainly support safer internet for children and everyone else. And many companies (such as Ning, Yahoo and others) do other services aimed at protecting privacy. The big question for parents and others is what happens when their children surf a much bigger online world than just those sites. This is a really tough question, since a fundamental element of the Internet is its openess and freedom. We here at the Coalition do not have those answers. And so we applaud INSAFE and anyone else who is trying to keep the conversation going.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 10:09 |
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