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Statistics
  • 93% of teens use the Internet 1
  • 55% of online teens (ages 12-17) have created a profile on a social networking site2
  • One third (32%) of all online teens say they have been targets of annoying and potentially menacing online activities3
  • 23% of teens surveyed say it would be 'pretty easy' for someone to find their identity based on info in social networking profiles4
  • 32% of online teens (and 43% of social-networking teens) have been contacted online by complete strangers5
  • 16 percent of teens considered meeting someone they've only talked to online and 8 percent have actually met someone they only knew online6
  • 70 % of 8- to 18-year-olds have accidentally come across pornography on the Web7
Useful Links
www.wiredsafety.org

Wired Safety

www.missingkids.com

National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children's
Cyber Tipline

www.getnetwise.org

Education campaign
managed by the Internet
Education Foundation

www.kids.gov

FirstGov for Kids

http://www.bewebaware.ca/

Be Web Aware

www.consumer.gov/
children.htm

Links to a broad range of
federal information resources
available online

www.icra.org/kids/
billofrights/

Children bill of rights for
the Internet

Sources:

  1. Pew Internet – Teens & Social Media, 2007
  2. Pew Internet – Teens & Social Media, 2007
  3. Pew Internet – Cyberbullying and Online Teens, 2007
  4. Pew Internet – Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks, 2007
  5. Pew Internet – Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks, 2007
  6. Online Victimization of Youth: Five Years Later. 2006 – The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  7. Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds. – The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 17 November 2006
Safety Spotlight

There's no question that the Internet is a fantastic source of fun and learning for your kids, but it does come with its share of risks.

Welcome to the Verizon Parental Control Center, an online resource to help you and your family get the most out of the Internet, and stay safe at the same time. Here you will find a variety of useful information including tips and tutorials, links and tools, including Verizon's Parental Control Service, now free to all Verizon customers.

We hope you find the Verizon Parental Control Center a helpful resource.

-the Verizon Internet Security Team

Free Tools
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Parental control software is a great start to ensuring your child's experiences browsing the Web are safe and secure. The Verizon Parental Control service, which is also offered as part of the complete Verizon Internet Security Suite, can help you identify and block web sites you decide are inappropriate for your children.

The Verizon Parental Controls Service allows you to:

  • Block web sites based on categories
  • Block or allow web sites based on the URL of the site
  • Block Internet access for individual or groups of programs
  • Schedule when Internet access is available

Included with your Verizon Parental Controls service is the Verizon Security Advisor™, a FREE security test to see if your PC is protecting you from the latest online threats.

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