Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele Participates in iKeepSafe and Symantec's Norton Connected & Protected Kids' Assembly

iKeepSafe Joins Berkman Center Task Force

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The Berkman Center Announces Formation

of Internet Safety Task Force to Identify

and Develop Online Safety Tools

Berkman Center To Lead New

Task Force Comprised of Prominent

Internet Businesses, Non-Profits,

Academics and Technology Companies

More Than 20 Organizations including

AOL, AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Google,

Microsoft, MySpace, NCMEC, Symantec,

Verizon and Yahoo! Join Task Force

Comcast & iKeepSafe Announce Partnership

Spotlight: iKeepSafe Announcement

Symantec's Commitment to Keeping Kids Safe and Secure Online

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Cyber-bullying and Online Safety Experts: Beacon Street Girls’ Just Kidding a Must Read for Parents as Well as Preteens

-- New Fiction Book for Preteen Girls Provides Guidance for Kids on the Internet --

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--B*tween Productions, home of the Beacon Street Girls, is tackling the critical issue of online safety in its newest book, Just Kidding. A series of mean emails and not-so-funny jokes in the latest tween novel from the Beacon Street Girls provide parents with an opportunity for frank discussion with preteen girls about online dangers.

"Safe and appropriate use of the technology is one of the leading parenting issues of our generation," said Addie Swartz, Founder and CEO of B*tween Productions. "Technology, while offering more opportunities for communication with a wider circle of acquaintances, complicates the normal social interactions that arise during this time in a child's life. This makes it even more difficult to navigate the social scene. Technology can create a false sense of anonymity and privacy that can lead to callous behavior, hurt feelings, a general escalation in tensions and even outright cruelty."

Partnership aims to protect children from online predators, cyber-bullies

University Park, Pa. -- Studies show that 1 in 5 youth using the Internet receive at least one online sexual solicitation in a one-year period, and 29 percent of children will freely give out their home address if asked.

Does Your Family Know How to be Safe on the Internet?

A USA Today article that ran in July 2005 cited findings from a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. They found that during the school year, kids between the ages of 8 and 10 years old spent an average of 6 hours per day watching television, playing video games and/or using computers