Internet Safety

Internet Safety Resources

Resources specifically for parents and kids:

Sponsored by a number of large corporations, Netparents.org is "concerned with providing children with a safe and rewarding experience online."

Family PC's Kids' Safety and Parental Guidance Clearinghouse

Popular columnist Larry Magid publishes the SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com sites.

The U.S. Department of Education publishes a Parents Guide.

Yahooligan's Parents/Teachers Resources Page

FBI Guide to Internet Safety and FBI Kids and Youth Education Page

Cyberangels, the Internet's largest safety program, founded by Curtis Sliwa, who also founded the Guardian Angels

Center for Democracy and Technology

The top Internet sites for families, hosted by the American Library Association

Resources for all Internet users:

Charles Pappas's SafetyNet, a regular column on Internet safety on Yahoo! Internet Life.

The Internet Advocate describes itself as "A Web-based Resource Guide for Librarians and Educators Interested in Providing Youth Access to the Net".

JunkBusters provides an information on a wide variety on Internet privacy-related topics.

Technology Encyclopedia

Has anyone every told you a story that shocked you and made you wonder "did that really happen?" Check out the Urban Legends site to see false stories of all varieties, passed around as the truth. This site also covers chain letters whose claim is too good to be true.

General resources for parents:

Yahoo's page on Parenting includes sub-categories for many topics.

The National Parent Information Network's Internet Resources page has many links to parenting sites.