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[Bsecure] Warns Parents about the Dangers of Internet-Enabled Cell Phones
Bristol, TN, July 03, 2007 03:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time . --(BUSINESS WIRE)--This
week in Tampa, Florida a 15 year old girl was found by police in the bed of a registered
sex offender she had met in an on-line chat room. [Bsecure] would like to say had her
parents installed a filter like [Bsecure] on the family's computer this tragedy
may have been prevented. However it's being reported that the young girl as well
as the 42-year-old criminal accessed the Internet via their cell phones.
Internet-enabled cell phones, like the new product introduced this week, allow pornographic
and sexual content previously filtered on the home computer to be accessed by your
child anywhere, anytime all in the palm of his or her hand. To date there is no
software available to filter a phone's graphic content or monitor chat rooms and
instant message sites like [Bsecure] can do on the home PC.
Bsafe, as always, urges parents to be more involved in their child's online life
and offers these tips to keep your child safe from online dangers:
1. Install a filter on the home computer, and always be aware of other places your
child may access the Internet.
2. Find out what, if any, parental controls are used at your child's school, his
or her friend's home and even the public library.
3. Set clear boundaries with your children about not only the computer, but wireless
devices.
4. Educate yourself about wireless devices that provide unfiltered Internet access
before purchasing it for your children.
5. Ask wireless providers about available parental controls.
6. Monitor your child's computer and cell phone use.
Parents wanting to best protect their children from potential online dangers should
consider keeping your child's Internet experience limited to the home computer with
parental controls installed, like [Bsecure].
About Bsecure Technologies, Inc.
Bsecure Technologies, based in Bristol, Tennessee is a pioneer in the Internet Filtering
industry. Bsecure Technologies is consistently ranked as a leading content filter provider
protecting families from Internet threats in all 50 states as well as nearly 50
foreign countries. Bsecure Internet Filter is powered by Bsecure Technologies, a CES award winning
technology provider. For more information go to www.bsecure.com