ITEC328 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Aziza Zhanabatyrova 117128 2013

1. ITEC328 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Aziza Zhanabatyrova 117128 2013

2. Children and inappropriate content

3. Information security of children– is when there is no risk of harm to children's health or physical, psychical, spiritual and moral development by the information in the Internet

4. Using the Internet at home and in schools improves the effectiveness of learning and makes it possible to receive the latest news in the field of interest to parents, teachers, and students. • However, the rapid development of the Internet also has disadvantages.

5. Together with the useful and necessary information users • face with the resources • containing unethical • and aggressive content • For example: • obscene lexicon, • terrorism, • drugs, • nationalist extremism, • sects, • unethical advertising, • etc.

6. It is pointless to refuse from the benefits of the Internet, but the children’s unsupervised access to it can lead to: • Violations of normal development of the child • Incorrect formation of moral values • Acquaintance with the person with bad intentions • Malware infection when downloading files • Internet addiction

7. Classifications of Internet threats • Electronic security • Malware • Spam • Internet fraud • Communication risks • Inappropriate content • Cyberbullying

8. Lack of Electronic security leads to disclosure of personal information, access to the network from a home computer with a low level of security, online fraud and spam. • Malware - software programs that affect the operation of your computer. These include viruses, spyware, unwanted adware, and various forms of malicious codes. • Spam - unwanted emails containing promotional materials, malware. • Internet fraud – is deceptive. A hacker illegally accesses and uses your personal information in order to obtain material gains. • Communication risks include pedophiles contacts with children and cyberbullying. • An inappropriate content includes materials containing: violence, erotic and pornography, obscene lexicon, information inciting racial hate, promotion of anorexia and bulimia, suicide, gambling, and drugs.

9. How to protect children from inappropriate content on the Internet • Teach your child to consult with adults and immediately notify the occurrence of inappropriate content; • Explain to the children that not everything they could read or see on the Internet - is true. • Teach them to ask you if they are not sure about something; • Try to ask the child what he sees on the Internet. Often, opening one site, the child will want to meet with other similar resources

10. How to teach children to be careful when meeting new people online • Communicating on the Internet can lead to communication risks such as illegal contacts • (e.g. • grooming, • cyberbullying • etc.)

11. Grooming • Create a friendly relationship with the child to enter into a sexual contact.

12. Stay informed about who contacts your child on the Internet, try to regularly check your children contact list to make sure that they personally know all those with whom they communicate; • Explain to your child that he should not write on the Internet his personal information (phone number, home address, name / number of schools, etc.), as well as information of his friends; • If the child is interested in contacts with people much older than him, there should be explanatory conversation; • Do not allow your child to meet with online friends without your permission or without an adult. If a child wants to meet a new online friend, should insist on the accompaniment of a child • Be interested in where and with whom does your child attend.

13. Cyberbullying Persecution with the messages containing insults, aggression, intimidation, disorderly conduct; social boycotting by a variety of Internet services.

14. How to avoid cyberbullying • Explain to children that when communicating online, they should be friendly with others, in any case, do not write rude words - read rudeness unpleasantly as well as to hear; • Teach your children respond appropriately to hurtful words or actions of other users; • Explain to the children that you can not use the Internet for bullying, threats or spread gossip; • Try to keep track of what your child is doing online, and watch his mood after using the Network.

15. A number of features in child’s behavior which may indicate that the child is the victim of cyberbullying: • Restless behavior • A dislike to the Internet • Nervousness when receiving new messages

16. Even the most closed student will worry and show with his behavior that something is happening. • Depression and the reluctance to go to school - the most obvious signs that a child is exposed to aggression. • If the child liked to spend time on the internet and suddenly stopped to do it, you should find out the reason. • In very rare cases, children really get tired to spend time on the web. However, in most cases, sudden reluctance to use the Internet related to problems in the virtual world. • The negative reaction of the child to the sound of the letter by e-mail should alert the parent. If the child regularly receives messages that upset him, talk to him and discuss the content of these messages.

17. How to teach your child to be careful on the web and do not become a victim of Internet fraud • Internet fraud — illegally obtaining access or theft of personal information (bank account numbers, passport details, passwords) to cause material or other c

18. Inform the child about the most common methods of fraud and teach him to consult with adults before use these or other services online; • Install anti-virus on their computers or, for example, a personal firewall. These applications are watching traffic and can be used to perform multiple actions on infected systems, the most common of which is to steal the confidential data.

19. How to recognize the Internet and gaming addiction • Obsession to constantly check the e-mail; • Anticipation of the next online session; • Increase of time spent online; • Increase the amount of money spent online.

20. If you think that your children suffer from being obsessed with a computer, it is harmful to their health, studies, relationships in the community, leading to strong conflicts in the family, you can contact the experts involved in this problem. They will help build a dialogue and persuade them to accept the existence of the problem and to agree to get help.

21. General recommendations for the safety of children and teens on the Internet • Place your child’s computer in the place of overall availability: dining room or living room. • Keep track which websites your kids visit. • Tell the children about Internet security. • Teach your children to behave responsibly online. • Estimate the online content critically • Install the virus protection.

22. Should you use a program to monitor the child's behavior on the Internet? Control programs are designed to know exactly what your child is doing online. They allow you to keep a record of the addresses that your child attends.

23. If you decided to monitor the computer activity of your child, you should tell him about it. In another case, it means that you are really spying on him. Probably, if you tell your child that you installed control program for his own safety, he will understand you. And remember that your primary goal is to educate the young man who will be able to properly use the Internet, even if no one will control it. 

24. Recommendations that should be told to children • Do not post your personal details and personal information of your friends (phone numbers, email address and any photographswhich show you, your family or friends). • If you post a photo or video online - anyone can copy them and then use for their own purposes. • Do not believe the spam and do not respond to it. • Do not open files that you receive from people you do not know. Nobody knows what they contain: it may be a virus, or illegal material. • Be careful what you write. Do not write to peoplethings that you would never have said to them in the face. • Remember that people online may tell lies. • Better not to meet with your virtual friends in real life without the presence of adult you trust. • It’s never late to tell your parents if something embarrassing or alarming.

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