What is CIPA? CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) is a bill enacted by the United States Congress in 2000 due to growing concerns over the inappropriate content that children have access to online. It is essential to comply with CIPA to not only safeguard children from harmful or obscene content, but to also qualify for […]
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How to Use SSL Decryption to Boost Network Security SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protects electronic information, such as sensitive data from cyber criminals by encrypting it. A website that has an SSL certificate has an encrypted connection, otherwise known as HTTPS. According to Google’s Transparency Report, it is estimated that over 90% of the world’s
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What You Need to Know About Digital Self-Harm A disturbing new phenomenon has made itself known – digital self-harm. Justin Patchin and Sameer Hinduja, scholars and co-directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center, describe digital self-harm as the “anonymous online posting, sending or otherwise sharing of hurtful content about oneself.” Students who participate in digital self-harm
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5 Ways to Keep Your Child Safe Online While the Internet opens the doors for children towards unlimited learning opportunities and the ability to connect to the global community, it also comes with very real dangers. Cyberbullying, phirename.shing threats, malware, and the recent news surrounding the Momo challenge demonstrate the very real threats surrounding children
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Netsweeper and the IWF Tackling Online Child Exploitation In 2017, we started a new project with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to take the fight against online child exploitation to the next level. We helped the IWF find and eliminate child sexual abuse imagery by using cutting edge technology – Microsoft PhotoDNA. Each image that
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Netsweeper Supports the Country 106.7 Secret Santa Toy Drive In partnership with Aire One Heating and Cooling, the Salvation Army, and Rogers TV, Country 106.7 is hosting a Secret Santa Toy Drive! As part of this campaign, we’ve collected new, unwrapped toys to give to children in need this holiday season. At Netsweeper, we’re dedicated
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3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Internet Content Filtering What is Internet Content Filtering? With Internet content filtering, you can allow or deny access to a website based upon the policies you choose to implement. Internet content is sorted into categories, and you can create a policy that allows or denies access to Internet content
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The Evolution of Language: From Symbols to Emojis In honour of World Emoji Day, we would like to shed light on one of the most important human qualities, which is the evolution of human communication. By discussing the evolution of language and the newer language of emoji’s, it highlights the importance of using a
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Parents Need to Protect Kids’ Surfing Habits The need to protect kids’ surfing habits in becoming a popular topic among households worldwide. The growth of Internet technologies used by children today puts them at risk of bullying, accessing inappropriate content and can foster isolation. Both adolescents and young children are some of the most susceptible on
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How to Avoid Distraction During the World Cup: Part 2 With the FIFA World Cup around the corner, there has been increased attention to concerns of lost productivity within the workplace. To illustrate the reality of decreased employee productivity, InsideView released statistics after the 2010 World Cup that revealed the U.S. economy lost $121.7 million, due
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How to Avoid Distraction During FIFA: Part 1 Every four years the FIFA Soccer World Cup is a highly viewed event that brings millions of supporters together from all over the world. It is no secret that both students and employees will be eager to watch the World Cup while at school or at work.
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Who is responsible for online sales tax collection? The conversation surrounding online sales tax collection between states has been a focus of discussion of late. As more and more brick and mortar business are struggling to keep their doors open, the question of opening a shop online and its benefits become more and more prominent.
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