Earlier this month, we reported that that 92 percent of American children have an online presence by the time they're two and it's all thanks to their parents.
One such factor in such an early presence on the internet is due to the fact that new parents are typically of the younger generations, and are more likely to be tied into social media sites.
With themselves already Twittering and Facebooking, it seems obvious that they would want the same for their kids.
While the jury is still out on whether or not this is a smart thing to do, especially since the parents are making a decision for the child that could affect their own identities in the future, there are a lot of things to be careful of whenever joining a social network.
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
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Computer security expert shoots down '10/10/10' fears
"It's just the kind of scare that people love to murmur about, and share with their online friends, but I'm afraid it has no basis in fact," Sophos' Graham Cluley wrote in a blog post.
"Focusing on particular dates is not the way to keep your computer protected against malware attack," Cluley said.
"The truth is that there is malicious software which triggers every day of the year -- so worrying about one particular date or time is actually counter-productive, as it implies that you should take less care on other dates," he said.
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Half of UK Home Wi-Fi Networks Vulnerable to Hackers
An insurance and protection company, CPP, commissioned a study into Wi-Fi security, and discovered that a total of 40,000 networks in the country could be easily hacked, while a quarter of all networks did not have even a basic password protecting them.
The experiment was conducted by ‘ethical hacker’ and senior vice president of CRYPTOCar Jason Hart, who travelled between major cities using ‘WarDriving’ kit. This essentially means a laptop, some software, a badly set-up Wi-Fi hotspot and some patience.
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