The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) has launched the first Online Safety Strategy for children. The basis of the campaign will encourage children to:
Zip: not share personal, intimate details with strangers they have met online, while at the same time closing off some parts of the web to children by using security PINs or other parental controls.
Block: Block emails or any other contact from people or companies they do not know and block children from accessing certain sites.
Flag: Highlight any suspicious individuals, activities or websites to the relevant authority, including site admins, teachers or even police.
44 million people in the UK have access to the Internet, including 99% of 17 year olds.
School’s already have sophisticated firewalls and filters in place to protect children. So even with online safety becoming a compulsory lesson for PSHE, it will still be down to parents to ensure their children are safe online at home.
I’m eleven years old and I am the one who updates the anti-virus at home!
Visit thinkuknow.co.uk for information on online safety.