Does it block the swimsuit pictures from the pageant?
If you’re a parent worried about your young children roaming free in the wired world, there may well have been times when you’ve wished your kid had a trustworthy Internet guide and traveling companion, someone like … Miss America. Well, your wish has come true. Lauren Nelson, the reigning Miss America, chose Internet security as her pet issue for the year, based on an unfortunate chat room experience when she was 13. Now, in cooperation with the Children’s Educational Network, she’s promoting the Miss America Kid Safe Browser, a window on the Web that’s limited to accessing about 10,000 pre-screened sites. The browser opens with the pageant theme song, and periodically during the browsing experience, an animated Nelson pops up to offer safe surfing advice and random facts like “There are twice as many kangaroos as people in Australia!” If your youngster tries to wander afield, Nelson’s avatar warns, “This Web site is not on the master list. Please ask Mom or Dad to add this site for you.” First test should you download this — see if you can get to any sites about the dangers of glorifying unrealistic body images.
Trust me, the kid’s will crack this, and go wherever they please. They know more than we do. They’ll give you that innocent smile, promise you everything’ll be OK, and once your out of the room, it’s on to the Hun’s Yellow Pages!!!
Kids of 21st century are growing up with Internet and other advanced technologies. They surely will crack many filtering, monitoring and recording software. All we need a trust between kids and parent. Looks like some techy folks realized this -www.parentapproval.com