KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE Thursday 26 September 2019
GENERATION INTERNET ‘ KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE, THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER ’ So where is the Internet? Kids think it’s…. ‘Inside our computer ‘Everywhere’ ‘In Outer Space’ 30% 23% 8% 1 in 10 children are given an mobile While they’re surfing, But, being savvy doesn’t 23% of UK phone before 5 they’re also learning new skills…. come with common sense years old children begin their digital lives with parents uploading 74% 8 to 11 years Researchers say social media enhances 21 st 19% delete their internet history their scans online olds have access to century skills including communication and 12% have amended settings to use their creativity browser privacy mode an IPad 6% uninstall filters designed to stop certain websites being visited 63% get their first 3,500,000 of mobile phone by 10 UK, under 8’s years old 289 – the number of texts sent on smartphones now have a tablet each week by 12 to 15 years old. Just over 41 every day.
GENERATION INTERNET ‘What is your child doing online?’ • Where’s Klaus? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- IOOn2wR8bU
GENERATION INTERNET – JOE BROWN • An internet search for “Joe Brown We can see from Joe’s profile: – Lagan College – Facebook” • he attends Lagan College shows up several accounts. • he is probably about 14 years old • Joe Brown’s social media account • what he looks like (he has photos of shows that he does not have secure privacy settings, so anyone himself available) can read his posts: • he has a friend called ‘Paul’ (we have a picture of Paul tagged often on his Paul: Are you playing in the profile) match tomorrow? • has a dog called ‘Rover’ (he has Joe: Yeah – see you there. mentioned that on a family post)
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT BIGGEST THREAT ONLINE TO YOUR CHILD Paris Brown Your child is publishing their life
SEXTING SNAPCHAT Sexting and the Law • 100 million users worldwide • Ireland is the top country for Snapchat Usage Serious Criminal Offenses • 400 million photos per day 1. Creating an indecent image or using without consent • 8769 photos per second • 10 years to view all the photos shared 2. Possession of an indecent image • 2% are naked photos, that is 8 million per day, 175 per second 3. Distributing or sharing an image & Using images with malice • 71% of Snapchat users are under 25 • Since October 2015, Snapchat can view and publish any image that you post
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT YOUR CHILD’S DIGITAL WELLBEING? 1. Remember young people will 4. Use Parental/Wellbeing Controls use technology differently (Zuludesk) 2. Give technology a purpose 5. Be supportive 3. Model Healthy behaviour 6. Stay informed 4. Carry out regular health checks on your child’s devices
SUPPORT TO KEEP SAFE ONLINE www. thinkuknow.co.uk www.parentec.net www. childnet .com www.ceop.police.uk
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