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ERIC Number: EJ609630
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Making Cyberspace Safe for Children.
Pittman, Joyce; McLaughlin, Brian
Educational Leadership, v57 n6 p68-71 Mar 2000
Despite the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Act's supposed protections, most web sites still collect personal information and post no privacy statements. Internet-filtering software packages are described and suggestions given for creating a safe environment, dismantling "cookies," informing parents and teachers, and checking "history" submenus on kids' computers. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Federal Legislation, Internet, Legal Problems, Privacy, Teacher Responsibility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Center for Media Education; Child Protection; Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act 1998; Consumer Federation of America; Filters