2. Install WOT (“Web of Trust”) on each browser on your computer. It ranks websites on search lists, and warns of unsafe places.
3. Use a Domain Name Server (DNS) called OpenDNS. It uses strong filters to stop access to inappropriate websites. (it stopped this researcher accessing Page 3 of the Sun newspaper!)
4. Position computers in spaces where you can walk by and just take a quick check. Trusting children to be sensible and safe is important, but keeping an eye on them is also prudent.
5. Teach children how to be safe. Encourage children to be honest if they stumble into an inappropriate website. Let’s face it, we’ve all done it! Allow children to reveal their blunders without fear of wrathful retribution.
6. Children need to know that the computer keeps a record of where a user goes on the internet. Which means that grown-ups can check. (Yes, it is possible to wipe the history, but even then it is possible to get it back. You have been warned!)
7. Use a reputable computer service engineer to install and check your safety measures. I know one!
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