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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Real Threats to Your Children on the Internet and What You Can Do about Them | |
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| What Is the Internet? | |
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| What Is the Internet? | |
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| Who Created the Internet? | |
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| Who Owns the Internet? | |
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| What Does an Internet Service Provider (ISP) Do? | |
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| How Is the Internet Regulated? | |
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| Why the Internet Is Good for Your Children | |
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| What Do Children Do on the Internet? | |
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| Web Browsers | |
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| Websites | |
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| Search Engines and Directories | |
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| E-mail | |
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| Instant Messaging (IM) | |
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| Internet Relay Chat (IRC) | |
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| Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Applications | |
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| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Applications | |
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| Usenet/Newsgroups | |
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| Message Boards | |
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| Mailing Lists | |
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| Website Chat Rooms | |
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| Voice Chat | |
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| Videoconferencing (Audio and Video Chat) | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| What Are the Threats to Your Children and How Serious Are They? | |
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| Pedophiles Are Using the Internet to Look for Kids | |
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| Who Are They? | |
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| Why Do They Prey on Children? | |
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| Pornography and Inappropriate Content on the Internet | |
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| The Pornography Industry | |
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| The Target Market | |
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| Access to Pornography | |
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| Pushing Pornography | |
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| Committing Crimes: Bombs, Drugs, Theft, and Fake Identification | |
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| Cyberbullying: How Bullies Harass Your Kids 24/7 | |
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| Invasion of Privacy | |
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| The Dangers of Free E-mail Services--The Devil Is in the Details | |
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| Privacy: The Hidden Cost of Free Software | |
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| Spyware: Your Computer Is Watching You | |
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| Adware: Creating an Online Profile of Your Interests | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| How to Avoid and Reduce the Risks to Your Kids on the Internet | |
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| Educate Your Kids | |
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| Monitor What Your Kids Do on the Internet | |
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| Stumbling Across Inappropriate Content on Websites | |
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| Inappropriate Content Can Be Sent to Your Kids via E-mail | |
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| Pop-Up Advertising Can Display Anything to Your Kids | |
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| Newsgroups Can Expose Your Kids to Inappropriate Material | |
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| The Facts about Predators and Chat Rooms | |
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| Instant Messaging Gives Predators Access to Your Kids | |
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| Privacy Risks from Message Boards and Mailing Lists | |
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| Privacy Risks from Audio- and Videoconferencing | |
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| Legal Risks from Using Peer-to-Peer Applications | |
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| Privacy Risks from Adware, Spyware, and Malicious Software | |
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| Contests Put Your Privacy at Risk | |
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| Going "Fishing" Isn't What It Used to Be | |
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| Downloading Pirated Software | |
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| Malicious Viruses, Worms, and Trojans | |
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| Removing Dangerous Software | |
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| Finding Software Installed on Your Computer | |
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| Finding Specific Files | |
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| Removing Software | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| The Best (Not Necessarily the Most Expensive) Software to Protect Your Kids | |
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| Content-Filtering Software | |
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| To Filter or Not to Filter--That Is the Question! | |
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| Are Your Kids Protected at School? | |
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| Use the Content Advisor in Your Web Browser | |
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| You Can Use Search Engine Filtering Too | |
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| AOL Users | |
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| Content-Filtering Software | |
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| Results of My Tests of Content-Filtering Software | |
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| My Verdict on the Content-Filtering Products I Tested | |
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| Content-Filtering Products in Detail | |
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| CyberPatrol | |
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| Cyber Sentinel | |
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| CYBERsitter | |
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| Cyber Snoop | |
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| Net Nanny 5 | |
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| Optenet | |
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| Privacy Service | |
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| We-Blocker | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Using Filtering Software to Keep Out the Junk Mail | |
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| What Is E-mail-Filtering Software? | |
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| How Does E-mail Filtering Work? | |
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| Blacklists and Whitelists | |
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| Real-time Blackhole Lists | |
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| Keyword Filtering | |
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| Bayesian Filtering | |
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| Rule-based Filtering | |
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| Using Fingerprints to Identify Spam | |
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| Brands of E-mail-Filtering Software | |
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| Types of E-mail-Filtering Software | |
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| Is E-mail Filtering Compatible with My Existing E-mail Program? | |
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| Minimum System Requirements | |
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| Blocking Characteristics | |
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| How Easy Is It to Use? | |
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| What to Look for in an E-mail-Filtering Program | |
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| Testing with Live Spam | |
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| Installation and Removal | |
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| Documentation | |
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| Technical Support | |
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| Price | |
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| My Verdict | |
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| Content-Filtering Products in Detail | |
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| AntiSpam | |
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| MailWasher Pro | |
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| SpamKiller | |
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| SpamNet | |
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| SpamTrap | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Internet Firewall Software | |
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| How a Firewall Works | |
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| Brands of Internet Firewall Software | |
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| What to Look for in a Firewall | |
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| The Features You Need in a Firewall | |
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| My Verdict on the Best Firewall Product to Use | |
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| Internet Security Suites | |
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| Problems with Internet Security Suites | |
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| How You Can Save $$$ | |
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| Firewall Products in Detail | |
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| Kerio Personal Firewall | |
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| McAfee Personal Firewall Plus | |
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| Norton Personal Firewall | |
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| Outpost Firewall Pro | |
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| ZoneAlarm Pro | |
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| Antivirus Software | |
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| What Is Antivirus Software and Why Do You Need It? | |
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| Which Antivirus Software Is the Best? | |
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| My Verdict | |
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| Antivirus Products in Detail | |
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| Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal | |
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| McAfee VirusScan | |
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| Norton AntiVirus | |
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| Trend PC-cillin | |
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| eTrust EZ Antivirus | |
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| Malicious Software Detection | |
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| How Malware Detection Works | |
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| Software Brands Tested | |
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| What Features Will Stop Malicious Software from Getting to You? | |
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| How These Products Perform | |
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| Additional Information | |
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| My Verdict | |
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| Are Those Antivirus Software Claims for Real? | |
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| Malicious Software-Detection Products in More Detail | |
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| Ad-aware | |
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| PestPatrol | |
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| Spybot Search & Destroy | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Putting Your Defense into Place | |
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| Patching the Security Holes in Your Computer | |
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| Setting Your Computer to Update Itself | |
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| How to Create an Effective Defense | |
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| What Do You Do If Your Kids Are Subject to an Internet Threat? | |
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| A Note about the Police | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Spyware and Adware | |
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| BargainBuddy | |
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| BroadCastPC | |
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| BrilliantDigital | |
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| Claria (Gator/GAIN) | |
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| CommonName | |
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| Cydoor | |
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| Downloadware | |
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| eBates MoneyMaker | |
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| eUniverse.IncrediFind BHO and eUniverse_KeenValue | |
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| eZula | |
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| I-Lookup.GWS | |
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| IPInsight | |
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| n-CASE (180Solutions) | |
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| New.net | |
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| Radlight | |
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| Shopathome (SahAgent) | |
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| Webhancer | |
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| WhenU.SaveNow or SaveNow | |
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| WurldMedia | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Index | |