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MySpace's New Sheriff

2006-12-21T09:59:00.000-08:00

There are 550,000 registered sexual predators in the U.S. It's Hemanshu Nigam's job to catch them.

Nigam is the former head of Microsoft's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) consumer and child security divisions. In May, he took a similar but much more public position at News Corp.'s (nyse: NWS - news - people ) MySpace, the overwhelmingly popular online hangout. His biggest responsibilities: keeping sexual predators off the site and helping his bosses convince the rest of the world that he's doing a good job.

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MySpace building sex offender database

2006-12-14T11:21:00.000-08:00

MySpace, the popular online hangout that has drawn complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens, said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders.

MySpace is partnering with Sentinel Tech Holding Corp. to build a database containing names, physical descriptions and other identifiable details on sex offenders in the United States.

The News Corp. site, however, stopped short of adopting Sentinel's technology for verifying the ages and identities of its users.

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Teens Tell Why MySpace Is So Loved

2006-12-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

A documentary by the teens tries to answer a question burning in parental brains: Why does my kid care so much about MySpace?

The short film, made by members of the Sunnyside Teen Council, will premiere tonight at Terronez Middle School. There will also be a panel discussion including two of the filmmakers, a library official and a school official.

The teens who made the documentary, which is less than 10 minutes long, wanted to explain to adults why MySpace is so popular.

They know adults read reports of abuses of the site, including accounts of predators and lurid teen content.

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Fox 31 Investigates Brutal Rapist's MySpace Page

2006-12-01T10:15:00.000-08:00

Fox 31 News has learned that someone claiming to be Brent Brents – one of the most violent sexual predators ever arrested in the Denver area – has a personal page on the popular website MySpace.

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Safegaurding Children on the Internet Outlined

2006-11-29T10:14:00.000-08:00

It is a startling statistic: about 70 percent of worldwide Internet use is pornography. Only 30 percent is non-sexual commerce.

Sergeant Chris Dobratz - of the Hutchinson Police Department and Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children task force - used this statistic during his public presentation on Internet safety at the school auditorium last week.

Dobratz explained that dangers exist amidst online chat rooms, MySpace-type personal web pages, YouTube-type video broadcasting sites, e-mail and instant messages, and phone text messages. And in these contemporary digital communities, tangled webs of deception can be woven by lurking predators posing as females, prospective boyfriends, teenagers, or trusted confidants, when they are not.

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Internet Lingo

2006-11-20T11:02:00.000-08:00

It's part of a larger trend among computer users to adopt much of the ''talk of the Internet'' in daily written and verbal communication.

The only difference is kids specifically use the talk to KPC (keep parents clueless).

''I have nothing to hide, but it's a question of privacy,'' says Lanslots, who lists LOL (laugh out loud), LOLA (laugh out loud again), BRB (be right back) and TTYL (talk to you later) as acronyms she commonly uses with her friends.

''There are definitely some things we are talking about that we don't want (parents) to see. I've used POS (parent over shoulder).'' No surprise there. We, too, actively hid what we could from our parents, using pointed slang and signals only friends understood. Our children are following in our footsteps.

But parents should be on guard.

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Death Row Inmates on MySpace

2006-11-17T10:28:00.000-08:00

Since death row immates do not have Internet access, the profiles on MySpace are created and hosted for them by friends and family. Some profiles feature blog posts, which are transcribed from letters sent from jail.

Home to over 100 million profile pages of teens, adults, and musicans, MySpace is also home to at least 34 profile pages of convicted death row inmates from the state of Texas alone.

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Lost in MySpace?

2006-11-13T10:44:00.000-08:00

Q: What is online social networking, and why should I care?

A: Social Web sites allow members to view personal profiles of the people who make them, much as you might glance over the Web site of a company to learn more about the business.

There are millions of people to meet on such sites. Internet lounges let their lizards network with new people, find love interests and share pictures or musings with others. Sometimes, unfortunately, the contact is with unwelcome strangers.

Omar Yacoubi's reasons for online networking mirror those of millions of others.

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BeNetSafe adds FREE Internet Safety Search Tool

2006-11-10T15:45:00.000-08:00

BeNetSafe, the number one provider for protecting children from Internet predators, just added a brand new tool to their Web site. Now, you can search Social Networking sites like MySpace and Xanga and find your child's profile.

Internet filters are no longer effective with more than 90% of children having access to computers outisde the home. How safe is your child online? Find out by clicking HERE to do your FREE search NOW! BeNetSafe is the first step to protecting your child from Internet predators.

MySpace: A Place For Gangs

2006-11-06T11:20:00.000-08:00

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Is your child on MySpace? Find out HERE

Information On Other Social Networking Sites Including Xanga and Friendster

2006-10-30T10:10:00.000-08:00

Prop 83

2006-10-19T14:08:00.000-07:00

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Code Nabs MySpace Predators

2006-10-18T10:18:00.000-07:00

Cyber Bullies on Xanga

2006-10-17T13:48:00.000-07:00

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What is on YOUR child's Xanga?

Children are NOT the Only People at Risk on MySpace

2006-10-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

MySpace pages get students SUED!

2006-10-12T11:06:00.000-07:00

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What is your child posting on MySpace? Sign up for BeNetSafe now!

BeNetSafe Adss Friendster!!!

2006-10-11T10:17:00.000-07:00

Read our Press Release

Confused about BLOGS??

2006-10-09T10:26:00.000-07:00

This GREAT SITE can help you.

SDSU Student says WTMI

2006-10-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

How much information is to much on MySpace? Here is the opinion of a contributing columnist to the San Diego State University paper, The Daily Aztec.

How much information is your CHILD living on MySpace?

More Worrisome Headlines

2006-10-03T11:30:00.000-07:00

Cape Teen Saved From Georgia Home

Rape Investigation Prompts More Warnings About Internet Sites

Is YOUR CHILD on MySpace? Find out HERE

The UP-SIDE of MySpace

2006-09-29T10:37:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder why your child has a MySpace in the first place? This opinion piece might help explain it.

Tips to Keep Your Child Safe Online

2006-09-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Check out these TIPS

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MySpace Teams Up With Seventeen Magazine

2006-09-26T11:30:00.000-07:00

See what Brad Weber, co-creator of BeNetSafe, has to say about it.
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Teen "Fight Clubs" Portrayed on MySpace

2006-09-25T12:48:00.000-07:00

Teens in Detroit show video footage of their own "fight clubs." READ MORE

What is YOUR child sharing online? Find out... HERE!

New Web Site...

2006-09-21T11:56:00.000-07:00

Our new site it up and running! CHECK IT OUT... www.BeNetSafe.com

BeNetSafe on CBS in Philidelphia

2006-09-19T12:27:00.000-07:00

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More Dangers on MySpace

2006-09-18T14:40:00.000-07:00

An Arizona woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring in a murder for hire plot against another woman—who was listed on her boyfriend’s MySpace.com page. READ MORE

How much information is your child giving out on social networking sites?

Teenage Opinion of MySpace...

2006-09-15T10:13:00.000-07:00

What does a high school student from Dallas, TX have to say about social networking?

Is your child one of the "naive adolescents" Hanna is talking about? Find out here.

More Press!

2006-09-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

See what has been written about BeNetSafe in U.S. News and World Report

What do OTHER people think?

2006-09-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

A fellow blogger writes about BeNetSafe.

BeNetSafe EXPANDS!

2006-09-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

Our service protects minors by searching MySpace and Xanga.

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BIG NEWS!

2006-09-08T12:32:00.000-07:00

Xanga was fined $1 million for children's privacy violation

Is your child on Xanga? Sign up HERE and find out.

Confused about MySpace??

2006-09-05T14:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a great Web site that can help you!

Attorney General, Tom Reilly urges for more safeguards on social networking sites

2006-09-01T11:11:00.000-07:00

A social networking site is getting more attention in Massachusetts. The attorney General has specifically asked Xanga.com to take steps to prevent children from explicit and violent material. His office has demanded the site raise the user requirement age from 13 to 18. After months of investigation, they believe Xanga.com does not have sufficient safeguards to keep children from seeing inappropriate content.
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How do you know BeNetSafe is legit?

2006-08-31T12:03:00.000-07:00

BeNetSafe named Philip Rosenthal the Computer Forensic Expert Advisor. As a computer and internet safety expert, Rosenthat brings 30+ years of global crime deterrent knowledge and experience.

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For more information on how to protect your child from the harms lurking online, click here

BeNetSafe Launches Innovative Technology Solution Enabling Parents to Chaperone Kids on Social Networking Sites

2006-08-31T12:01:00.000-07:00

Check out our first Press Release launching BeNetSafe

Internet Safety for Children

2006-08-11T14:36:00.001-07:00

Every parent worries about where their child is going on the Internet. With recent stories in the news about MySpace predators, it continues to get even scarier.

There is a brand new tool that can help the busy parent monitor their child on social networking sites like MySpace. BeNetSafe helps you chaperone your children online. It monitors information on the Internet and will provide you with detailed reports and feedback alerting you to potentially dangerous and risky behavior.

It is a great tool! Check it out at www.benetsafe.com