The international organization, which works under the auspices of the United Nations, announced plans yesterday to combat online sexual exploitation of children in different countries through an online tip site project and a study of discrepancies in national child protection laws. It says it does not want to limit use of the Internet and wants to determine if tougher legislation is needed in some countries. In the U.S., it is seeking to fight what is already clearly illegal. The organization currently has chapters in nine countries in North and South America, Asia and Europe and is looking to expand to Africa. Security One of the great things about student Web pages is that grandparents from across the country have a chance to see what their grandchildren are doing in school.
Students can also share experiences with fellow students from around the world.
Security, however, is a big issue when posting pictures of children on school Web sites. There are presently lawsuits from parents who say pictures, names and other identifying information was posted about their children on their school's web pages. The National Association of Elementary School Principals recommends first securing parental permission to post the child's pictures and refraining from posting any other identifying information. The programming will come from satellites orbiting in space directly to your car. Special antennas on the ground will prevent buildings from cutting off the signal.