Software that Monitors Activity Could Protect Kids
Monitoring software is an important tool for any parent. Since it is near impossible to keep a constant look over the shoulder, software can be your “digital eye” that allows you to keep an eye on your kids even when you’re not around. One county sheriff is spreading the word, and some free software:
A new computer software offered to parents for free might make it easier to better monitor and possibly prevent sex crimes and cyber-bullying against children, law enforcement officials said.
ComputerCOP, a monitoring software distributed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s office scours a computer’s hard drive — searching for every photo, e-mail, web activity, Internet chat log and more than 1,000 buzzwords, like “sex,” — every time a child logs onto the computer.
The Sheriff’s office will distribute 43,000 copies of the software, which cost about $127,000 and was paid for using money seized from drug dealers and money launderers, DeMarco said.
“It’s not enough anymore to put computers in high traffic areas,” said Laura Ahearn of Parent’s for Megans Law. “What we’re saying is violate their privacy, look over their shoulders, read their IM’s, check their Web browsers.”
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