Neowin News Feed for: Child

If your kids made in-app purchases without your consent, Google may refund you

Usama Jawad — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:22:01 +0000

Has your child made in-app purchases in games and apps without your permission? Google is willing to compensate those unauthorized expenses if you are eligible for their refund policy. Read more...

Man pins child porn accusations on pet cat

Sam Symons — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:17:35 +0000

Child porn is, understandably, a very serious offense; so much so that there's an entire TV show dedicated to catching those willing to have sex with a minor, thus potentially also guilty of the first... Read more...

Some UK ISPs have not blocked child porn sites

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:27:57 +0000

Children's charities in the UK have expressed what they call "serious concerns" that some Internet service providers have still not blocked websites showing child sex abuse. The British government asked ISPs to block child porn,... Read more...

A PC per child programme kicks off in UK

Tom Warren — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:45:32 +0000

In September, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced details of a home access project allowing PC and internet access to families so that children can enhance their learning at home. The plan will see Â£300 million... Read more...

EA Donates Original SimCity to One Laptop Per Child

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:01:07 +0000

Today Electronic Arts Inc. announced the company will donate the original SimCity™ — the blockbuster 1989 game credited with giving rise to the city-building game genre—to each computer in the One Laptop per Child (OLPC)... Read more...

US man admits P2P child porn charges

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:45:14 +0000

David Leroy Knellinger Sr, 60, pleaded guilty before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He admitted to using iMesh p2p software to obtain three videos depicting child pornography. US District Judge... Read more...

World powers step up battle against child porn

Sat, 26 May 2007 16:49:10 +0000

G8 ministers are urging the private sector, including Internet service providers, information technology professionals and financial institutions, to help combat child pornography on the Internet. "Because no child should be victimized in this horrific way,... Read more...

Child porn 'found in Second Life'

Tom Warren — Wed, 09 May 2007 10:53:15 +0000

Second Life is being investigated by German police following allegations that some members are trading child pornography in the online world. The investigation follows a report by a German TV news programme which uncovered... Read more...

Internet security makes top 10 list of child health concerns

Mon, 07 May 2007 03:05:07 +0000

A March 2007 national poll by a Michigan hospital has concluded that parents are increasingly concerned about the safety of the Internet. Smoking and drug abuse still top the list, with respectively 40% and 39%... Read more...

Four-fold increase in child abuse found on Web

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:04:46 +0000

In its annual report, British-based Internet monitoring group Internet Watch Foundation found that in the last three years there has been a four-fold increase in the number of child pornography images involving severe abuse such... Read more...

Webroot Child Safe 4.2

Razvan Serea — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:55:36 +0000

Child Safe is a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution available to keep children safe on the Internet. Child Safe offers comprehensive and flexible parental controls that block access to objectionable sites, restrict PC access and keep... Read more...

Microsoft helps fight online child abuse in India

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:50:19 +0000

What is that evil, evil Microsoft up to now? The software giant is working with the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) and the international police force Interpol to help Indian law enforcement... Read more...

Give a child a video game -- and maybe a job?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:04:59 +0000

Mathematics, science and video games? A U.S. university professor is urging schools to consider using video games as tools to better prepare children for the work force. For although many educators scoff at the idea... Read more...

Italy enacts law to block child porn Web sites

Michael Stanclift — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:55:10 +0000

Italy has introduced a new law requiring Internet service providers to block child pornography Web sites within six hours of being told to do so, the communications ministry said on Tuesday. The decree, which comes... Read more...

Windows Live Messenger users to report child abuse

Tom Warren — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:38:59 +0000

Users of Windows Live Messenger can now report suspected sexual predators of children with a mouse click. A "report abuse" icon will soon appear on the chat software as a result of work by... Read more...

US needs to step up fight against online child abuse

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:22:06 +0000

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has claimed that 50% of all online child abuse pictures can be traced back to the US in a recent report. The IWF is keen to stress that the reason... Read more...

Google Accused of Profiting From Child Porn

Fri, 05 May 2006 14:28:27 +0000

A Long Island politician sued Google Inc. on Thursday claiming the search engine leader is profiting from illegal child pornography. Jeffrey Toback, a member of the Nassau County Legislature, said Google has paid links to... Read more...

Intel Takes on One Laptop Per Child Project

Wed, 03 May 2006 22:19:58 +0000

Intel has unveiled a new notebook computer that targets students and teachers in developing nations. Intel touted that its 'Eduwsie' devices were developed based on extensive ethnographic research. It comes bundled with special Intel developed... Read more...

BT: 35,000 Child Porn Blocks a Day

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:06:47 +0000

According to admittedly conservative reports released by British Telecom, at least 35,000 attempts to access child pornography are blocked each day in Britain. While already somewhat shocking, BT warned that the actual figures could... Read more...

Worm Traps Child Porn Offender

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:36:19 +0000

An alleged child porn offender in Germany has turned himself in to authorities after mistaking a computer worm generated e-mail he received as a warning he was under investigation, authorities said Tuesday. ... Read more...

Child Welfare Groups Slam Rockstar for Bullying Game

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 17:04:39 +0000

Bully is "no worse than Just William", claims publisher - but expect an adult rating. Anti-bullying charities have strongly criticised Rockstar's Bully, pointing out that children commit suicide over issues which the... Read more...

Yahoo Shuts Chat Rooms Amid Child sex Concerns

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:52:42 +0000

Yahoo Inc., the most-used Internet site, has shut down all its user-created Internet chat rooms amid concerns that adults were using the sites to try to have sex with minors. The giant Internet media company... Read more...

Microsoft Hunts Child Pornography

Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:03:56 +0000

Microsoft launched a software program designed to help police worldwide hunt down child porn traffickers by enabling authorities for the first time to link information such as credit card purchases, internet chat room messages and... Read more...

Wollongong man arrested in global child porn sting

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 01:34:38 +0000

A Wollongong man is to appear in court next months after being arrested at the Australian end of an international child internet porn operation. A spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police said warrants... Read more...

Child Porn Law Debated in Court

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:52:28 +0000

Blocking access to websites doesn't interfere with free speech because Internet addresses aren't real, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general's office. State attorneys opposing a challenge to the Pennsylvania law that requires... Read more...

German police smash massive child porn ring

Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:29:56 +0000

German police have broken up one of the world's biggest child porn networks which linked around 26,500 suspected users of child abuse material in 166 countries across the world. Investigators said members of... Read more...

Child email tracking - Does it work?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:59:48 +0000

Wouldn't it be good if parents could track who their children are emailing. That's the promise behind Kid-e-mail which launches as a free service this November. It says it can offer parents... Read more...

3D Ultrasound Lets Parents 'Touch' Unborn Child

Darren Bolton — Mon, 13 May 2002 08:30:21 +0000

Chubby cheeks. A cute button nose. Tiny fingers and toes. A newborn can melt hearts and turn sane adults into cooing, babbling fools. Expectant parents who can't wait to... Read more...

Pennsylvania Law Requires ISPs to Block Child Porn

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:12:56 +0000

Found this over on Slashdot, which points to a article over on Salon, and thought it was worth posting. Starting next month, Internet service providers with customers in Pennsylvania will be legally responsible... Read more...