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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Automatic alert when your kids use Facebook A new software alerts parents of children who are using Facebook in order to monitor activity such as friending strangers or other possible dangers that lurk online in the world's most popular social networking platform. The ZoneAlarm SocialGuard from Check Point Software Technologies is activated once a child or teenager logs in with user name and password although that information is not shared with the parent, including what the child is posting. Both parties also need to agree on the monitoring service in order to protect privacy. With the new Windows-based software, a parent doesn't need to be a "friend" of their kids on their Facebook pages, but can be alerted on are who they are friends with and analyzes certain words used by these friends that could point to any dangerous activity such as drugs, alcohol, suicide, sex, gambling, hacking, hate speech, violence and other associated threats. Parents can enter their own "trigger" words into the alert system, and can also be alerted if their child's phone number or address shows up on other peoples' posts. A 2010 study commissioned by software anti-virus manufacturer McAfee showed 37 percent of U.S. 10- to 12 year-olds were on Facebook. For the full CNET story: news.cnet.com More Newswire stories Zero freight emissions aggressive goal in Southern Cal Port of Long Beach awards $5 mil towards public health HDR lands Arizona D.O.T. freight study on California, Mexico freight impacts INTTRA forms electronic payments advisory board for ocean shipping BASF partners with MIT's transportation and logistics center	Click to browse past stories on these topics: Logistics Ports & Infrastructure Economic Outlook Environmental Impact Technology
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