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Europe-wide children's survey shows need for internet safety

Published: Friday 10 August 2007 | 01:54 PMCET

A Europe-wide survey of children has confirmed the need for proactive online media education, says the European Commission. Eurobarometer, the Commission's research unit, interviewed 9-10-year-olds and 12-14-year-olds from all 27 EU-member states plus Norway and Iceland. Researchers asked children about their use of online technologies and how they would react to problems and risks when using the internet and mobile phones. Overall children are aware of risks from the internet and mobile phones – security, viruses, access to unwanted content, identity theft and potentially dangerous contact with strangers. However, some children admitted having taken risks online, including arranging to meet strangers, and said their parents would be the last people they would contact in case of worries online. The Commission said the survey would help it "refine" the EU's Safer Internet programme.

SOURCE: http://www.telecom.paper.nl/news/article.aspx?id=179626&nr=

 

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