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High school students share consumer savvy
http://www.wa.gov/ago/youth Created by students at Mt. Rainier High School for the Washington state attorney general’s office, this site warns teenagers about fake product scams, get-rich-quick…
Columnist Larry Magid offers internet safety tips
http://www.safekids.com Larry Magid, author of a brochure titled “Child Safety on the Information Highway,” has created this site dedicated to the same topic. It includes…
Feds demand better privacy safeguards on the internet — or else
In the wake of reports that some internet sites collect personal information on children without their parents’ permission, President Clinton’s top internet adviser, Ira Magaziner, called on technology industry leaders…
‘Japanimation’ causes mass seizures in kids
Not since godzilla stalked out of Japan to terrorize U.S. movie-goers did an imported peril promise such terror close to home. But now it looks as though U.S. youngsters —…
‘Cyberbooze’ worries schools
The internet is making it easier for your underage students to buy beer, wine, and liquor online, a new organization has charged. “First it was…
You lookin’ at me? Spy cams come to school
It already was a trend. Schools in increasing numbers have been installing closed circuit television (CCTV) systems on buses and playgrounds, in parking lots, libraries, and corridors, at entrances, and…