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Move to protect children from Web of predators
ABU DHABI -- To mark the global Safer Internet Day on February 8, the Ministry of Interior's Higher Child Protection Committee (HCPC), in association with the Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority (TRA), has endorsed the 'Yahoo! Safety Oasis', an online programme that educates the youth on how to make smart choices online, as part of the educational and awareness programmes in the UAE."The HCPC as well as several agencies participating in this event are adopting the slogan, 'It's more than a game, it's your life'. The main purpose is to make the youth realise that their virtual behaviour can strongly affect their real lives, even if they try to hide their real identities behind false names or code names. There is a strong link between one's virtual behaviour and real behaviour," explained Major-General Nasser Al Nuaimi, MoI Secretary-General and Chairman of the HCPC.
He noted that at present, the age at which children start using the internet is becoming increasingly younger. "The technology generation of today is far younger than at any previous time. Around half of these youngsters use the internet for more than one hour daily. Most of them feel relaxed and are able to express themselves more openly in a virtual environment than in real life," Maj.-Gen. Al Nuaimi said.
According to Lt Col Faisal Mohammed Al Shamari, member of the HCPC, international statistics indicate that gamers spend on average eight hours online per day. Other statistics also showed that youths sleep two to three hours lesser on average than their peers ten years ago.
'Yahoo! Safety Oasis' (http://esafe.yahoo.com) was developed by the Yahoo! Maktoob team to educate Arabic-speaking children about how to properly surf the net and protect their personal privacy through a series of fun and interactive courses offered through a number of Yahoo! Maktoob channels such as Kids, Games, and Family links. It is part of ' Yahoo! Safely', Yahoo! 's worldwide programme for fostering safer online experiences.
© Khaleej Times 2011
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