In this article, the safety notes and ideas regulation of the European Agency for Information Security or ENISA. Virtual worlds for kids are a good place for kids to train sociable skills that can be used in real life. However, there may be dangers, because it's a big world together with a lot of people. These tips are intended to provide attention to the commercial aspects of these virtual worlds and its dangers.
1. Control the use of credit cards, along with other payments:
Given the nature of online virtual worlds, most transactions are always included credit cards. At this point, we all know that children can not have credit cards (most of the time), making it the responsibility to monitor their own credit card to see that it is hastily being used because of their child. Note, in the online virtual systems traders do not have to see the true owner of the credit card, only a few essential details. Therefore, be sure to arrive always be in management.
2. Make sure the confirmation utility was applied:
This is a security council to monitor the advance directive. All you have to be constantly vigilant about the actions of his son into online worlds, which will undoubtedly have other things to attend to. To help, however, keep a watchful eye on your credit card. Make sure that the protocols of the age of confirmation must be installed before any agreement is carried out.
3. Check the actual website of the online world uses automatic filter restraint in people:
The security council is very important since most of the dangers of being confronted by the young are out of contact with harmful and hazardous components. These characters can use their strategies questionable harmful through chats. Therefore, it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that the chat filter systems rather than human threads and automated.
4. Make sure the content blocking mechanism applies:
Block the content is another key aspect of protecting the online world, as it may deny use of the contents of the UN moderated by the World Wide Web. Do not worry about cell phones, however, as it also deals with mobile phones so parents may have more guidance. However, despite these high-tech features, nothing beats real adult guidance.
5. Examine the contractual flexibility:
This requires care to get contracts to look carefully to see the fine print. In fact, there are many problems in the agreements on virtual worlds for children, especially those related to membership fees. Parents should be active on the nature of these costs and the method by which they could be terminated. This could be useful through time whenever their support is poor (or if your little one has been playing them constantly).
6. Look at the area of support:
This indication of a particular security refers to the amount of responsibility for administering the virtual world has more of the events and situations within the virtual world. Make sure that no gaps, for example, check whether they have control over the types of ads in virtual worlds. As you may have to pay subscription fees or to assess the reliability of the entire online world (if free), you are entitled to understand their responsibility.
7. Observe publicity and advertising incorrect report:
At this time, this refers to the above suggestion. Some virtual world games online, particularly those that are free for all, we need to find a way to keep up with operating costs of their virtual worlds with ads to use as key in advertising. No ads harmless, but are designed specifically to treat and distribute the message. The real question is to ask about the type of message that their children are receiving. Constantly be in search of prejudicial publicity.
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