Pandora’s Blog

This story came across my desk last week from a number of different NY State media outlets… One of the most complete stories is here: WGRZ.com, Posted by Jerry Gasser, News Operations Manager.

Congressman Tom Reynolds (R-NY) is working on what he calls “The Deleting Online Predators Act of 2007.” Coming at the national level, the bill would require schools and libraries that receive federal funding to block children’s access to social networking websites, such as MySpace.com, or a chat room unless they have a parent’s permission or are under direct adult supervision. The legislation would also create an online clearinghouse website to inform parents, teachers, school officials and students about the potential dangers of social networking sites and chat rooms. The bill also requires the Federal Trade Commission to issue consumer alerts regarding dangerous sites and suspicious activity, and these alerts would be posted for parents and educators online.

This bill is awesome on two levels:

1. Tom Reynolds is the MAN! Clearly he cares about kids and is hoping to make a national impact on this very important issue. Though he doesn’t represent the NYC district – I am PROUD to have him representing my state in Washington!

In a press release from his office, Reynolds says:

“In today’s world, parents are faced with the challenge of making sure their kids are safe and protected from inappropriate and insidious content online, but they cannot watch their kids 24 hours a day. Parents need to know that at school and at libraries, their kids will also be protected…”

…which brings me to…

2. PC Pandora is making a big push in the fall to get PC Pandora into as many schools across the country as possible. Not only would our software make it incredibly easy for schools to comply with would-be federal law, but it will also give administrators and teachers the ability to monitor what sites their kids are going to and what they are doing online.

The issue of Cyberbullying has become just as important as Internet predators lately, especially within school systems and student peers. PC Pandora can help track, stop and prevent Cyberbullying on the computer…

So, not only is PC Pandora the best all-around defense that parents can have on their PC, but it’s also one of the best tools available to schools… and it’s FREE (for schools)!!!

If you are or know of a teacher or administrator that could use our software… drop us a line!

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