Within a Workshop at MoI Pavilion at GITEX 2013
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 [ME NewsWire]
The Ministry of Interior urged the public to protect children when they browse the Internet. This announcement came at a workshop organized by the ministry at its pavilion in Sheikh Saeed Hall in the Dubai World Trade Centre, during GITEX Technology Week 2013. The workshop focused on "Crimes against children on the World Wide Web.”
The workshop featured two papers. The first paper, presented by Abdul Aleem Al Sayyed, Information Security Consultant at the Ministry of Interior, discussed major problems and challenges faced by children while online. Al Sayyed said that it is essential for parents to explain the safe ways to use the Internet to their children and establish a plan for a safe browsing. He added that parents should show their children how to browse safely. He also asserted that parents must install protection and security software necessary for the computers, which are usually available for free online.
He said: "Children can access the Internet and browse different websites from their homes or schools, as well as public places wherever Internet service is available. They can even go online via mobile phones that support Internet service. Thus, parents should be more vigilant in educating their children and explaining to them how to browse the Internet safely, helping to decrease the risks that they may encounter.”
Al Sayyed introduced the audience to different means used to protect children against Internet risks especially for social media, including chat rooms. "Many websites are used to abuse children,” he said.
"Some of the best means to protect children include: close monitoring by parents, following up what they browse, limiting social media and chat rooms to some well-known friends and relatives, and empowering self-control by discussing what kind of websites they can visit with children,” he added.
The second paper was presented by Sandy Dawood, Field Consultant at the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Centre. The paper focused on the main problems and dangers that children face on the Internet, especially through social media.
Dawood said: "Many websites encourage wrong behaviors. Some people use social media to commit criminal acts and their victims are children.”
She added: "When children surf on the Internet, they could accidentally enter such websites. This could also be due to carelessness when searching scientific content, location, people, or any other topics. Therefore, children should be educated on search techniques and safe browsing. Fathers must know how to react when they discover any illegal acts on the Internet against children.”
"A child may encounter a stranger via social media who impersonates another person who may be familiar to the child. They would first chat or exchange email, then they would ask to meet the child. Parents should educate their children not to give away any personal or confidential information or photos of themselves or family members to people they don’t know. If children give away, for example, information related to the location of their house or their email address this could be very dangerous.”
Dawood called upon parents to educate their children not to provide anyone with any contact addresses or private information, and not to send their photos, credit card information, or bank information to anyone. "Parents should tell their children to leave chat rooms immediately when they hear any inappropriate words or any confusing issues, and that they shall not meet anyone they met online before informing their parents,” she explained.
This workshop is held within the seminars and lectures program organized by the MoI at its pavilion during GITEX. The program’s agenda is announced daily during the exhibition.
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Photo1: Workshop at MoI Pavilion at GITEX 2013
The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
Contacts
The UAE Minister of Interior's General Secretariat, Tactical Affairs and Security Media Department
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ - Security Media
Chris Cron +971-(0)-50-987-1317
E-mail: cron.media@hotmail.com
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