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Internet security and privacy
NetAlert: Australia's Internet safety advisory body
NetAlert provides practical advice on Internet safety, parental control and Internet filters for the protection of children, students and families.Its role as Australia's Internet safety advisory body includes:
- Providing users with sensible, helpful and reliable advice and information about potential problems, dangers and threats present on the Internet and ways in which users can act to minimise or avoid these problems
- Developing and promoting information on existing technological solutions that assist users and the Internet industry to better manage Internet content
- Working closely with Commonwealth and state agencies, particularly the Australian Broadcasting Authority, the Internet industry and community organisations in order to promote Internet safety
- Maintaining an active awareness of Internet content and take appropriate action on prohibited and potentially prohibited content, including operating an email and telephone advisory services to receive concerns about offensive material and pass any appropriate information to the Australian Broadcasting Authority and relevant law enforcement agencies
- Ensuring that parents and other concerned Australians are easily able to make contact with NetAlert in order to report or complain about prohibited content, potentially prohibited content or other inappropriate Internet content.
- Resource link:
http://www.netalert.gov.au/ - Source: NetAlert - Australian Government (http://www.netalert.gov.au/)
- Added to ADG on: 08 November 2004 , contributed by: ADG team
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