Wednesday, May 25, 2005

more unscrupulous marketing to kids

This is just beyond the pale (hat tip: Instapundit).
Mainstream children's Web sites host a glut of adware, a security firm said this week, proof that spyware makers are targeting kids in an attempt to slip by parents and get their software onto home computers.
My son uses our computer to browse three sites. I strongly suggest installing a pop-up blocker. It's saved me a lot of headaches fixing the computer.

I'm also looking for any suggestions of software I might install that keeps the children restricted to certain sites. I don't want to block some sites; I want to block everything except three sites.