The illegal download of a movie, game, or music could cost you, as a parent, a lot of money and headache.  Save yourself fines, other legal fees, and disruption to your family by keeping tabs on your children’s Internet activities. 

Make sure your child’s computer is located in a central place in your house like the kitchen or living room so that you can monitor your child’s activities.  Make yourself the system administrator for your computer and grant your children limited rights to download any content from the Internet. 

Teach your children responsible use of the Internet and bookmark safe and legal web sites that your children can use to download movies, games, and music after getting permission from you!  

For more information on downloading safety, contact the Information Assurance program at (734) 487-1161. 
 

Information gathered from the Microsoft Web site.