Some of the statistics quoted in this Senate Resolution are interesting. National Internet Safety Month has now been established to promote awareness if Internet Dangers.

OK, so the Senate in many ways has a good idea here. But let's not ever limit our need to increase awareness of Internet Dangers to just one month a year. And I suspect in some ways this Resolution was passed to bring attention and support to certain organizations that have been lobbying for it.

But honestly...there is a true need for heightened awareness of Internet Dangers. It is vitally important that we make arrangements to protect ourselves from threats that do exist and are very real. A Managed Internet Security Service for you PC is not only a smart idea...it's becoming more and more necessary every day.

It won't stop your kids from making friends with strangers online, and then arranging to meet them secretly when you aren't looking. It won't stop kids from being bullied or bullying others. It won't stop email from coming to your Inbox pretending to be from your bank or credit card company. And it won't stop Nigerian Princes from trying to share their fortunes with you, if only they could borrow your bank account for a short while...

...no many of the "dangerous" aspects of the Internet are "Social Dangers" that require you to get a little more "streetwise" online. But keep reading here, and you will learn a lot about that. Let a Managed PC Security Service take care of the serious hacker threats to your PC, keep your PC from becoming a zombie and part of a botnet, and let me teach you more about the social aspects, and how to catch up to your kids in being net-savvy.

Here's that resolution for you to look at. I've added some BOLD hi-lights to what I thought was most interesting. The full text of the Resolution can be found online as well as a record of who voted for it and proposed it.

S. Res. 205: A resolution designating June 2007 as "National Internet Safety Month"

SRES 205 ATS

110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 205

Designating June 2007 as `National Internet Safety Month'.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 16, 2007

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. VITTER, Mr. CRAIG, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. OBAMA, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. BAYH, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. THUNE, and Mr. DOMENICI) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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RESOLUTION

Designating June 2007 as `National Internet Safety Month'.

Whereas there are more than 1,000,000,000 Internet users worldwide;

Whereas, in the United States, 35,000,000 children in kindergarten through grade 12 have Internet access;

Whereas approximately 80 percent of the children of the United States in grades 5 through 12 are online for at least 1 hour per week;

Whereas approximately 41 percent of students in grades 5 through 12 do not share with their parents what they do on the Internet;

Whereas approximately 24 percent of students in grades 5 through 12 have hidden their online activities from their parents;

Whereas approximately 31 percent of the students in grades 5 through 12 have the skill to circumvent Internet filter software;

Whereas 61 percent of the students admit to using the Internet unsafely or inappropriately;

Whereas 20 percent of middle school and high school students have met face-to-face with someone they first met online;

Whereas 23 percent of students know someone who has been bullied online;

Whereas 56 percent of parents feel that online bullying of children is an issue that needs to be addressed;

Whereas 47 percent of parents feel that their ability to monitor and shelter their children from inappropriate material on the Internet is limited; and

Whereas 61 percent of parents want to be more personally involved with Internet safety: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--

(1) designates June 2007 as `National Internet Safety Month';

(2) recognizes that National Internet Safety Month provides the citizens of the United States with an opportunity to learn more about--

(A) the dangers of the Internet; and

(B) the importance of being safe and responsible online;

(3) commends and recognizes national and community organizations for--

(A) promoting awareness of the dangers of the Internet; and

(B) providing information and training that develops critical thinking and decision-making skills that are needed to use the Internet safely; and

(4) calls on Internet safety organizations, law enforcement, educators, community leaders, parents, and volunteers to increase their efforts to raise the level of awareness for the need for online safety in the United States.