08.10.2009 - School’s Out and Your Kids Are Online: Do You Know What They’ve Been Searching For This Summer?

CUPERTINO, CA – August 10, 2009 – During summer vacation, kids have more time to spend online chatting with friends, playing online games, and just surfing the Web. But this added time on the Internet can lead to trouble if parents don’t have “The Talk” with their kids about appropriate and inappropriate online behavior. Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has identified the top searches conducted by kids online this summer through its family safety service, OnlineFamily.Norton,* and some of the results may surprise parents and leave them asking “Who is Fred?” Symantec also uncovered 90 million “teachable moments” through OnlineFamily.Norton, which are opportunities for parents to start a dialogue with their kids about their online activity. These teachable moments occur when parents are informed by OnlineFamily.Norton that a house Internet rule is being broken, like kids visiting a restricted website, entering a false age on a social networking site, or going over their time limit on the computer. - View Press Release - Visit Symantec Corp.