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Comcast (News - Alert) Corporation is now offering Internet safety programming using video on demand (VoD). It also launched new consumer resources on its Internet Security Web page www.comcast.net/security.

 

“At Comcast we take our responsibility of delivering a safe, secure and superior online experience for our customers very seriously," said Jay Opperman, Senior Director of Security and Privacy. "We do this by taking a comprehensive, multi-layered approach to Internet safety that focuses on identity and privacy protection, family and parental controls, and safeguards for digital assets. Our goal is to ensure our customers are provided the means and education to protect themselves and their families."

Throughout the month, VoD customers can access a PBS FRONTLINE documentary called Growing Up Online, which examines the effect of Internet and "digital world" on the social and emotional lives of teenagers. The documentary can also be found under "Help & Services" in the "Hi-Speed Internet" folder on VoD.

"Comcast's inclusion of FRONTLINE's Growing Up Online as a free video on demand offering throughout the month of June will provide an opportunity for Comcast viewers to experience the private worlds that teenagers create online and to understand the real risks and realities of teen life on the Internet," say FRONTLINE Executive Producer David Fanning. "We hope our film helps to bridge the digital divide between parents and their increasingly wired teens."

In the month of June, Comcast, along with Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe), is providing new resources on www.Comcast.net/security which will include a "For Parents" page which features content rich tips for parents on Internet Safety.

Also a "For Kids" page having games designed to get kids interested in staying safe online and a new Frequently Asked Questions section written by Dr. Michael Rich (News - Alert), Director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School will be included.

The site will have a downloadable brochure for parents entitled How to Talk to Your Kids About Internet Safety. An Internet Safety Contract for parents and their children designed to help families establish an open dialogue about Internet safety and set ground rules for the use of the Internet both inside and outside of the home will be featured.

"It's wonderful to see an Internet Service Provider, like Comcast, committed to educating consumers about how to keep safe on the Internet," said Marsali Hancock, president of iKeepSafe. "Comcast reaches families with important Internet safety messages everyday online and through cable television."

Comcast is also hosting a national radio media tour on June 4th to provide tips on what people can do to help them stay safe online.