SafeChat: Using Open Source Software to Protect Minors from Internet Predation
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This paper describes the development of a plugin for Pidgin, an open source instant messaging client. The plugin, SafeChat, allows parents to protect their children from Internet predators. SafeChat gives parents a better alternative than other currently available tools by providing a communication-theory based tool.
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