InternetNZ congratulates Hector’s World Ltd on UK
InternetNZ congratulates Hector’s World Ltd on UK launch
Media Release – 9 May 2008
InternetNZ (the
Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) congratulates
NetSafe subsidiary Hector’s World Limited on the UK
launch of its online
cyber-safety resource Hector’s
World.
Hector’s World has been selected by UK law
enforcement agency CEOP
(Child Exploitation and Online
Protection Centre) as their key resource
for keeping
younger children safe from sexual abuse and grooming
online.
InternetNZ Executive Director Keith Davidson says
the UK launch should
significantly raise both Hector’s
World and NetSafe’s international
profile.
“Offshore take-up of this cyber safety
resource is testament to both its
quality and
originality. Hector’s World is a practical and engaging
application that sends all the right online safety
messages to children.”
NetSafe and its subsidiary
Hector’s World are important sibling
organisations of
InternetNZ, and the Society fully supports their
ongoing
efforts in educating the general public about the dangers
that
lurk online.
“Knowing the dangers helps prevent
children from being harmed, and the
Hector concept
provides an empowerment tool for children to
self-protect,” says
Davidson.
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