Businesses today are faced with a dilemma. How do they maintain a positive culture in their working environment while maintaining productivity and profits in their business?

Internet access is seen as a ‘right’ for many folk these days and businesses are often unaware of the potential lost productivity unmanaged internet access amounts to.

WebSafety NZ Owner, Dean Stewart says that around 70% of staff spend around 1.5hrs surfing non-work related sites outside of break times. “Take...

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Identifying when staff are using the internet for excessive personal use can be difficult. Businesses take various approaches in managing internet usage in the workplace. Some can apply rigid restrictions while others may choose to block a handful of sites such as www.trademe.co.nz and www.facebook.com 

Most businesses take the approach that a small amount of personal surfing is a...

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In March and April, Knowledge Networks asked 535 pairs of parents and their teens a number of questions about Internet use. The results were interesting:

• 28% of teens believe their parents are not checking their Web browsing history. But of these teens, 41% of their parents say they are in fact checking it.

• 49% of teens say they don’t know if their parents are monitoring their Internet browsing. Of these, 66% of their parents say they are monitoring them.

• 64% of parents say they moni...

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As a parent, we want the best for our children. We want our kids to grow up in a healthy environment. We protect our children from harm, shield them from dangers, and make sure they are looked after when we are not around.

 So why do we not apply the same principles when it comes to the internet? Statistics show that only a third of parents have any form of Parental Control software on their home computers.

 Is it because parents are unaware of such software? Or is it because parents think they...
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