Safeguarding Your Digital and Spiritual Well-being
Explore the intersection of computer and internet safety with spiritual principles for personal growth and family harmony. Learn about the impact of online content on your heart and soul, and discover ways to protect yourself and future generations from negative influences.
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COMPUTER & INTERNET SAFETY COMPUTER & INTERNET SAFETY The Spiritual and the Technical
Welcomeabout me Converted 26 years ago as a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill Graduated 1991, BS in Math & CS Worked around gaming for 18 years Gadget head Just to be clear I m a geek not a nerd Relax slides will be posted
The Spiritual As no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not release those who practice it. Ecclesiastes 8:8 Be honest with yourself Spiritual principle if you allow sin & Satan to remain, even if it is just every once in a while , you are a slave to that sin (John 8:34) Can t expect to lead our families if we aren t dealing with our sins!
The Spiritual You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 Don t think, my spouse and I watch together to spice things up "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. Job 31:1
The Spiritual I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me. Psalm 101:3 Maybe you think, I will look away during the bad scenes Not sexual/lustful, but violence or crime/murder Receiving pay channels with this type of content Ask yourself, What am I bringing into my home? (commercial with mom & mob boss) What am I exposing my heart/soul/conscience to? (1 Timothy 4:2 seared as with a hot iron )
The Spiritual You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:5-6 (cf Ezekiel 18:20) Need to understand the generational impact of our decisions and sins! We think it is not seen that our kids don t know but they do! Kids know how to access your history! Repent, get open, and get help Rick Fuller leads a purity group for men If you know it is happening turn them in!
The Spiritual Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 All of the tech in the world won t train our kids we must! Kids figure technology out much quicker than we do Takes training, meaning continual teaching and monitoring of progress
The Spiritual Much easier to just be lazy Keeps the kid(s) busy and out of our hair They don t get in any trouble when they are using the devices really? What are we teaching them? I get my entertainment & joy from this little box Should be from loving relationships Escape & selfish retreat (lunch out) Concern for everyone, families, single and stay at home moms, etc. Satan wants your kids!
The Spiritual What really happens when they spend too much time connected? Play in virtual worlds completely unsupervised and unfiltered Learning without the benefit of a parent to interpret and help teach values Some are playing online interacting with who knows Satan does not sleep while we are plugged into The Matrix !
The Spiritual What are the results? Like Rick talked about Sunday see the passion they play with and how they respond (slam controller, etc.) to things that aren t real! Lose contact and compassion with real human beings Perpetuates the people are objects mentality forget they are souls (Matthew 9:36 harassed and helpless ) Retards ability to build relationships
The Spiritual What really happens online? Cyber bullying (it s happening in our neighborhoods!) Sexting posting suggestive or worse pictures that picture is out there forever (it s happening in our church!) Seemingly innocuous sites can contain objectionable content (Flickr, Instagram, Tumblr) Cyber predators Perceived anonymity would you really say or do THAT (anger, flirting, etc.)? Happens in chat rooms, social media like Twitter/Facebook, IRC, etc.
The Spiritual What are the results? Encourages narcissism (Romans 12:3) Do you think people really care that you just got back home with the tastiest Frappuccino eva ? Encourages voyeurism (Instagram, etc. both ways) Balance between relationships and addiction?
The Spiritual What are the results? Over sharing makes you vulnerable! Google Kevin Krautwald Raleigh NC within just a few links Spouse and all kids names (passwords?) Home address & phone (vacation?) Employment
The Spiritual Why not just shut it all down? Go all Amish on ya! Nothing wrong with appropriate entertainment Can be a source of enjoyment and bonding with family and friends School work & grades are all on the internet May need it for work Lots of good, spiritual content but If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out Matthew 5:29-30
The Spiritual Gain personal conviction: you cannot help anyone if you are consumed by these things seek help Be involved with your kids! Sit with them while they consume media Know what they are playing/watching Don t let worldly ratings determine what is appropriate content
The Spiritual Teach and give tools to make good decisions Discuss how to handle inappropriate situations Don t get on internet at friend s house Kids should always know they can call you (ala driving) Discuss what happens at school/friend s house Bullying/peer pressure/manipulation Friend s house: what did you watch? When kids have friends over, invade their privacy Would rather protect my child and be lame than let Satan get a foothold so I can be cool
The Spiritual Practicals for home computer usage Talk about it and set clear boundaries Use the computer in a public area they don t have to have a computer in their room/behind closed doors No unallowed sites No erasing browsing history no history = guilty Disable the private browsing feature
The Spiritual Put time limits on usage Determine what is a reasonable amount Put controls in place to monitor this (more later) Have the kids earn time Homework Chores Don t make it to be the awesome prize Remember: computer use is a privilege, not a right!
The Spiritual Do technology and worship services go together? Useful for electronic bible & note taking Appropriate to text during service? How does God see this? Appropriate for kids to play games instead of attending classes? What is this teaching our kids? WWJD?
The Technical: Home Network Have a firewall/router First line of defense Filters all traffic from internet Prevents people from seeing your computer/files (Wargames/ping) Provides wireless network Set it up with WPA password Can use MAC address filtering Guest network Still on G? Time for a new one!
The Technical: Home Network Stay one step ahead Apartment vs close neighborhood vs larger lots Change your passwords Router/admin Wireless Computer Use non-identifying SSID
The Technical: Home Network ASUS $40 RT-N12 $125 RT-N66U Better wireless coverage/speed USB ports for drives/printers Gigabit LAN ports Linksys/Cisco Netgear Buffalo Belkin Paying for features, stability, and performance
The Technical: Home Network Apple Airport Express $99 Basic router, small range (N only) Stream music to rooms Printer Airport Extreme $199 Better wireless range (adds A&C) Wired ports Time Capsule $299 Backup, automatic with Mac
The Technical: Home PC Setup per user accounts Fine grain control over what is appropriate for each family member Windows:http://windows.microsoft.com/en- us/windows/create-user-account#create-user- account=windows-7 Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph4600
The Technical: Home PC Setup OS level Parental Controls Limit hours (on/off and total time) Content restrictions Windows:http://windows.microsoft.com/en- us/windows/set-parental-controls#1TC=windows-7 Mac:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2900?viewlocale =en_US&locale=en_US
The Technical: Home PC Setup filtering Prevent access to websites and content that is inappropriate www.opendns.com $Free www.netnanny.com $40 www.k9webprotection.com $Free Have your spouse set the password Accountability Software www.covenanteyes.com
The Technical: Home PC Disable Incognito on Chrome: http://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/how- disable-incognito-mode-chrome Disable InPrivate mode on IE Just setup parental controls! Disable Private Browsing in OSX: http://www.ehow.com/how_8125784_disable- private-browsing-safari.html
The Technical: Home PC Backups Mac: Time Machine PC Built into Windows Acronis Backup and Recovery $75 Paragon Backup and Recovery $40 SyncBack $Free Off site or cloud backups
The Technical: Game Systems Setup parental controls Xbox360: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox- 360/security/xbox-live-parental-control PS3: (sub accounts) http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/ current/basicoperations/parentallock.html Similar for Xbox One and PS4 Netflix, browser, etc. Screen content in your home Ask about what they played with friends
The Technical: Mobile iOS, iPhone or iPod Touch Parental Controls: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4213 Apple Configuration Utility: http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1466 Restrict apps & content, basic web filtering Find Friends App
The Technical: Mobile Android: 4.3/Jellybean Parental Controls: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google- android/3461359/parental-control-on-android/ Limit time, apps used, browser NetNanny ($?) MobileMinder ($30/year) Disable all network access with your provider
The Technical: Online Pray before going online! Be careful what you share (Facebook, etc.) make a phone call! Never use a debit card online (just cause it says VISA != credit card) If you don t go to pirate sites, you are much better off! Don t open files even from people you know Use STRONG passwords (internet banking, etc.) > 8 characters, mix of characters & symbols, h@x0r5ty13 (hackerstyle) Don t access private sites (bank, etc.) from public WIFI
The Technical: Online ALL of your emails are being mined for data ALL of them (it s not just the NSA) Websites are tracking your every move/purchase/etc. Apple FaceTime uses end to end encryption Skype uses end to end as well for audio/video, but text chat goes through MS servers
Thanks! Questions?
Online Resources Internet: http://www.internetsafetyproject.org Mac http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/ www.macworld.com http://www.osxfaq.com/index.ws www.ifixit.com Spiritual www.crosswalk.com
Online Resources Windows www.google.com www.microsoft.com www.komando.com General www.wikipedia.org www.howstuffworks.com www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx www.engadget.com (Get your inner geek on!)
