Apparatus, methods and computer program products for monitoring network activity for child related risks
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1. A method of monitoring internet activity, comprising:
- searching a network to detect network data indicative of contact with a child;
monitoring network communications of the child to detect data inclusive of private information corresponding to the child, wherein the detected data comprises a name and an age;
generating a report that identifies a source of detected data;
sending the report over the network to a responsible party, wherein the report comprises a baseline report that includes network addresses corresponding to previous postings of the detected data indicative of contact with the child and an update report that includes network addresses of data indicative of contact with the child that is detected following a generation of a previous report;
receiving over the network, in response to the report, instructions from the responsible party configured to reduce network related risk to the child, the instructions comprising a request to notify the responsible party if the child leaves a particular geographical location during a specified time; and
notifying the responsible party electronically if the child returns to a particular location based on the instructions.
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Abstract
Provided are apparatus, methods and/or computer program products for monitoring internet activity. A network is searched to detect network data indicative of actual and/or potential contact with a child. A report is generated that identifies a source of detected data and the report is sent to a responsible party.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring internet activity, comprising:
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searching a network to detect network data indicative of contact with a child; monitoring network communications of the child to detect data inclusive of private information corresponding to the child, wherein the detected data comprises a name and an age; generating a report that identifies a source of detected data; sending the report over the network to a responsible party, wherein the report comprises a baseline report that includes network addresses corresponding to previous postings of the detected data indicative of contact with the child and an update report that includes network addresses of data indicative of contact with the child that is detected following a generation of a previous report; receiving over the network, in response to the report, instructions from the responsible party configured to reduce network related risk to the child, the instructions comprising a request to notify the responsible party if the child leaves a particular geographical location during a specified time; and notifying the responsible party electronically if the child returns to a particular location based on the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for monitoring internet activity, comprising:
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a processor; memory coupled to the processor; network search logic residing in the memory that, when executed by the processor, is configured to detect a posting, on a network, of data indicative of contact with a child; monitoring logic residing in the memory that, when executed by the processor, is configured to monitor communications of the child to detect data inclusive of private information corresponding to the child, wherein the detected data comprises a name and an age; report generation logic residing in the memory that, when executed by the processor, is configured to generate a report corresponding to the detected data, the report comprising a network address corresponding to the posting and a date of the posting; transmission logic residing in the memory that, when executed by the processor, is configured to send the report to a responsible party, wherein the report comprises a baseline report that includes network addresses corresponding to previous postings of the detected data indicative of contact with the child and an update report that includes network addresses of data indicative of contact with the child that is detected following a generation of a previous report; and risk reducing logic residing in the memory that, when executed by the processor, is configured to notify the responsible party if the child leaves a particular geographical location during a specified time, and to notify the responsible party if the child returns to a particular location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for monitoring internet activity, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to search a network to detect data indicative of contact with a child; computer readable program code configured to monitor communications of the child to detect data inclusive of private information corresponding to the child, wherein the detected data comprises a name and an age; computer readable program code configured to generate a report that includes information corresponding to the detected data; computer readable program code configured to transmit the report to a responsible party, wherein the report comprises a baseline report that includes network addresses corresponding to previous postings of the detected data indicative of contact with the child and an update report that includes network addresses of data indicative of contact with the child that is detected following a generation of a previous report; and computer readable program code configured to notify the responsible party if the child leaves a particular geographical location during a specified time, and to notify the responsible party if the child returns to a particular location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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