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Search for in All SectionscentralpoliticsITsciencelibertiesriskculturehealthlifeessays SECTIONS central politics IT science liberties risk culture health life essays ISSUES War on Iraq Don't blow IT Innovation Free speech Privacy Work/Life Economy spiked-debates aim to provoke critical thinking on the issues of the day. Previous spiked-debates have discussed global warming, the future of energy, copyright, cultural diversity policy and work-life balance. O2 is a leading provider of mobile services in the UK, Germany and Ireland and owns O2 Airwave - an advanced, digital emergency communications service. The views expressed in this debate do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of O2. Read Why we are sponsoring this debate by Peter Erskine, CEO O2 Plc. Debate home The debate Childnet International Internet safety organisation Frank Furedi University of Kent John Carr Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety View the list of responses Useful resources O2 Corporate Responsibility report 2005 UK code of practice for the self-regulation of new forms of content on mobiles, February 2004 [pdf] O2 leaflets: Bullying on mobile phones [pdf] What your child's mobile can do [pdf] Sensible use of camera phones [pdf] Safe use of mobile chatrooms [pdf] Helping children deal with nuisance calls [pdf] Protecting your child against crime [pdf] How do children use their mobile phones? What dangers do they face, and what are legislators and the mobile industry doing to protect them? What are the potential pitfalls of regulating for child safety? (This debate is closed and is a read-only archive.) Children and mobiles: Risks and challenges Childnet International The very features and facilities that make mobile phones particularly attractive to young users also offer the potential for misuse. What kids do Frank Furedi professor of sociology at the University of Kent Young people's aspiration to independence and autonomy runs counter to parents’ strategies of safety and control. Protection or surveillance? John Carr chairman of the UK's Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety It is in the so-called 'child protection market' that many spying products are being most heavily promoted. Corrections Terms & Conditions spiked, Signet House, 49-51 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3JP Email: email spiked © spiked 2000-2006 All rights reserved. spiked is not responsible for the content of any third-party websites.