Safety and Security Resources

We take Internet safety very seriously here at Ning, dedicating significant resources towards promoting awareness and education of online safety issues, but our work in Internet safety goes beyond our doors. We serve on the Board of the Family Online Safety Institute and regularly meet with a number of organizations, including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and ConnectSafely, to review our existing safety resources that we provide to our members and Network Creators, develop new material and seek advice on general safety best practices on an ongoing basis.

Additionally, our V.P., Chief Policy Officer was appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) new Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG). OSTWG will work with federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, FTC, FCC and Department of Education to evaluate industry efforts to protect the privacy and safety of children and families online and will report its findings and make recommendations to Congress by June 2010 on how to increase online safety.

Please see the following webistes for more information regarding Internet safety:

  • The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • National Crime Prevention Council
  • ConnectSafely
  • The Family Online Safety Institute
  • iKeepSafe
  • OnGuard Online, maintained by the Federal Trade Commission
  • Netsmartz.org
  • Netsmartz411.org
  • The Child Safety Network
  • Cyber Sitter
  • Common Sense Media
  • WebWiseKids.org
  • Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
  • Cyber Angels
  • Cyber Bullying US
  • Net Cetera