FL- PBSO to unveil new ComputerCOP program

ComputerCop is a software program developed by a private company which is marketing it to local police agencies for resale to the public. The company has several different programs addressing all sorts of computer issues including those employers face with employees using the Internet at work. However, at some point a minor will raise the issue of being spied on, by their parents, which can be illegal if the laws do not permit it. It varies across the nation.

7-8-2008 Florida:

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is expected to unveil a new computer system Monday that will allow local parents to keep an 'electronic eye' on their children.

The new program is called ComputerCOP.

ComputerCOP will allow parents to monitor their children's computer use.

Law enforcement agencies use the software nationwide.

The ComputerCOP Internet security disk is typically installed in your home computer and parents can then monitor computer sites, photos and conversations their children are having online.

According to the Florida Attorney General's office, one in seven children nationally have been solicited online by a sexual predator.

Florida ranks fourth in the nation in volume of child pornography.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's office will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. Monday to introduce the ComputerCOP program to the community. ..News Source.. by Paige Kornblue