Microsoft Unveils Child-friendly Net Browser

To protect children from viewing inappropriate content and from the even greater danger of online paedophilia, Microsoft has launched an enhanced version of Internet Explorer 8. Called the 'Click Clever, Click Safe' browser, it will empower youngsters-and families with a one-click tool to report offensive content or the threat of cyber bullying to the authorities. The Internet giant said it developed the tool in collaboration with Ceop, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, reports The Telegraph.

It is estimated that almost two-thirds of under-18s in the UK have been contacted online by strangers. More than a third responded to the person's overtures. 41 per cent of parents were unaware whether their children had updated their privacy settings on their social networking profile. More than half the youngsters questioned said their parents did not monitor their online activities.