cleverbot.com

My teenager went to this website today, using our desktop PC. He said he learned about this website from a message board that he's on. We are using Firefox 3.0.10 and we have the WOT (Web of Trust) add-on. My son said WOT rated the site as safe. He says it's an AI that you can interact with. I googled it, looks like just a fun thing. I just wondered, though, if anyone here knew anything more about it. I'm not going there with the laptop until I learn more about it.

Any feedback appreciated, thanks!

 

Thanks for checking that, Halo. I told my son to be careful what he types in there. He's careful, knows enough not to give out anything personal on the net.

 

Sounds pretty savvy for a teen these days.
(Must be the upbringing)

 

Well, he's old enough to know by now, and I've talked to him a lot over the years about cyber safety. He's not allowed to download anything without my checking it first, and if I hear of any security hazards I tell him about it. We've had a couple of scares here last fall with rogue antivirus software trying to get in when he clicked on what looked like innocent links (before we had WOT installed), but he called me right away and we were fortunate, nothing got in.

He's also watched me scan both our computers extensively and study HJT logs if I wanted to check something.

It won't be long and he'll be on his own, so he needs to know how to look after his own computer when the time comes. I've told him about this site, I think this forum is tremendous resource.

In the meantime...my computer, my rules, and I'm sure he doesn't want to deal with 'the wrath of Mom' if he gets some malware installed on this computer.:-D

 

I'd still have to say that you're doing a pretty good job.

 

This thing is pretty strange. lol now I know where Joey practices his jokes before he posts them here. LOL

 

And help out if (Heaven forbid) he does accidentally get infected.

 

Hey, that was really funny! :-D LOL (OK, so I like corny jokes!)

 

to Paxton007
Can't do that here. Wrong thread.:-D

 

Halo and hrlow2,

I told my son about this forum, so I'm sure when he ends up with his own computer, he'll join up. Or maybe sooner, I see there's a forum for games as well, and he's got an Xbox 360.

 

I'm sure he would be welcomed(as only the people here can).:-D
Just kidding.rolleyes