This is the post that should have been done on Wednesday.
What a useful piece of information! Anyone with children, or anyone who knows people with children, should make themselves aware of this. It's time to shut down the people who prey on innocent children!
Grown-up tools for protecting children online
16 February 2007 at 07h26
Washington - A children's advocacy group on Thursday launched the first-of-its-kind free online safety resource to help parents and educators protect youths from being exploited on the Internet.
16 February 2007 at 07h26
Washington - A children's advocacy group on Thursday launched the first-of-its-kind free online safety resource to help parents and educators protect youths from being exploited on the Internet.
NetSmartz411, as the online program is called, is managed by experts at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) who can answer frequently asked questions about Internet safety and online security.
"Parents and guardians have a very tough job keeping up with their children in this ever changing world of technology," said Ernie Allen, NCMEC president and chief executive officer.
He said the resource located at NetSmartz411.org was made possible by a $500 000 grant from the Qwest Foundation, which works to promote online safety awareness.
People who use the new site can inquire on a variety of topics including how to report Internet crime, how to be on the lookout for online sexual predators or what is a chat room and how it works.
Parents can also get a grasp of the lingo used by youngsters on the Internet. For example, 143 stands for I love you, PAL: parents are listening, or POS: parent over shoulder.
According to a recent NCMEC-commissioned study by the University of New Hampshire, one in seven youths online is sexually solicited, and one in three youths will encounter unwanted exposure to sexually explicit material online. - Sapa-AFP
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