Online Predators Seek Unsupervised Kids
The magic-city-news does a great job of examining the way that computers and the internet have changed our lives both for the better (as in greater communications ability) and for the worse (think online predators and Internet stalkers).
And one point they make clear is this: that the older a kid is, the more time they get online unsupervised. This makes them the perfect victim for online stalkers looking for overconfident, naive, or simply lonely children.
But as a child's age goes up, the parent's ability to keep them under control goes down. This is why it is so difficult to protect older kids from online predators and Internet stalkers: they just don't want to tell mom and dad who they talk to online, and they certainly don't want to reveal what's being said.
And with 1 in 5 kids being approached for sex online, that's dangerous.
So is the fact that these same kids are more likely to post photos of themselves online, as well as personal information that an Internet stalker could use to find your child or to arrange a meeting with him or her.
Here's another reason why parents who rely on parental control software can rest a little easier. Parental control software, like Awareness Tech's WebWatcher, allows parents to implement email recording, website recording, and chat recording on their home computer.
WebWatcher is also completely invisible while running, so parents with more devious kids (who may use someone else's computer if they know that theirs is being watched), don't need to know that mom and dad are aware of what they're doing when they log online.
Even older kids are still kids, lacking the age and wisdom required to make smart decisions. And, since online predators are betting on this when they choose a victim, parents need to plan for it too.
And one point they make clear is this: that the older a kid is, the more time they get online unsupervised. This makes them the perfect victim for online stalkers looking for overconfident, naive, or simply lonely children.
But as a child's age goes up, the parent's ability to keep them under control goes down. This is why it is so difficult to protect older kids from online predators and Internet stalkers: they just don't want to tell mom and dad who they talk to online, and they certainly don't want to reveal what's being said.
And with 1 in 5 kids being approached for sex online, that's dangerous.
So is the fact that these same kids are more likely to post photos of themselves online, as well as personal information that an Internet stalker could use to find your child or to arrange a meeting with him or her.
Here's another reason why parents who rely on parental control software can rest a little easier. Parental control software, like Awareness Tech's WebWatcher, allows parents to implement email recording, website recording, and chat recording on their home computer.
WebWatcher is also completely invisible while running, so parents with more devious kids (who may use someone else's computer if they know that theirs is being watched), don't need to know that mom and dad are aware of what they're doing when they log online.
Even older kids are still kids, lacking the age and wisdom required to make smart decisions. And, since online predators are betting on this when they choose a victim, parents need to plan for it too.
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