Next to MySpace, Facebook is one of the most commonly accessed social networking sites. Teens especially seem to love Facebook and all it does and while the site aspires to keep posters and participants safe, there are some fact parents need to know. The new Internet safety policies on Facebook, much like the ones set forth by MySpace as enumerated on the Web Safe Kid website, focus on children over the age of 13.
Any person at any age can become a target for identity theft or the potential victim of an online predator. Because of this reality one must always be cautious of the information and personal details that they share with others online.
You should always protect important personal information such as birth certificate details, banking or social security numbers. Be wary to give out your work, school or home address.
Are teens and chat rooms recipe for disaster? Cases of abductions and sexual assaults abound and many times a predator managed to hook up with an unsuspecting teen via an online chat room.
At times the predator may have masqueraded as another teen and slowly built a relationship that way, while at other times the assailant was indeed a teen but did not divulge that the objective of the communication was more or less with the intent of personal sexual gratification or for personal profit.
Chat rooms can be fun for reading through and responding to every topic from whimsical relationship gossip to patriotic shout outs over our men and women over seas. Though this can be a simple way to filling free time those who enter a chat room should do so with caution.
Sites such as my space are useful in keeping up with friends, showing off photos and sharing life through technology. Though this newfound sensation has become popular over night it has now also become a portal for online bullies and predators to search for potential targets.
Due to this alarming reality for anyone who is considering setting up an online profile you must take precautions. There are seven key considerations to follow when setting up your online profile.
Data mining is the practice engaged in by unscrupulous marketers who are looking to sell your information to eager multi level marketing newbies and others who would make sure to inundate you with advertisements.
Online profiles from the major social networking sites are the premier source for the data being mined, and considering that part and parcel of these profiles is a clear spelling out of likes as well as dislikes, philosophies, and other marketable data, it is not at all surprising that marketers see this source as fair game.
