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ImageTeenagers need to know and observe a few important rules so that they will have a safe journey on the information highway. It's a reality that pedophiles and other criminals use the internet to carry out their misdeeds. Becoming familiar with a teen's real life and insinuating themselves into the teen's life by sympathising and understanding is called grooming. Miscreants of this nature are quite methodical in securing their victims. How to avoid them?



First and most importantly, guard your identity. Don't give your name, address, or phone number to any stranger. While you're at it, don't give your passwords, banking information or identifying numbers such as social security or driver's license number. Try to avoid giving clues as to your whereabouts. If you mention your school in one place and your type of car somewhere else, a determined criminal will piece your puzzle together. It's a good rule to say no to meeting someone from the internet, but if you have every reason to believe this person is legitimate and you want to meet, do so in a very public place and take friends with you.

Remember that if you post your picture on the internet, anyone can save it and misuse it. Pornographers can apply fresh new faces to pre-posed porn. If you use poor judgment and supply inappropriate material yourself, remember that future schools and employers might find them when doing an application search. Think twice before posting risque pictures.

Finally, choose privacy settings that will limit who can see your blogs and profiles on networking sites such as MySpace. If criminals can't find you, they can't take advantage of you, and they can't ruin your fun on the internet.

by Rachel Goodchild


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Internet Safety for Teens
Written by Vania43, on 04-09-2010 14:10
Even Pre-teens need these basic guides, no full names, no address etc etc, why give pretators the info to come looking for (your)children. Parents even if you've said no, it takes 5 minutes for a child to connect to Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, yes they lie about their age they want to be in contact with the kids in their class, school etc. It take 10 minutes of your time to discuss this article. Keep NZ's kids safe!

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