MySpace Lawsuit Illustrates Need For Recurring Child-Parent Talks Around Online Activities
Posted on: Friday, 19 January 2007, 00:00 CST
IMSafer, Inc.:
WHO
Brandon Watson is a Houston-based Online Safety Expert who can walk your viewers through having these conversations; giving tips as well as a proactive way to protect kids online.
WHAT
A set of lawsuits filed against MySpace & News Corp. Wednesday point to why parents and kids must engage in constant conversations around kids' online activities.
Brandon can address:
1. The issue of trust
2. Techniques used by predators to gain the trust of children
3. What sort of information parents need to look out for
4. How parents can scan instant messenger conversations in real time
5. What resources are available for parents
WHY
Because there's a national dialogue underway around whose responsibility it is to protect kids online.
There are 21 million teens using the Internet today and an estimated 75% of those are using instant messaging. The popularity of online networking sites is driving children and teens to the Internet to communicate, interact and share with others. To kids, it's exciting to meet a new friend with similar interests. On the flip side of this excitement lurks the perfect environment for predators to disguise themselves as a "friend."
The predatory technique of posing as a new friend is referred to as "phriending"; one of many tactics used to draw out personal information from a child.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children says 33% of 13-17-year-olds reported that their parents know "very little" or "nothing" about what they do on the Internet.
Parents DO need to know and become aware of the techniques, lingo and signs employed by online strangers to lure kids into inappropriate contact. Parents also need to start regular conversations with their children about what's acceptable and what's safe when it comes to online communication.
About Brandon Watson, CEO & Founder of IMSafer:
Houston-based IMSafer (www.imsafer.com -- http://www.imsafer.com/) is a company with roots steeped in one basic principle: rethinking the problem of protecting kids online. They are parents and they know technology. IMSafer has developed a simple and easy to use program that scans instant messenger conversations in real time and notifies parents of potential problems.
FOR MORE INFORMATON
Brandon Watson is available to share his expertise in online safety, raising awareness and IMSafer's role in offering parents an easy to use answer.
"IM Safe" is a trademark of IMSafer, Inc. Other names used may be registered by their respective owners.
Source: Business Wire
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