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Comments Off on Teen’s suicide puts focus on c…Software to Check Your Facebook Privacy Settings
Comments Off on Software to Check Your Facebook Privacy SettingsGiven today’s concern with online privacy, we need to be diligent in what we share and ensure that our settings in any interactive website are secure. Facebook ranks number one in all social networks with over 550 million unique visitors a month. While Facebook has privacy settings, for many of us it’s difficult to know [ Read More ]
Welcome to GuardChild
Comments Off on Welcome to GuardChildDo you know what Apps your child is using? Is your child being bullied?/h2> Has your child visited porn sites with their smartphones? If you don’t know the answer to these questions your child’s smartphone probably is not protected. Think about it, your computer is protected with antivirus software – I hope so – but [ Read More ]
Sextortion – A new Term and a Growing Crime
Comments Off on Sextortion – A new Term and a Growing CrimeThere is a new cyber-crime that parents and teens need to be concerned about – Sextortion. This horrendous crime has been reported recently in several newspapers and the numbers are increasing. Sextortion is when a teen or tween is blackmailed to perform sexual acts or to produce sexually explicit images of themselves by being coerced [ Read More ]
Talking to Your Teen About Sexting
Comments Off on Talking to Your Teen About SextingThe Prevalence of Sexting Sexting occurs when someone transmits sexually explicit content – such as sexually graphic language or nude photographs, over their cell phone to someone else. Recent headlines, including several tragedies involving teenagers, have taught us that such content inevitably makes its way from the intended receiver, to a larger online community. As [ Read More ]