This section provides links to blog
posts available online on child predators. The video shown here gives
helpful counsel on how children can be taught to protect themselves from
predators. Parents should be aware, however, that most predators
seek the trust of parents so they can access their children in settings
where rescue isn't an option.
Wendy Koch / USA Today: Predators use gaming consoles to ‘get foot in the door’ — Sexual predators are using gaming consoles such as the Wii, PlayStation and Xbox to meet children online. — “Child predators are migrating from traditional methods to alternate media,” says Detective Lt. Thomas Kish of the Michigan State Police.
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:10:04 -0500
Journalism.org: WHEN TECHNOLOGY MAKES HEADLINES — THE MEDIA'S DOUBLE VISION ABOUT THE DIGITAL AGE — The mainstream news media have offered the American public a divided view of how information technology influences society, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:45:04 -0600
Elinor Mills / CNET News: At Facebook, defense is offense — Ryan McGeehan (left), security manager for incident response at Facebook, and Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan stand in front of the wall of scalps of spam judgments, actions against child predators, and other wins for the company's security team.
Wed, 7 May 2008 15:25:40 -0500
William E. Kovacic / house.gov: Kirk, Parents and Police: Delete Online Predators — Four-million-strong Second Life site offers “rape rooms” - easy access to children — Kirk: “FTC should investigate the growing vulnerability of children to predators on Second Life” — Mount Prospect, Ill. - U.S. Representative Mark Kirk today joined …
Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:10:04 -0500
Journalism.org: WHEN TECHNOLOGY MAKES HEADLINES — THE MEDIA'S DOUBLE VISION ABOUT THE DIGITAL AGE — The mainstream news media have offered the American public a divided view of how information technology influences society, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.