Archive for May, 2005
Hiding Behind the Keyboard
New here? You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Megan, 13, found that she was losing friends at an alarming rate. Her friends would continue to block her from their buddies list. What did she do to earn this treatment? She chose to participate in a family gathering rather than spend […]
Desktop Search: A Back Door?
Do you use desktop search tools? There are so many of them out there: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, HotBot, and more. All of them offer you the ability to find that one file you really need on your desktop. But how safe are they?
I recently read an article that depicted an interesting scenario. I can’t speak […]
Beware of E-mail Harvesters
Have you ever visited an online forum and posted your e-mail address for someone to contact you? It’s a common thing to do. Perhaps the conversation has splintered into a new direction and, being the respectable forum-goer that you are, you’re being courteous to take your conversation outside the confines of the forum. But did […]
Chat Rooms: Where Cybersex Begins
Anything can be used for good or evil. Chat rooms, for example, offer you real-time conversations that can lead to answering your questions about something or sharing common interests with other individuals around the world. Unfortunatley, and unbeknownst to your child, that someone’s interest could be your son or daughter.
Don’t get me wrong. I think […]
Your Teen’s Identity May Be At Risk
I’ve talked about protecting your identity from being stolen. Now I’d like to focus your attention on your teen’s identity. After all, they’re unique in that if they have credit records at all, you’ll most likely find a clean report. And besides, what teen do you know who checks their credit reports?
To the criminal, this […]
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Child
I haven’t seen a video that demonstrates so well the online risks our children face today. The North Carolina Department of Justice has done just that by putting together a very informative video that depicts some common scenarios of how sexual predators and teens interact.
One of the troubling things this video brings to light is […]
Police & Pedophiles
Not only is chasing pedophiles hard work, but it’s also hard on your soul. This article offers some insight into the world of both the good and bad guys. The descriptions, as sanitized as they are, are still kind of rough to digest, but, IMHO, I think it’s important you know what goes on in […]
