How to Protect our Children From Online Predators?<br /><br />While the Web allows kids the freedom to make friends, play games and research homework with the click of a button, it can pose a potential danger as online predators, cyber-bullies and scam artists ply their trade.<br /><br />"Using Internet communication tools such as social networking, chat rooms, email, and instant messaging can put children at potential risk of encountering online predators.<br />The anonymity of the Internet means that trust and intimacy can develop quickly online. Predators take advantage of this anonymity to build online relationships with inexperienced young people.<br /><br />Kids feel they are aware of the dangers of predators, but in reality, they are quite naive about online relationships.<br /><br />Parents can help protect their kids by knowing the risks related to online communication and being involved in their kids' Internet activities."<br /><br />Source: http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-safety/predators.aspx
