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Internet Safety 2015

1) According to statistics provided, there are an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 pedophiles in the United States, equating to one pedophile for every 100-200 online users. Cyberbullying and online predators targeting children are significant issues. 2) Cyberbullying involves tormenting, threatening, harassing, humiliating or embarrassing a child using digital technologies. Common forms of cyberbullying include bullying via social media, texts, and chat. 3) Online predators use grooming techniques to gain a child's trust, such as appearing interested in their interests and sympathizing with them, then gradually introducing sexual content and attempting to isolate the child from parents and authorities. Parents are encouraged

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Internet Safety 2015

1) According to statistics provided, there are an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 pedophiles in the United States, equating to one pedophile for every 100-200 online users. Cyberbullying and online predators targeting children are significant issues. 2) Cyberbullying involves tormenting, threatening, harassing, humiliating or embarrassing a child using digital technologies. Common forms of cyberbullying include bullying via social media, texts, and chat. 3) Online predators use grooming techniques to gain a child's trust, such as appearing interested in their interests and sympathizing with them, then gradually introducing sexual content and attempting to isolate the child from parents and authorities. Parents are encouraged

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Coral Springs Police Department

Why Internet Safety?


According to the Justice Department, there are

250,000 to 500,000 pedophiles in the United States.


This equates to one pedophile for every 100-200
users online.
2 million new Internet users are added each month.

By the end of 2012, Facebook had over 1 billion

users worldwide.

What is Cyberbullying
"Cyber bullying" is when a child or teen is tormented,

threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or


otherwise targeted by another child or teen using the
Internet, interactive or digital technologies or cell phones.
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic
technology. Electronic technology includes devices and
equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as
well as communication tools including social media sites,
text messages, chat, and websites.

Appears Familiar:
Makes him/herself appear to a child like someone they consider
appealing/interesting. Theyll chat to support a childs common
interests in family, friends and enemies.

Develops Trust:
Predator will listen to a child and sympathize with a childs
complaints about family, friends, or trouble at school. They will
then encourage the child to share fears so that they can
respond in ways to support the childs feelings of alienation.

Establishes Secrecy:
As the relationship evolves, the predator will encourage the
child to keep their friendship a secret. Theyll tell the child
that other people, especially parents, wont understand their
relationship.

Erodes Barriers:
The predator takes advantage of a childs natural sexual
curiosity and slowly introduces sexual content and pictures.

Direct Intimidation:
The predator may make threats if a child stops communicating
or refuses to meet in person. At this stage of the grooming
process, a child may feel powerless against the online friend.

Face-to-Face Meeting:
In some cases, the predator may use threats to obtain a face-toface meeting. But in other cases, the child may meet willingly.
Regardless of how or why they meet, the child is the victim.

It is estimated that each day, there are over 100,000


predators online looking for children to exploit.

If you were a predator looking to exploit children, where


would you look first?

Networking with family and friends online can be a great


way of allowing your child to keep in touch with their loved
ones, but the Internet is a tool no different than any other
object so be careful!

Ultimately, it is YOUR responsibility to monitor their


Internet use!

myinternetsafetycoach.com

What Parents Should


Be Aware of

1 out of 5 children is cyberbullied (US Dept. of


Justice)
43% of teens, ages 13 to 17, have experienced
cyberbullying in the past year
One million children were harassed,
threatened, or subjected to other forms of
cyberbullying on Facebook during the past
year
More girls are cyberbullies than boys (59%
girls and 41% boys)

32% of High School


students and 70% of
eighth graders admit to
saying hurtful things to
each other on the
Internet.

25% of High School


students know someone
who is being bullied on
the Internet.

Agree to clear ground rules with your children before going


online.

These include:
When and how long they may be online.
NOTE: If using a wireless router, you can go into the
settings and shut off the device on a schedule each day.

With whom they may communicate with online


Where/what websites they are permitted to visit.

Instruct your children to never respond to rude,


offensive, illegal or any message that makes them feel
uncomfortable.

If they come across any information that makes

them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused, to


let you know immediately.
If someone sends them a rude or threatening

message, never respond. Tell them to show it to


you or trusted adult.

Keep their identity private. Instruct your children of the


following:

To never share personal information such as your

full name, home address, telephone numbers,


school name, or any other information that could
help someone determine who they are and
where they could find them.
Never share personal information of friends or

family.

Never allow your child to meet in person with anyone you


have met online without you being there to ensure their
safety.

Never send a picture or video of themselves without first


asking your permission.

Do not let your children create user names or e-mail that


will describe who they are (i.e. [email protected]).
Predators seek these identifiers.

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15-apps-and-websites-kids-are-heading-toafter-facebook#

WhatsApp

Instagram

Snapchat

Facebook

Kik

YouTube

Ask Fm

Yik Yak

WhatsApp This app is a cross-platform


mobile messaging app that allows you to
exchange messages without having to pay
for SMS (text messaging).

SnapChat This app allows users to send


photos with friends and recording short
video messages that will disappear after
10 seconds.

Kik This app allows kids to send private


messages that their parents cant see. It offers
text messaging service and allows users to
share photos, sketches, voice messages, and
other content.

Ask Fm This app is a social networking website


where users can ask other users questions, and
answer controversial questions anonymously.
The answers can be either in text or video format,
and users can also browse other people's profiles
with the option of submitting questions directly to
them.

Instagram This app is an online photo-sharing,


video-sharing and social networking service
that enables its users to take pictures and
videos and share them on a variety of social
networking services.

Facebook This app is a popular free social


networking website that allows registered users
to create profiles, upload photos and video,
send messages and keep in touch with friends,
family and colleagues.

YouTube This site is a video sharing website


which allows for registered users to upload,
search for, share, comment on and view videos
online. Anyone who gets to this site can view the
videos that are posted on this site.

Yik Yak - This App allows anyone to post


anything without attaching themselves to a
username (you dont even need a password to
log in).

Users may share sexually explicit content,


abusive language and solicit personal attacks
to an individual.

Vine Vine s a video-sharing app. It is


designed for individuals to film short, separate
instances so they can be linked together for a
total of six seconds. Each short video plays in
a continuous loop, and are viewable directly in
Twitters timeline or embedded into a web
page.

Twitter is an online social networking service


that enables users to send and read short 140character text messages, called "tweets".

Registered users can read and post tweets, but


unregistered users can only read them. Users
access Twitter through the website interface,
SMS, or mobile device app.
myinternetsafetycoach.com

Whisper Whisper is an anonymous social network that allows people


to express themselves, connect with like-minded individuals, and
discover the unseen world around us.
With Whisper you can share your thoughts and emotions with the
world, and form lasting and meaningful relationships in a community
built around trust and honesty. If you ever had something too intimate
to share on traditional social networks, simply share it on Whisper!

The internet is full of cool people; Omegle lets you meet


them. When you use Omegle, we pick someone else at
random so you can have a one-on-one chat.
Youre anonymous unless you tell someone your personal
information and you keep can stop a chat at any time. A
team of moderators watches Omegle video chat 24/7 to
keep things clean.
myinternetsafetycoach.com

ASL
Age/Sex/Location?

P1R or PIR
Parents In Room

MORF
Male Or Female?

P911
Parent Emergency

SORG
Straight Or Gay?

PAW
Parents Are Watching

LMIRL
Lets Meet In Real Life

PAL
Parents Are Listening

NALPKT
Not A Lot of People Know This

POS
Parents Over Shoulder

ADR
Address?

KPC
Keep Parents Clueless

WYCM
Will You Call Me?

TD2M
Talk Dirty To Me

KFC
Kisses For You

IWSN
I Want Sex Now

MOOS
Member Of Opposite Sex

NIFOC
Nude In Front Of The
Computer

MOSS
Member Of Same Sex

GYPO
Get Your Pants Off

To research possible acronyms online, visit sites such as


myinternetsafetycoach.com to use their chat dictionary
www.teenchatdecoder.com

Is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos


electronically, primarily between cell phones.

If your child sends or receives and keeps any nude photos


of themselves or other minors, they can be arrested for
possession or transmission of child pornography.
Note: 20% of teens say they've sent or posted naked or semi-naked

photos or videos of themselves, mostly to be "fun or flirtatious

Terms that can refer to the online contact/luring

of children; rude or threatening messages;


slanderous information; or repeated, unwanted
messages.

Use this scenario in your head


If your child is walking through the mall alone and a stranger walks up

to them and asks

Their name or nickname


If they can have a few pictures of them
Their favorite music
What they like to do
Who they hang out with
Sports they play
Where they live and/or go to school
When their parents are home

Can you find the answers on their page or in their


comments?

Have the family computer in an open area


NEVER place it in your childs bedroom with Internet
access!

Keep open lines of communication


Talk to your children about online predators and other
online dangers. Rather than policing your childs online
behavior, educate them about the risks and empower them
to communicate to you.

Become part of your childs online experience


Explore the Internet with your children as a family. You just
might learn something from your children.

The Coral Springs Police Department reminds you


to report suspicious activities

Questions?

Coral Springs Police Department

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