People across the globe are experiencing a relentless barrage of attacks impacting their personal privacy and security. If you have never received a notice in the mail stating that your personal information has been compromised, consider yourself one of the lucky few. Protecting against data breaches, identity theft, and even physical threats against you or your family should be a top priority for everyone. While no one can completely escape these threats, this web site puts forth steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of them happening to you. Sorted by category, the content below is routinely updated so check back often. It's a dangerous world out there, follow these steps and don't become the next victim!
Use the following resources to learn about the dangers that children face and what you can do to help protect them.
Thorn Foundation | iGuardian | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Child Rescue Coalition | Filter First | Shared Hope
Empower Your Children | Every Parent's Nightmare | The Internet is Our Crime Seen | Teen Sexting | Grooming
Some parents simply share too much information about their kids. This practice can put children at risk for identity theft, digital kidnapping, and even child abduction. This can also affect a child's sense of self because, in many ways, their identity has been created for them. Read more
An example of sharing too much information would be from using signs in the front yard to celebrate a special occasion, like a birthday, graduation, or birth of a child. Scammers that drive by can use this information to steal a child’s identity. Read more
Use controls on your child’s devices, like Bark or Circle, to monitor and even block unwanted content. These controls can also provide peace of mind to parents by protecting children from the dangers of online access. They can function to dramatically reduce the likelihood that children will be exposed to inappropriate images or videos as well as online predators.
Instruct your children to never answer phone or video calls from an unknown number. Sexual predators have been known to contact children to capture the child's image or voice in order to create a deepfake. The predator can then blackmail or extort the child by threatening to release the deepfake to friends and family. Artificial intelligence is making this threat even more prevalent. Read more
Read about one of the largest pedophilia web sites that was shut down in 2017.
Watch a video by Amanda Todd, who committed suicide a few weeks after posting a video on her cyberbullying.