This blog will cover the collision of two cultures - parents and teen children. They don't understand us, and view us as spoilers or walking ATMs (adults with teen malcontents?) We are left wondering what happened to our cute cuddly kids of a few years back, and when they may return. If ever.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
MySpace tries to appease parents
My daughter still doesn't have a MySpace account, but the social network for teens, mostly, is still trying to clean up its act, according to this story.
Good call. I don't know how MySpace could possibly weed out the predatory scum but it's nice that they are trying.
When I worked at the AG's office, Gregoire did a whole thing -- based on tips from a "reformed" predator who was in prison. Anyway, she showed kids -- and parents -- how a predator on a social networking site could take comments and information that seemed totally innocuous and non-identifying and figure out where a kid went to school etc. within a 15 minute "chat."
Adults get caught giving out too much information online -- it's a sure bet kids are going to fall prey.
Yes, my hubby did the same thing on a story at KOMO. yes, the kids had protection, but by piggy backing on comments made TO the other kid (in this case a girl) the fake predator was able to figure out what she looked like and which school she was at.
When I see some of the pics these girls put up on their site, I wince, and think Gary made a good call, for now.
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Good call. I don't know how MySpace could possibly weed out the predatory scum but it's nice that they are trying.
When I worked at the AG's office, Gregoire did a whole thing -- based on tips from a "reformed" predator who was in prison. Anyway, she showed kids -- and parents -- how a predator on a social networking site could take comments and information that seemed totally innocuous and non-identifying and figure out where a kid went to school etc. within a 15 minute "chat."
Adults get caught giving out too much information online -- it's a sure bet kids are going to fall prey.
Yes, my hubby did the same thing on a story at KOMO. yes, the kids had protection, but by piggy backing on comments made TO the other kid (in this case a girl) the fake predator was able to figure out what she looked like and which school she was at.
When I see some of the pics these girls put up on their site, I wince, and think Gary made a good call, for now.
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