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| Where to Report Internet Related Problems
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Where to Report Internet Related Problems
| Where to Report Internet Related Problems |
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| Child Sexual Exploitation On The Internet |
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The live chat networks are the main areas of the Internet where sexual predators cruise searching for vulnerable children. |
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Predators target children online who appear alone, lonely, have low self-esteem, or lack parental supervision. It is not uncommon for a pedophile to become the online "confidant" of a lonely child, and they will often teach the child how to keep the online friendship a secret from their parents. Online, just as offline, it is the child who is left alone who is most at risk. |
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Sexual exploitation of children online may take the form of sexually explicit email or chatting, the sending of pornography or child pornography to the child, or the adult showing the child adult pictures on the World Wide Web. This may even progress to attempts to meet the child offline with a view to a sexual encounter. |
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Report incidents of online child sexual exploitation to the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children (NCMEC) cybertipline
http://www.ncmec.org/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=169
Phone: 1-800-843-5678 |
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| Electronic Harassment and Cyberstalking |
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It is possible that your child could become the target of a prolonged and vicious bullying or hate campaign waged through chat rooms, discussion groups or emails. |
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This harassment may involve electronic attacks on their internet connection, the sending of threats or hate mail and the spreading of vicious rumors about your child. This can be very upsetting for the victim of such harassment. |
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If a person is following your child around whenever they are online, threatening or harassing them, they are said to be “cyberstalking” your child. |
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Report incidents of electronic harassment and cyberstalking to SafetyEd International
http://www.safetyed.org/help/stalking/
Email: safetyed@safetyed.org |
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| Consumer Fraud |
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More and more companies are using their Web sites to target children online for the purpose of consumer advertising and market research. |
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Through games, prizes, gifts and other enticing offers, these marketers lure children into filling out detailed surveys about themselves and their families. Many children have no idea that the personal information they are giving will be bought and sold in the marketplace. |
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The data collected by these companies, which includes children's names, addresses, telephone numbers and ages, is bought and sold by mass marketing brokers. |
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Parents have no idea what is being done with the data collected about their children, and many Web sites do not inform parents. |
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Your child may become involved in an online scam or fraud, or you may feel that they are being economically exploited by a Web site. |
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Report incidents of internet scams and consumer child exploitation to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://rn.ftc.gov/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
Phone: 1-877-FTC-HELP (382-4357) |
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| Software Piracy |
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You may find evidence of organized computer software piracy, or music piracy on your child’s computer. |
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Parents can be held financially liable by angry corporations if their children commit piracy. |
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Report incidents of organized software piracy to the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)
http://www.siia.net/piracy/report/default.asp
Or phone the Anti-Piracy Hotline at 1-800-388-7478
Email: netpiracy@spa.org |
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