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Internet Safety Guidelines From PCT 4

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by: AtascocitaDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 10 Site Admin  OP 
~ 5 years ago   Apr 11, '18 10:21am  
 
Constable Mark Herman and his team would like to remind parents of the dangers of letting kids go unsupervised on the internet, as well as offer some helpful guidelines to follow.
 
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Our children are not just vulnerable in public places, but in our own homes as well with dangers imported by our own Wi-Fi. "DO NOT TALK TO STRANGERS!" is the mantra, but it has never been easier for our children to do just that--using technology. Social media applications such as Twitter, Musical.ly, Snapchat, Instagram and KIK, as well as other online gaming applications like PlayStation and Xbox, allow child predators go where the children are.
 
Constable Mark Herman and his team would like to remind all parents and guardians of a few simple guidelines to help protect young people...
 
- Stay Involved--Parental involvement is the best safety feature. Make them use their technologies in the open and ask questions -such as, who are you talking with? Do you physically know this person? What apps are you using, etc.
 
- Inspect location services on devices and determine how they are used. If your child takes a picture of themselves in their own home, and sends it to someone, the child may be broadcasting the GPS coordinates of their location, unwittingly to potential suspects.
 
- Mood changes and sudden 'recluse' behavior are indicators of technological problems, like Harassment or 'Cyberbullying,' up to an including online sexual exploitation. Just as parents used to look for their kid's diaries and journals, the devices may hold information for possible changes in behavior by your child.
 
- Review your child's devices on a regular basis for inspection and consider activating features such as family sharing on phone accounts to better monitor text, call, and data usage.
 
- Consult online resources such as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's www.netsmartz.org for talking points and more strategies for online safety.
If you discover suspicious or dangerous activity on your child's devices:
 
- Maintain a calm demeanor and control your anger.
 
- Your child is a victim, manipulated by an adult who broke his societal bond to protect and nurture our young people.
 
- Preserve the evidence, resisting the urge to destroy the device or delete the suspect application.
 
- Contact Law Enforcement for immediate assistance.
 
"The Precinct 4 Constable's Office offers free internet safety presentations for children and adults. Contact our High Tech Crimes Division at (832)-927-6158 to have one of our experienced and knowledgeable investigators speak to your group." ~Constable Mark Herman
 
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~ 5 years ago   Apr 11, '18 10:29am  
Most of this advice is nuts. Want to protect your kids? Get them flip phones, and put a computer in a common area in your home, in such a way you can see the screen from anywhere in the room. At least until you can trust them to make (mostly) the right decesions.
 
And oh yeah... use the OFF button frequently.
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