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FACTS ON TEEN INTERNET USE

• 42% of parents do not monitor the content of the messages sent and received by their teens;1 • 50% of teens (aged 13-18) frequently communicate online with someone they’ve never met in person;2 • 42% say they have posted information about themselves on the Internet so others may contact them; • 30% have talked [...]

Internet Statistics

The rate of growth of Internet use in the United States is currently two million new Internet users per month. Ninety percent of children between the ages of 5 and 17 (or 48 million) now use computers. (According to: A Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use of the Internet, 2002) ??27% of teens [...]

Suzanne Stanford – My Internet Safety Coach My Internet Safety Coach’s Tip – Don’t be a Phish! Hey Parents – Don’t forget to tell your kids that online “spoofing” is no joke. It’s used by phishers (crooks) who want to hook on to your personal information by sending you an email telling you they want [...]