Are children safe on the Internet?
Posted by: Stephen Addison
Ofcom says millions of children who use social networking sites are exposing themselves to potential danger by leaving their privacy settings on “open,” thereby allowing all and sundry to peruse their personal details.
Its figures show a no less than a quarter of all children aged 8 to 11 in Britain, are registered with a social networking site.
It is the latest in a long series of warnings about Internet danger to children — which may suggest that either the children or their parents do not seem to care too much.
Do you think users are being too blasé, or are the dangers being exaggerated? Have you ever had any personal experience of the dangers Ofcom and others warn us about?
