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Hacking Away - Are you Kids at Risk Online?  
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Tags: Child Saftey, Internet Saftey, Internet Crime Prevention, Internet Crime, Cyber Crime, Internet Preditors, FBI

Although the internet is great tool for learning and communication it can sometimes be dangerous for our kids. There are signs that your child may be at risk and here are a few.

	Your child spends large amounts of time on-line, especially at night.
	You find pornography on your child's computer.
	Your child receives phone calls from men you don't know or is making calls, sometimes long distance, to numbers you don't recognize.
	Your child receives mail, gifts, or packages from someone you don't know.
	Your child turns the computer monitor off or quickly changes the screen on the monitor when you come into the room.
	Your child becomes withdrawn from the family.
	Your child is using an on-line account belonging to someone else.

Lister: Andrea
Source: FBI

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