Saturday, December 31, 2005

Online chat risk for teens

Teens at risk over online chats
Survey finds many talking to strangers
“Half of all teenagers are talking to strangers on the Internet - a risky business that exposes them to sexual predators, a new survey indicates. The survey released Wednesday by the Polly Klaas Foundation in Petaluma found that half of the teens they polled communicate regularly online with someone they have never met. One in three talk to the stranger about meeting and one in eight has learned that a person they have been chatting with is older than they say they are.”  Article continues

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