Search Results: 7.5 Million children in danger on Facebook





As many of 7.5 Million children under 13 use the services of Facebook, despite the official ban on offer - € 5,000,000 over 10 years. The use of minors who have the experience or the decision not to social networks, so that the potential loss of sex offenders against children, whose ages to find chat rooms, bullying and better, according to a study published Tuesday from consumer reports.  Millions of children are at risk of Facebook last year, said Jeff Fox, technology director, Consumer Reports said FoxNews.com. At the age of 10 years, is not well prepared to deal with things.



Fox said that Facebook believes that children should not and can not benefit from the services that do not allow children under 13. But the verification of age is low, he said, is easy to lie about their age. Facebook, instead of age verification, as private. May prove to be the first to verify the age of credit card and vouching for the child's age, he said. Facebook is a specific comment FoxNews.com Consumer Reports study shows, but an official statement from the Consumer Reports survey.



Recent studies have shown that it is difficult to introduce age restrictions on Internet use and solutions to ensure that children, the system or read a statement of age. : Thank you for your attention, that these reports and other experts suggest that in this case and I think it's an opportunity to serve concentrated parents, teachers, lawyers, security and Internet to ensure that the field as the ultimate goal to keep kids of all ages Safety Online. ;



serious problem? Child safety is only part of the complex. Reports on consumer research shows that many of 5 million PCs in households in the United States have been exposed to the virus. There is a twist: The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), it is illegal for the information on children in Internet services for the collection, says Ross Ellis, founder of social work in childhood of our children the love of the Member USA. In 2006, the FTC imposed a popular blogging site Xanga.com million € to collect information about children. CUP are strict guidelines, attorney Ellis to sign a lot of material that parents of children, and access to sites that completely.



Cyberbullying is another problem: children are not so emotionally to deal with adults and young people who wear offensive comments. , All acts of violence, pain and suffering, emotional distress, depression, isolation and humiliation may be due to Facebook messages, said Tom Jacobs, a retired judge, books for children, young people studied cyberbullying, wrote and directed instead to refer to the court.



The consultant said John Bambenek FoxNews.com, horror, romance is not for children online in an instant message or chat with strangers - only pictures released. Predators can download the image and find the exact location of a child with the built in GPS data. The program, called the Creeper is automatic, he said.



Of course, these statements torn in context: The study focused on 7.5 million children from Facebook, but a small percentage of the 500 million users worldwide. Addressing the social media expert, Dr. Marcella Wilson Consulting, FoxNews.com greater parental control over Internet access for their children as a whole. It recommends the establishment of an agreement between parents and children how the Internet can be used.



Bob Gaines, security consultant, said that the government AllCovered.com, parents and children must meet the standard log Facebook. Avoid displaying an item, if you're home alone, in your profile, do not reveal their true age and, of course, make sure that the child's name and password. But in the end, Facebook, to solve the problem, said Denise Tayloe, Privo founder. as if by magic, all of these services for 13 years, he said - suggesting that something is clearly wrong.