1. Smart and Safe in Cyberspace Social Networking 101 National Crime Prevention Council and the Satsuma Police Department

2. 2 Goal of the Presentation To inform our community of the emerging trend of social networking and to provide safety tips to help our parents and youth while they socialize safely online.

3. 3 Objectives of the Presentation Define social networking Learn at least three facts about online socializing View examples of social networking sites Learn safety tips for youth Learn safety tips for parents to share with their children Discover the resources available for safe social networking

4. 4 What is Social Networking?

5. 5 Social networking sites provide teens and young adults with a virtual environment where they share stories, pictures, videos, and participate in chat rooms with friends and acquaintances.

6. 6 By providing information about yourself using blogs, chat rooms, E-mail, or instant messaging, you can communicate either within a limited community, or with the world at large.

7. 7 Types of Social Networking Sites General sites geared toward teens Schools and colleges Cultures (e.g., African American, Hispanic, European, Canadian) Business Music and videos Sports (e.g., football and golf)

8. 8 Examples of Social Networking Sites Facebook- general Myspace.com – general Classmates.com - school, college, work, and the military Twitter-micro-bloggingYouTube-videos Craigslist-classifieds and personal ads

9. 9 Facts and Figures As of 2007, there were more than 300 known social networking sites. Source: wikipedia.org 32% of teens have experienced some type of harassment online. 94% of teens are online, or have access to the Internet. 49% of teens who use social networking websites use it to make friends with people they don’t know. Source: Pew Internet Research, 2009

10. 10 Facts and Figures (continued) 65% of teens have at least 1 online profile. Of those 65%, 32% have received some type of harassment online. –15% have had private info forwarded without their permission –13% received threatening messages –13% said someone spread a rumor about them online –6% had someone post an embarrassing picture of them online without permission Source: Pew Internet Research, 2009

11. 11 Facts and Figures (continued) 2 in 5 teens tell their parents nothing about what they do online. 1 in 4 teens who have restrictions online can find a way around them. 44% of parents do not limit what their children do online whatsoever. Source: Cox Communications, 2009 50% of all teens have a computer in their bedroom. Source: University of Toronto, 2009

12. 12 Tips for Safe Online Social Networking

13. 13 Tips for Socializing Safely Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site. Keep some control over the information you post. Keep vital information to yourself. Make sure your screen name doesn’t reveal too much about you.

14. 14 Tips for Socializing Safely Online (continued) Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing and knowing about you. Remember, once your information is posted, you can’t take it back. Someone can forward this information and millions of people have access. Consider not posting your picture. Don’t flirt with strangers online. Source: Federal Trade Commission – www.ftc.gov

15. 15 Tips for Parents

16. 16 Tips for Parents Use the Internet with your children. Teach your children never to give out personal information. Instruct your child never to plan a face-to-face meeting with online acquaintances. Establish clear ground rules for Internet use within your family. Tell your children not to respond if they receive offensive or dangerous email, chat requests, or other types of communication and to tell you when this occurs. Source: GetNetWise

17. 17 Tips for Parents (continued) Place your computer in a room that’s open and accessible to all family members. Consider installing software filters that prevent your child from entering personal information. Consider installing monitoring software that prevents your child from entering personal information. Many networking sites have valuable safety information.

18. 18 Tips for Youth

19. 19 Tips for Youth Remember, your profile is on a public space. People aren’t always who they say they are. Harassment, hate speech, and inappropriate content should be reported. Tell your parents or an adult if this happens. Don’t mislead people into thinking that you’re older or younger than you really are. Don’t post anything that would embarrass you later. Source: myspace.com

20. 20 Tips for Youth (continued) Always follow your family’s rules for using the Internet. Don’t open up emails, files, or web pages that you get from people you don’t really know or trust. Don’t ever do anything that could cost your family money unless your parents are there to help you do it. Don’t ever give out your password. Source: GetNetWise

21. Online Predators: Help Minimize the Risk Using internet communication tools such as social networking, ie. Facebook, Yahoo chat rooms can put children at risk of encountering online predators. The illusion that no one knows you online, gives our youth a false sense of security when giving out information that normally would not give to a stranger on the street. Kids feel they are aware of the dangers of online predators, but in fact, they are quite naïve about online relationships no matter how innocent they start out. Parents can protect their children by knowing the risks. 21

22. How Do Predators Work? Online predators do the following: Find children through social networking, blogs, chat rooms, im, e-mail, discussion boards and other websites. Find children through social networking, blogs, chat rooms, im, e-mail, discussion boards and other websites. They will seduce their targets through attention, affection, kindness and even gifts. They will seduce their targets through attention, affection, kindness and even gifts. They know the latest trends, music, hobbies and even school events. They know the latest trends, music, hobbies and even school events. They listen to and sympathize with our children. They listen to and sympathize with our children. Once they sense that a child is at ease, they will gradually introduce sexual content in their conversations. This does not take long to do. Once they sense that a child is at ease, they will gradually introduce sexual content in their conversations. This does not take long to do. 22

23. How Can Parents Minimize the Risk? Talk to your children about sexual predators and potential online dangers. Use parental controls, such as software that’s built into new operating systems. A free download is Windows Live Family Safety Settings. Follow age limits on social networking web sites. If your child takes part in chat rooms, know which ones they visit and who they talk to. Monitor the chat areas yourself to see content of conversations. Tell your children to stay in public chat rooms, not to have one-on-one chats with other users. 23

24. How Can Your Kids Reduce the Risk of Being Victimized? Never download images from an unknown source. These could be sexually explicit. Use email filters. Tell a parent or adult if anything happens online that makes them feel uncomfortable or frightened. Choose a gender neutral screen name. Don’t reveal personal information. Ie. satsumaknight14@yahoo.com satsumaknight14@yahoo.com NEVER reveal personal info about you or your family. If your child receives sexually explicit photos, contact your local police dept. Save any documentation including e-mail or chats to share with police. 24

25. 25 Reporting Trouble

26. 26 Whom To Contact for Help Satsuma Police Dept. 675-0151 Saraland Police Dept. 675-5331 There is no national agency that deals with every type of Internet crime. Your local law enforcement is your best first resource.

27. 27 Whom To Contact (continued) National Child Advocacy Groups Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-SUICIDE Runaway Hotline: 800-231-6946 National Council for Child Abuse and Family Violence: 800-222-2000 Child Advocacy Center (Mobile, AL): 251-432-1101 National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: 800-729-6686 The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (child sexual exploitation): 800-843-5678

28. 28 Whom To Contact (continued) Federal Law Enforcement Federal Bureau of Investigation (child-luring, an adult meets a child face-to-face): Call your state office. US Customs Service (child pornography): 800-BE-ALERT US Postal Inspection Service: usps.gov Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: 888-ATF-TIPS Drug Enforcement Administration: usdoj.gov/dea Source: GetNetWise

29. Resources 29

30. 30 Resources National Crime Prevention Council www.ncpc.orgwww.ncpc.org, www.Mcgruff.org www.Mcgruff.org www.ncpc.orgwww.Mcgruff.org Federal Trade Commission www.OnGuardOnline.gov Internet Keep Safe Coalition www.iKeepSafe.org i-SAFE www.i-safe.org

31. 31 Resources (continued) National Cyber Security Alliance www.staysafeonline.org Staysafe.org – educational site that provides education for consumers about the Internet National Criminal Justice Reference Service www.ncjrs.gov www.ncjrs.gov

32. 32 Internet Search Engines (For People) Spokeo www.spokeo.com PiPl www.pipl.com www.pipl.comwww.pipl.com Zaba Search www.zabasearch.com www.zabasearch.comwww.zabasearch.com

33. 33 Internet Search Engines (Cont’)  These among other people search sites will allow you to delete the information gathered BUT, this will not always prove easy to do.  Some of the sites will give information about location of residence, age and occupants of same. Along with average household income and value of home.  These sites are not always accurate but pull their information from public records, such as court house documents, power/water companyies or basic subscriber list.

34. Lieutenant Jana Dukes Satsuma Police Department 5668 Second Street Satsuma, AL 36572 251-675-0151 34 Presenter Contact Information