Internet Safety: Facts and Fiction

This post by Dean Shareski on Ideas and Thoughts from a Web Tech is worth passing on:
Feb 24 2008 I’m telling you for the last time.

His post is based on a research article from the American Psychological Journal. The researchers in the article from the University of New Hampshire challenge the common misconceptions that simply allowing children's photographs or comments to be published on Internet increased a child's risk from on-line preditors. While there are important issues of rights to privacy that must always be safe-guarded, it is important to separate fact from fiction regarding the Internet.