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Facebook and MySpace Safety Statistics
1. 81% of parents of online youth say that kids aren't careful enough when giving out information about them online
2. From 2007-2009 MySpace has deleted 90,000 accounts because they were created by registered sex offenders
3. MySpace deletes 25,000 profiles weekly of users who don't meet the site's 14-year-old minimum age requirement
4. 61% of 13-17 year olds have a personal profile on social networking sites
5. 44% of online teens with profiles like Facebook and MySpace have been contacted by a stranger, compared with 16 percent of those without profiles
95% of parents don't recognize the lingo kids use to let people know that their parents are watching
6. 89% of sexual solicitations are made in either chat rooms or Instant Messages
7. 20% of children age 10-17 have been solicited sexually online; that's 1 out of every 5 kids
8. 75% of youth who received an online sexual solicitation did not tell a parent
9. One third of kids have been contacted by a stranger and half of these were considered inappropriate
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The Internet is home to free porn, pro-eating disorder sites and even houses information on how to make homemade bombs. With the advantage of perceived anonymity, kids run wild with curious minds, exploring these extremely dangerous Web sites and testing the limits of technology. Even those sites deemed appropriate have hidden dangers in the hands of uninformed users.
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) can monitor kids' online activities on Facebook and MySpace and their chatting messages. It is not possible to stop kids from joining social networks such as MySpace and Facebook, so the best way is to keep them safe on social networking sites is to monitor their activities closely.
Key Features of SurveilStar Any Parental Control
Take screen snapshots in real time.
Monitor and record rent & received email with detail information such as subject, date and etc.
Monitor or Block IM Chats IM outgoing files with specific application names.
Monitor the websites visited and block the unwanted websites.
Monitoring internet usage with detailed reports.
Easy to use and install.
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