WebWatcher Parent Advisory: Top 10 Signs Your Child is in Danger Online
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- It's no longer only the school playground where kids are at risk of being bullied. As children are increasingly getting cellphones and signing onto social networking websites like Facebook at a younger age, the risks of interacting with cyber-bullies, online imposters and predators are spiraling out of control. With back-to-school in full swing and parents equipping their kids with new cellphones and computers, here are 10 signs that your child may be in danger or involved in risky behavior online.
- Suddenly spending an increasing amount of time around the computer, especially at night
- Seeming secretive around the computer and cleaning out the history folder all too frequently
- Quickly exiting a web page when someone else walks into the room
- Asks for meaning of cultural references much older than they are
- Emotionally distant or losing interest in friends or other activities they used to enjoy
- Is apprehensive when friends are brought up
- Has multiple email addresses and IM screen names
- You receive phone calls for your child from people you don't know
- Drastic increases in text message bills due to activity with unknown phone numbers
- Unknown charges to your credit card from websites that your child may be registered with
For more information and tips for monitoring your child's activity on the Internet, visit: www.webwatchernow.com
About Awareness Technologies
As the pioneer in remote monitoring, Awareness Technologies (www.webwatchernow.com) has set the standard for computer and cell phone monitoring software both from a feature set perspective and from an ease-of-use perspective. Its WebWatcher solution is the leading computer monitoring software and its keystroke logger outperforms all other keylogger monitoring software programs on the market. Awareness Technologies has over 250,000 users and was named on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500 ranking.
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Maggie Duquin Nolan / Ray Yeung |
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(212) 986-6667 |
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SOURCE Awareness Technologies
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