Pretty sobering child predator statistics

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Okie4570

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I have many friends that are LE and was talking to a couple of them not long ago about this. They mentioned that so much of this issue could be reduced or completely prevented by parents taking control of what apps their kids have access to. They just refuse to do it or think that it won't happen to their kids, and it does.

 

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I have many friends that are LE and was talking to a couple of them not long ago about this. They mentioned that so much of this issue could be reduced or completely prevented by parents taking control of what apps their kids have access to. They just refuse to do it or think that it won't happen to their kids, and it does.


When we were in the OSBI, one of our annual training sessions had one of our agents explaining to us how easy it was for predators to "comb through" the social media posts and find out just when a child's parents were at work and how far away work was. He went on to explain how so many details of the entire family's life and schedules were easy to find.
 
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When we were in the OSBI, one of our annual training sessions had one of our agents explaining to us how easy it was for predators to "comb through" the social media posts and find out just when a child's parents were at work and how far away work was. He went on to explain how so many details of the entire family's life and schedules were easy to find.

It’s pretty sad/crazy just how much data people share on social media. Even with all of the stories about things going awry and warnings of such.
 

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It’s pretty sad/crazy just how much data people share on social media. Even with all of the stories about things going awry and warnings of such.

It is really sad when it is the child that is providing the information without realizing how dangerous that information is in the wrong hands.
 

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