The single biggest issue facing parents and children today is children's privacy and safety, of which the Internet plays a huge part. The statistics are terrifying but true. According to online watchdog site CyberAngels, there over 20,000 pedophile sites on the World Wide Web. While children may be careful, going only to children's chat rooms and instant messaging with people whom they believe to be safe, the Internet gives predators the advantage of anonymity. So many parts of the technological revolution are advantageous to the silence that begets abuse.
Digital cameras offer a film-free way to post images directly after they're taken.
Profiles that allow kids to find friends all over the world also allows predators their choice of victims. Clearly, as technology continues to grow, so does risk. The threat of victimization is a very real concern for parents of children using the Internet today. There's no doubt that children need and can benefit from access to the Internet. With the considerable resources available to them now, kids can enhance their education in ways that were simply not possible even ten years ago.