Internet users, including children, can be bombarded with unwanted e-mail solicitations that include simple clickable links to pornography sites. The builders of these Web sites also capitalize on common words people misspell during Web searches and hide their pornography sites behind mundane titles. About a third of the pornography sites on the Web exploit the weaknesses of popular Web browsers to prevent the viewer from moving onto other sites, Walsh said. He sees the ease of access to on-line pornography as the equivalent of a porn shop owner handing out free samples to kids who walk by. There are other, less obvious problems, too.
Many Web sites induce children to give out personal information.
Children innocently fill out on-line forms with their names and home addresses, endangering their families' privacy. Families must also be aware that some information on the Internet is not reliable. Anyone with an opinion can post anything on the 'Net. There are incredible benefits. We used the Internet recently to find a dog.