Teenagers are posting very personal information online that's attracting the interest of sexual predators. That's according to an internet safety program for schools called "I-Safe" that held a training session today at the San Diego County Office of Education. KPBS reporter Beth Ford Roth has more.
The non-profit, government funded I-Safe offers K-12 curriculum to schools on internet safety.
I-Safe's Amy Kirn says many teenagers now post their names, addresses, and pictures on internet sites like My Space. Sexual predators visit those sites, then e-mail the teens, posing as teenagers themselves.
Kirn: "You know a lot of time with predators, they will go online, create profiles saying they are someone they are not, to mislead young people into developing relationships with them."
Kirn says 60 percent of teens surveyed have received e-mail from a stranger, and almost two-thirds responded to that e-mail. She says parents need to strictly monitor conversations their kids have online. Beth Ford Roth, KPBS news.
