NC ICAC

Internet Crimes Against Children

Task Force
Cary Police Department

Internet Safety

We must take a stance to survive the end days.

Does it matter where you choose to stand?

Understanding
Today

Cells with e-mail, text and photo

Those who cheat use text in a cell phone
Communication is with e-mail, IM and
Blogs
Hanging is done in gaming, blog and
network sites
Fitting in is through an Internet Persona
Bullying is through the Internet

Why Are Computers and IM So Desirable

Does not involve face-to face pitfalls
Multimedia surround experience
Safe from prying ears of phone
calls
Ability to share files and music
while chatting
Streaming content
Multiple conversations
Multiple teens at once

Question
Can you say things on-line that you
dont feel you can say in real life?
Why?

Question
What are the
safe zones on the
Internet?

What are the

danger zones on
the Internet?

 We Dont Talk To Strangers

 Your Parents Need Your Usernames

and Passwords

Dangers of Online Relationships

You MAY NOT know
the truth about
people you first
meet online
You can be lied to or
betrayed
Time does not equal
trust or knowing the
person
It is easy to trick
someone online

Question
IS CHAT SAFE?

Question
ARE CHAT ROOMS SAFE?

Question
Is Chat between known
friends safe?
Known
Physically known
Trusted
Met on the Internet does NOT
= Known

 Are Profile Pages Safe?

Question

What are teens putting on their profiles?

400 teen girls polled 2007 (14-17)

(Westchester Cty, NY)

Question
Are On-Line
Multi-User
Games Safe?
X-Box
World Of
Warcraft
Second Life
Neopets
Etc

Are File-Sharing
Programs Safe Or Legal

Are Teen Blogs Safe

Issues With Blogs

Dangers
Publishing thoughts on the Web for anyone
to see
Highly provocative conversations and actions
An off-hand comment can no longer be
denied if it is in print
Misunderstood comments
In-the-heat-of-the-moment comments made
about wanting to do someone harm as pay
back are in print and can no longer be denied

Issues With Blogs

Dangers
Posting intimate and reputation
damaging information
Inappropriate language
Writing about using drugs, getting
drunk, and having sex
Critical comments about others
You can't tell when comments are a
joke by the expression of the face
or tone of voice

Issues With Blogs

Sharing photos on blog spaces
Trust in general
Most think about safety on their
site but not when posting on your
site
Do you think about the safety of
your friends

Real Facts about Internet Safety

Fact No. 1:
Posting personal info online isn't actually what
makes kids most vulnerable to predators.
"Rather, victimization is more likely to result from
... talking about sex with people met online and
intentionally embarrassing someone else on the
Internet," the AP reports.
The first form of aggressive behavior talking
about sex with strangers online - is about
predation,
The second about harassing or cyberbullying,
which affects a great many more teens (about
one-third of all online youth, according to the
latest Pew/Internet study - see this).
http://www.netfamilynews.org/nl070720.html

Real Facts about Internet Safety

Fact No. 2:
"Online victims tend to be teens with
troubles offline, such as poor
relationships with parents, loneliness
and depression"
(see "Profile of a teen online victim").
The kids most at risk online are already
risk-seekers and -takers in real life.

http://www.netfamilynews.org/nl070720.html

Real Facts about Internet Safety

Fact No. 3:
A lot of sexual-victimization cases happen
at the hands of peers, not adults, the AP
reports, citing the work of the University
of New Hampshire's Crimes Against
Children Research Center.
It also cites a 2004 study by the CACRC
finding that, even when offenders are
adults, they "generally aren't strangers,
and pedophiles aren't luring unsuspecting
children by pretending to be a peer."
http://www.netfamilynews.org/nl070720.html

Real Facts about Internet Safety

So what we are saying is that it's time to look at
the facts we now have and adjust our childprotection strategies accordingly at home, in
schools, and in policymaking.
We need to...
...think of our online kids less as victims and more as participants
on the participatory Web, of which they are the key drivers.
...think more in terms of online citizenship than online safety.
Good citizenship includes safety; knowing that aggressive
behavior puts kids at risk, we see that ethical behavior protects
them.

When Web participants become cybercitizens, with

a sense of responsibility toward fellow participants
and their collective space, the social Web will be a
safer, better place for everyone on it.
http://www.netfamilynews.org/nl070720.html

Real Facts about Internet Safety

Myth:
Social Networking Safety is something I can
accomplish on my own.
FALSE
Social Networking Safety relies on your network of
friends just like your personal safety at school or out
on the street does.
CHOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY.

FACEBOOK HACKING

Phishing and the redirect

Keylogging
Social Engineering
Friends and Password
Password Strength and Usage

Public WiFi - Firesheep

10 Ways to Protect Yourself On Social

Media Websites

http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/614-10-ways-protect-yourself-social-mediawebsites.html

http://www.technewsdaily.com/6783-10-ways-protect-yourself-social-mediawebsites.html

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When You Should Get Help

If someone tries to
Isolate you from family and friends
Turn you against your parents
Make you keep everything secret
Send inappropriate material or talk
about explicit subjects
Threaten you

YOU Cant Take It Back

Dont send pictures of yourself or others

you cant control what others do with the
Whats on the Internet may be
there forever
Can be copied or changed
Dont share your password
You can be prosecuted for sending
out pornographicpictures of other
teenagers (Sexting)

YOUTH INTERNET USE

More than one-third of 16- and 17-year-old boys
surveyed said they had intentionally visited X-rated
sites in the past year. Among girls the same age, 8
percent had done so. (Wolak, Janis, et al. "Unwanted
and Wanted Exposure to Online Pornography in a
National Sample of Youth Internet Users." Pediatrics
119 (2007); 247-257).
Porn has become a major presence in the lives of
youth, and while a majority of teens surveys said their
parents expressed concern about sexual content, that
concern has not led to discussion or supervision, and
few parents are using available technology to block
sexual content. (Thompson, Sonya. "Study Shows 1 in
3 Boys Heavy Porn Users". University of Alberta Study,

BYU Womans Services: https://wsr.byu.edu/content/national-pornographystatistics

Internet Safety
Establish Rules for Internet Use
1. What sites will you visit?
2. Who will you talk to?
3. How long will you be online?

http://www.cyberbully411.or

http://www.cyberbully411.or

Where to get help A TRUSTED ADULT

Kevin West
Cary Police Department
Detective
Internet Crimes
Investigator
Retired - NC State Bureau
of Investigation
kwest5280@gmail.com