Parents are often concerned about their children's safety online, but they simultaneously broadcast their kids on the Internet. But the warning above paints an incomplete picture of the forces that erode children’s safety and privacy online. Because though Reeks and parenting gurus like her are quick to caution against predators and hate groups, they routinely neglect to mention another insidious cybersavvy culprit threatening kids’ well-being: parents themselves. Parents everywhere are afraid of what their kids might see or do online. “Click-click and a Peter Cottontail fan’s search for ‘bunnies’ turns up raunchy pictures of women wearing fuzzy white ears and not much else.

Source: thestar May 24, 2016 04:35 UTC