With just a little surfing, the writer discovered that the sender was the young son of one of his friends on Facebook, and he promptly contacted the dad.
He tapped the red pin icon beside the sender’s name and was able, within just a few taps, to find out the person’s full name and location. How do we keep our kids safe online? It’s an important question, and one that we need to stay on top of as online technology grows and changes and connects all kinds of separate accounts�maybe without our knowledge.Ĭase in point: In February 2012, a story broke on a tech blog about a writer who received a quick instant message from what sounded like a young person, making fun of his name.
