Myspace Crackdown

MySpace has announced they will take new security measures at once to guard against child predators-including age verification.I don't know if that will help or if kids will just find another way around it but I do know this: internet policing begins at home!It is ultimately up to the parents to moniter what their kids are doing online.Get online yourself,see what they are doing,or if you don't feel guilty of espionage,implant a tracker code to see what pages they visit.Above all,they should know to never ever reveal their real name,address,what they school they go to,any of that-because the trolls are online too.Allow only friends to view photos and not to ever post risque photos-you would not believe the profile pics some teenage girls pose for and post!Dateline NBC has proven with its many "To catch a predator" specials that there are pedophiles of all ages,races,social and economical backgrounds,and that many of them have already successfully "hooked up" with minors online or have been arrested before for similar charges!They don't rehabilitate and they re-offend and are no longer "the stranger in the car" luring kids,they are the friendly guy who they get IM's from online.They have got to be careful!Many murders and even a suicide have been linked to My Space "hookups" but we cannot blame them for how sick society is.It is up to parents to control internet content but it is reassuring to see My space address the problem.