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Naperville Police DepartmentNaperville Police Department

Usage timeUsage time Locations that may be accessedLocations that may be accessed Parental controlsParental controls What information may be What information may be

shared with othersshared with others Online rules should be signed by all Online rules should be signed by all

users, and posted by the computerusers, and posted by the computer

Knowing The RulesKnowing The Rules Before you get online, you should:Before you get online, you should:

Go over the rules of the online service providerGo over the rules of the online service provider Go over the house rules regarding family useGo over the house rules regarding family use

Anything you say, no matter Anything you say, no matter how secure you think it is, or how secure you think it is, or who you say it to, may be who you say it to, may be accessed by othersaccessed by others

You do not really know who you are You do not really know who you are talking to, even though they may talking to, even though they may represent themselves as a childrepresent themselves as a child

If you are on your parent’s account, what If you are on your parent’s account, what you say or do might come back to themyou say or do might come back to them

Chatroom BehaviorChatroom Behavior

Remember the following:Remember the following:

If you are in doubt of the right action If you are in doubt of the right action to take, log off and tell an adultto take, log off and tell an adult

Information you give others can Information you give others can lead to you being contacted at lead to you being contacted at your residence or by telephoneyour residence or by telephone

Chatroom BehaviorChatroom Behavior

If you make a mistake or are If you make a mistake or are contacted by someone that contacted by someone that makes you uncomfortable, makes you uncomfortable, you need to let a parent or you need to let a parent or adult know immediatelyadult know immediately

Good citizenship when using the Good citizenship when using the computer means:computer means: Not sharing software with othersNot sharing software with others Proper conduct onlineProper conduct online Not transmitting offensive Not transmitting offensive

material to othersmaterial to others

Good CitizenshipGood Citizenship

Good citizenship means Good citizenship means doing the right things for doing the right things for the right reasons, that the right reasons, that benefits othersbenefits others

Want your last name?Want your last name? Want a picture of you?Want a picture of you? How could they go about getting How could they go about getting

this information online?this information online?

Why Would Someone?Why Would Someone?

Want your telephone Want your telephone number?number?

““I’m Zoie’s uncle, I’m Zoie’s uncle, could I get a photo could I get a photo of her for a present of her for a present I’m making her on I’m making her on my computer?”my computer?”

“…“…Oh sure, we’ll send it Oh sure, we’ll send it right out to you…”right out to you…”

““Hello Naper School…”Hello Naper School…”

The predator The predator selects a child selects a child to speak to from to speak to from all the people in all the people in the chat roomthe chat room

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Prior to chatting Prior to chatting with Zoie the with Zoie the predator has predator has checked the checked the profile for Zoieprofile for Zoie

The profile shows The profile shows Zoie to be an 11 year Zoie to be an 11 year old student at old student at Washington Middle Washington Middle SchoolSchool

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Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Zoie’s hobbies Zoie’s hobbies

are also shown are also shown in the profilein the profile

This allows the This allows the predator the predator the opportunity to mold opportunity to mold their conversation their conversation around the interests around the interests of the childof the child

Zoie responds Zoie responds to “Tommy” to “Tommy” saying hellosaying hello

Is it really a Is it really a person named person named Tommy?Tommy?

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Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet The predator begins to The predator begins to

verify the information verify the information observed in the profileobserved in the profile

Sometimes this is Sometimes this is done by using a short done by using a short hand version of chat hand version of chat room language. room language. Language such as Language such as A/S/L which means A/S/L which means AGE/SEX/LOCATIONAGE/SEX/LOCATION

Zoie tells the truthZoie tells the truth

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But is Tommy But is Tommy telling the truth?telling the truth?

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Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Tommy is still Tommy is still

checking the checking the information in information in the profilethe profile

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Zoie tells the Zoie tells the

truth againtruth again

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Tommy tells Zoie Tommy tells Zoie

he is also in the he is also in the sixth gradesixth grade

Is that true?Is that true?

Let’s look at Let’s look at Tommy’s profileTommy’s profile

If Zoie had checked Tommy’s If Zoie had checked Tommy’s profile she would see profile she would see something is wrong!something is wrong!

A user’s profile is made up by A user’s profile is made up by the person using the computer. the person using the computer. It is not verified by anyone, It is not verified by anyone, and is not necessarily truthfuland is not necessarily truthful

Tommy is lying either Tommy is lying either in his profile or in the in his profile or in the description of himselfdescription of himself

Are there any 40 year old Are there any 40 year old students in the sixth grade students in the sixth grade at your school?at your school?

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Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet This is a question that This is a question that

should warn Zoie that should warn Zoie that something is not right something is not right about talking to Tommyabout talking to Tommy

Does Zoie know Tommy?Does Zoie know Tommy?

Would you give out this Would you give out this information to a information to a strangerstranger??

Tommy is just like any Tommy is just like any other strangerother stranger

Zoie has not Zoie has not learned how to deal learned how to deal with strangers on with strangers on the Internetthe Internet

She makes the She makes the mistake of telling mistake of telling Tommy where Tommy where she livesshe lives

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Tommy tells Zoie he Tommy tells Zoie he lives very close to Zoielives very close to Zoie

Is Tommy telling Is Tommy telling the truth?the truth?

Remember how we Remember how we checked Tommy’s checked Tommy’s profile? It said he profile? It said he lived in Dialsville lived in Dialsville not in Auroranot in Aurora

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Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet But Zoie did not But Zoie did not

know about the know about the profileprofile

Tommy continues Tommy continues to ask questions to ask questions to find out where to find out where Zoie livesZoie lives

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Zoie now believes Zoie now believes

what Tommy is what Tommy is saying because he saying because he asked about a place asked about a place she knows is realshe knows is real

Tommy is attempting Tommy is attempting to obtain additional to obtain additional information from information from Zoie in an attempt to Zoie in an attempt to locate herlocate her

Why would Tommy Why would Tommy want to know if want to know if Zoie likes to go to Zoie likes to go to the arcade?the arcade?

Isn’t there an Isn’t there an arcade in almost arcade in almost any town?any town?

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in your school that in your school that does not like to go does not like to go to an arcade?to an arcade?

Tommy knows it is Tommy knows it is an easy way to find an easy way to find out where Zoie livesout where Zoie lives

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Tommy names one Tommy names one

location. Why location. Why would he do this?would he do this?

By knowing what By knowing what arcade is close to arcade is close to Zoie, he knows the Zoie, he knows the approximate area approximate area of her homeof her home

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Zoie did not realize Zoie did not realize

she is telling she is telling Tommy how to Tommy how to locate her houselocate her house

Just like with a Just like with a stranger on the stranger on the street, giving that street, giving that information could be information could be dangerous and dangerous and should be avoidedshould be avoided

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Tommy is asking Zoie Tommy is asking Zoie

to meet him aloneto meet him alone

You should never arrange You should never arrange a meeting with someone a meeting with someone from the Internet without from the Internet without your parent’s or your parent’s or guardian’s permissionguardian’s permission

You should get You should get permission and take your permission and take your parents or guardians with parents or guardians with you to the meetingyou to the meeting

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Zoie does not Zoie does not

understand how understand how dangerous a dangerous a meeting can bemeeting can be

Zoie is still thinking Zoie is still thinking of meeting Tommyof meeting Tommy

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for Zoie’s for Zoie’s telephone numbertelephone number

Would you give a Would you give a stranger your stranger your telephone number?telephone number?

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Do you think Zoie Do you think Zoie

should give Tommy should give Tommy her telephone her telephone number?number?

If someone ask you If someone ask you for your telephone for your telephone number in a chat number in a chat room you should tell room you should tell your parents or your parents or guardians right awayguardians right away

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Zoie forgot the rules Zoie forgot the rules

about dealing with about dealing with strangers and gave strangers and gave Tommy her Tommy her telephone numbertelephone number

Lets see what Lets see what Tommy did with Tommy did with Zoie’s telephone Zoie’s telephone numbernumber

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the address to the address to Zoie’s houseZoie’s house

There are programs There are programs on the Internet to on the Internet to help you to find help you to find people and places. people and places. They can be used They can be used by the predators to by the predators to find find youyou!!

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Tommy was able Tommy was able to obtain the to obtain the address for Zoie’s address for Zoie’s telephone numbertelephone number

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Then Tommy Then Tommy

obtained a map obtained a map showing right showing right where Zoie’s where Zoie’s house is locatedhouse is located

Safety On The InternetSafety On The Internet Tommy received Tommy received

directions telling directions telling him how to drive him how to drive from his residence from his residence to Zoie’s house!to Zoie’s house!

What have you What have you learned from learned from Zoie’s mistakes?Zoie’s mistakes?

Remember: don’t give out personal Remember: don’t give out personal information and talk to your parents!information and talk to your parents!