www.cpanb-apcnb.ca Crime Prevention Association of NB Inc 37 GET THE FACTS CHILD INTERNET EXPLOITATION • Youth between the ages of 13-15 are most at risk of being sexually exploited online because their online activities may place them in risky situations. • Internet users tend to underestimate the amount of privacy they have when using applications and social media sites. Even when they use the “private” settings, they may disclose personal information that criminals can use to locate potential victims. For example, the location tagging options on mobile devices lets other people know exactly where they are. • Very few teens (9%) are concerned about people they don’t know seeing the information on their social networking profiles. • An increase in cell phone and mobile device ownership means that children and teens can go on the Internet to play games, chat with each other and download content from almost anywhere throughout the day, often with little supervision. • Forty-three percent (43%) of school aged children and youth communicate with people they have only met online and 29% of these children and youth post their contact information online for others to see. • Children are more likely than teenagers to tell a parent if they have witnessed inappropriate content online or if they have been victimized online. • Approximately 72% of students reported that if someone sends them a photo that makes them feel uncomfortable or if they do not feel safe online, they would go to their parents to try and resolve the problem. • One out of three Canadian Internet users aged 10-17 reported being exposed to sexual content, and 1 out of 7 of these youth reported unwanted sexual solicitations while online. Do you know who you are talking to online?
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