Study: Majority of Americans Post Risky Information On-Line

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

A new study conducted by Consumer Reports magazine has found that a majority of Americans continue to post detailed personal information on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace in spite of the high risk of cyber crime.

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Catholic Mom Creates “Creeper-free” Social Network for Youth

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer 

A Catholic mom posing as a teen on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook discovered these sites to be a “cultural wasteland” full of sexual inuendo and pornography where thousands of registered sex offenders freely roam. In an effort to offer kids a safer place to socialize on line, this tech savvy mother of five decided to create one herself.

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