Be safe online.

 

Facebook and other social networks.

Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with your friends and family.  However it's important to protect your privacy from unwanted intrusion.  By default Facebook is very open with your information and you need to actively protect yourself.

 Here are a few resources:

The Paranoid's Guide to Facebook

10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

  

Sexting

According to teen health  Sexting is the slang term for the use of a cell phone or other similar electronic device to distribute pictures or video of sexually explicit images. It can also refer to text messages of a sexually-charged nature. Sexting can often lead to cyber bullying. Sexting involving those under 18 can be prosecuted under child pornography laws. This made national headlines when it happened in Western PA. 

Chat Roulette

Chatroulette is a website that pairs people from around the world together for webcam-based chat sessions. Visitors to the website randomly begin an online chat (video, audio and text) with another visitor. At any point, either user may leave the current chat by starting  another random connection.