Facebook Safety Software Aims To Protect Youths
Companies are catching on that keeping Facebook profiles safe is big business, and more software is being created to help scan the content and friends list of users.
As Facebook’s popularity continues to grow, it’s important that users are ever vigilant about protecting both their privacy, and the safety of their family members – especially minors.
You might be surprised to hear how many youngsters are on Facebook. Of the 20 million users under 18 years of age, 7.5 million were younger than 13 and not even allowed on the site.
Also, Consumer Reports says one million children were harassed, threatened, or otherwise bullied on Facebook in the past year.
Companies are catching on that keeping Facebook profiles safe is big business, and more software is being created to help scan the content and friends lists of users to make sure information isn’t getting out to the wrong people.
FriendChecker, a software program that, for a small monthly fee, will regularly compare your friend list with databases of criminal and sexual predators.
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