InfoSec Awareness - Kids' ID Theft: Growing Problem

For those of you with young children/teenagers this is a good quick read to be aware. These days with social networking applications and sites (Facebook/Myspace/Friendster/HI5/etc) at an all-time high and popularity, the risk that your child’s identity could be compromised is greatly increased. Here are some tips and resource sites in this article that will empower you to help protect your loved ones. In addition to these tips please make sure you talk to your child to explain the potential dangers of posting personal and identifiable information on the internet.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/15/earlyshow/living/ConsumerWatch/main1210020.shtml