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Cyber security is an important topic to bring up with your kids says OPP

Parents need to be educating their kids on online predators and cyberbullying.

These are the two themes the OPP is focusing on during Cyber Security Month. Officials say online predators can use social media to their advantage, using fake profiles to pose as someone younger and gain trust from your kids. Police say this ties in with the dangers of sexting, where sexual conversations and pictures are sent through Facebook and texting. These images can quickly make their way out onto the web.

When it comes to cyberbullying, the OPP says parents should talk to your kids about how you’re treating others and how you’re being treated online. Police say your kids should use the THINK test. Is what they’re saying or doing online Truthful, Hurtful, Illegal, Necessary and most importantly is it Kind.

Officers say it’s important to talk to your kids about these dangers so they know how to protect themselves in the online world.

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