Did you hear the following about MySpace?

Did you hear the following about MySpace and parenting today?

When social networking Web sites MySpace and Facebook surfaced a few years ago, millions of teenagers rushed to be part of a new form of socializing and sharing interests. At the same time, parents and educators worried about online predators as well as students posting private information and questionable photos.Parents grow more comfortable about teens networking online (Greenwich Time)

Portcard.net is already providing Facebook users with an effective tool to combat online predators. Users of Facebook and social networking services such as AIM and MySpace can increase their security by using Portcard.net to immediately authenticate the identity of other users and remove the total anonymity predators use to exploit children on social networking sites. (PRWeb Oct 18, 2007) Post …Portcard.net Gives Facebook Users Extra Level of Protection Against Internet Predators (PRWeb)

The battle against Internet child predators and pornographers received a financial boost Friday. The Southern Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force - otherwise known as Operation Blue Ridge Thunder - received a state grant for $95,000 to help in its efforts to find and arrest those who exploit children through the Internet, said Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown. The Bedford County …Child predator task force receives $96,000 grant (The News & Advance)

New York State Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo says his office has subpoenaed Facebook, accusing the social networking site of not keeping young users safe from sexual predators and not responding to user complaints.NY subpoenas Facebook over child safety (Ararat Advertiser)