Ontario Cybercops
p2pnet.net News:- The Ontario government on Canada is introducing interactive software meant to educate Grade 7 and 8 students about Net predators and child pornographers.
Called CYBERCOPS, it, “provides scenarios based on real-life incidents to help students recognize tricks predators use to lure unsuspecting victims,” community safety and correctional services minister Monte Kwinter says, according to CTV.
When police showed Kwinter how easy it was to find personal information on a young girl, he was appalled, says the report.
“It turned out to be my granddaughter and they told me that I visibly blanched when they asked me if I knew her,” Kwinter said. “It turned out that she had done nothing wrong other than, on her website, providing far too much info about herself.”
The software, developed in part by the Ontario Provincial Police’s Investigation Bureau, will be available in Ontario classrooms in the fall.
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See:-
Net predators - Ontario targets sexual predators on the Internet, CTV, January 21, 2005
