3. Chat Room Safety Tips
• Live – can’t take it back
• Don’t
– give out personal information
– meet people in person
– share actual location or future plans
• Choose a nickname
• Creepy feeling – Block!
• Topic turns inappropriate – Log Out!
4. Girl, Interrupted
• Katie Tarbox – 8th Grader
• Met “Mark” in chat room
– 23 yr. old college student
• Made her feel loved
• Met him in person in hotel
• Frank 41 year old pedophile