Keeping Kids Safe Online: Advice from a Federal Agent
If you are a caregiver for children, you NEED to listen to this episode! Today we are interviewing Jessi Zuppardo, a Federal Agent specializing in cyber crimes. Jessi uses her 13 years of law enforcement experience to help combat child exploitation and investigate computer facilitated crimes. She has been involved in criminal investigations at the federal, state and local level.
We're discussing:
- Ways to talk to your kids about the dangers online
- How to monitor your child's devices and look for warning signs
- Understanding human trafficking and sextortion
- Resources to prepare you and your child when it comes time for them to get a device
Resources recommended:
Main Page for Resources, divided by topic and age
If there is one link to share, it’s this one!
https://www.missingkids.org/NetSmartz
Videos and games geared towards younger kids
https://www.netsmartzkids.org/
Sextortion – additional resources
Stop Sextortion - Yup. It's a thing.
https://www.icactaskforce.org/resource/RS00135444
Resource for minors if sexually explicit photos of them were shared online
Human Trafficking resources
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/blue_campaign_youth_guide_508_1.pdf
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