Internet Safety

• Manitoba RCMP warns parents of growing trend in self-exploitation on social media

  Manitoba RCMP is warning parents of a growing trend in self-exploitation on social media.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2024
  
• ‘Inherent risks’: Parents using dating apps should be cautious, Canadian organization warns

  The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is asking parents to be cautious of what they share about their children when using dating apps.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2023
  
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• Online sextortion cases targeting Montreal teens on the rise, police say

  Police say victims are most often young men between the ages of 14 and 17 who are contacted online by people posing as teen girls.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2023
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• Saskatchewan ICE unit says 31 ‘sextortion’ crimes reported since November 2022

  In recent cases across Canada, approximately 70 per cent of victims have been teenage boys, and the suspects are typically searching for a financial gain. 

  Education

  Jan 16, 2023
• ‘Virtual kidnapping’ scam prompts warning from North Vancouver RCMP

  Police said software was used to make call look like it came from the victim's wife's phone and a woman could be heard pretending to be his wife in the background.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2022
• Be mindful about sharing first-day-of-class photos online, OPP warn

  While back-to-school photos are a visual record of an important family moment, police say the details that can often accompany the photos can be used by scammers or predators.

  Tech

  Sep 6, 2022
• Penticton RCMP see ‘alarming increase’ in online exploitation of youth

  Penticton RCMP say they’ve seen an alarming increase in youth reporting online sexual exploitation incidents.

  Crime

  Jun 30, 2022
• Report on kids’ app use shows frightening results, child protection centre says

  The research has found that many apps being offered through app stores have unsuitable age ratings, inconsistent enforcement, and parental controls that can be easily bypassed.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2022
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• Rockwood, Ont. man charged in child sexual exploitation investigation

  Wellington County OPP say a 31-year-old man has been arrested in a child sexual exploitation investigation after police carried out a search warrant in Rockwood on Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2022
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• New Westminster, B.C. man convicted of child luring, pornography

  The year-long investigation against Daniel Blain crossed international borders, says the New Westminster Police Department.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2021