• Teach your kids that if they are being harassed through IM, to stop the activity immediately and block the sender's messages – they should never reply to harassing messages. Make sure your IM program is automatically saving the IM chat logs so you have physical evidence of the harassment should you need to report it to the school or police. • MSN Messenger offers a video conferencing feature you can use if you or the person you are talking with has a webcam attached to the computer.This can be a wonderful way to stay in touch with relatives and friends who live far away but there are serious safety issues relating to webcams which need to be discussed. For general instant messaging, it is best to ensure the option “Allow Others to See That I Have a Webcam” is de-selected (this is found under the “My Webcam” settings). Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 47 INSTANT MESSAGING www.bewebaware.ca ...continued from page 45
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