Parents, you need to be aware and inform your children of a new danger of gaming consoles. Yes, it is possible to become sedentary and lose social skills, to be injured by a flying Wii accessory, but there is a much more serious danger that is lurking - online stalking. USA Today reports that it is possible for predators to stalk your child through these games which can be connected to the internet. The USA Today article (here) states:
"Parents may not realize that gaming consoles have become Internet devices or that savvy kids can bypass parental controls, says Marc Rogers, director of Purdue University's Cyber Forensics Lab. Police who have been doing stings in Internet chat rooms for years now are going undercover to catch predators playing interactive games, ranging from Grand Theft Auto to old-fashioned chess and checkers. They're making arrests."
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