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Instant Messaging Chat Options A Parents Awareness Guide 2014

Abbreviated IM, a type of communications service that enables you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the Internet

Typically, the instant messaging system alerts you whenever somebody on your private list is online. You can then initiate a chat session with that person.

Most IM systems currently do not support such security staples as authentication and encryption.

Some IM’s actually send chats in plaintext, so anyone on the same Wi-Fi network can easily pull your entire conversation - including pictures and videos - straight out of the air.

Instant Messaging

DefinitionDefinition

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Threats Threats

How Many ‘Chat’ Messenging Services

Exist On THE Information SUPER Highway?

Hundreds If Not Thousands of Messaging Options

All Available On Your Childs Smartphones

Well Known Voice Call Apps Include A Chat Option

A Small Sample Of 52 Chat Options

Source: Wikipedia 2014

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The Three Do’s

Communication Education Monitor

Chat Alert Update ‘Firechat’

• Firechat is a hyperlocal tool • Allows Smartphone's to connect to each other directly • Two devices or a bunch of devices must be within a small space to connect via Bluetooth• Imagine a large football stadium, all it would possibly take is 100 or so to be spread around the stadium and all persons could engage in an offline chat. • Small towns can have predators searching the streets for active chats• Operates without Wifi

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