Are your kids safe online? NetSmartz Workshop has separate places directed to parents & guardians, educators, law enforcement, teens and kids to visit and learn about online safety.Arizona reports of Internet crimes against children have grown dramatically in the past several years. In 2008, the Arizona ICAC received 4,222 reported incidents, up from 832 in 2007. Most of the reports involved either unlawful images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors or the luring of minors for sexual exploitation.
The numbers highlight the need for increased enforcement of these serious crimes.
The Arizona Family Council announced that its president, Jeremy Geigle, has been appointed to serve on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Online Safety and Technology Working Group – a working group with the charge of keeping children and families safe online.
Geigle was appointed as one among thirty other private sector groups and child and family advocacy leaders from across the nation. These members will work with federal agencies to evaluate and make recommendations on how to increase and implement safety online.
“Now is the time to do all we can to educate, implement technology, and save our children from the danger that lurks online. I am honored to collaborate with members off this working group, who have children’s online safety as a first priority.”
As an attorney, Mr. Geigle has worked with juveniles that have been victimized by online adult content and child pornography. As president of AZ Family Council, he has introduced legislation to protect children online and worked to educate and empower families, parents, and the community in dealing with Internet safety.
