Is your child chatting with strangers online? Are you concerned about the safety of your child?
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Myspace, internet chat rooms, email, and internet social-networking websites can be dangerous places for children to spend time unsupervised. To learn more about the dangers facing children on the internet, see our Is the internet safe? page for more information.
Ways to get into your child's email, Myspace or other password protected systems
If you are already aware of the dangers of Myspace, chatrooms, email, etc, and suspect that your son or daughter may be endangering themselves, it might be necessary for you to monitor their email, Myspace or other system to ensure their safety. If you own the computer that your child uses to access the internet, it is not only fully legal to access or monitor their Myspace or email accounts, but in some cases it may be your duty to do so.
How to get your child's passwords
Unfortunately there is no magic code or hack to obtain passwords for email, Myspace, chat-rooms or other systems. Most of these systems are very secure and are difficult if not nearly impossible to 'crack'. You can however capture or record their password as they use it on each system by installing password capturing software, otherwise known as child safety monitoring software. These programs are inexpensive and can be easily downloaded directly from the internet and installed on your computer in minutes.
Find the passwords and have full access
By using one of the password finder or child surveillance programs available for download on the internet, you can see who your child is chatting with or sending email to and help ensure their safety. So far, the best "data catching" program (the data being passwords) that we've seen is All In One Keylogger from RelyTec.com. All In One Keylogger logs everything typed on your computer (such as passwords, chat-room chats, emails) and allows you to review it later. All In One Keylogger is inexpensive,they have a free-trial and it can be easily downloaded and installed in minutes. What makes All In One KeyLogger work so well is that once it is installed it is virtually undetectable - No other users of the computer will know it's there, and YOU are the only person that can access it. It's low price ($49.99) makes it one of the easiest and least expensive ways to help keep your children safe. Click Here to try All In One Keylogger for free
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hacking is illegal and people will now if your hacking people can listen to your fone calls and if they do find you fbi will come get you altought if you do want to hack get a good firewall and erase all evidance
when you obtain the passwords of your own child from a computer that you own it is perfectly legal.
you are truly mistaken. hacking in most cases is 100 percent legal. as long as it dosent involve money,obtaining personal info such as phone numbers adresses and such, and fone calls. so all in all if you hack a simple myspace account you wont have the FBI knocking on your front door
You are 100% wrong here. It is a federal crime to obtain access to accounts- electronic or otherwise- that you have not been given explicit permission to enter, or that you do not own.
Cyber Crimes, including hacking, are investigated by the FBI, Secret Service, ICCC (internet crime compliance center)
Hacking is just as much a crime as password trafficking, counterfeit currency, child pornography, internet fraud & spam, etc.
What you described (money, addresses, phone calls, ect) is actually extortion- which is a seperate punishable offense in addition to the crime of cyber intrusion.
Please dont be mislead into thinking you wont get in trouble for "simply" hacking a myspace account.
read more about cyber crime, and the proper authorities here
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it is perfectly legal to obtain the passwords of your child's accounts when you own the computer they are accessing the accounts from
maybe if you r so concerned sit down and talk to ur child about his or her webpages and ask to see them and then talk to ur child about them...
I do not have children, but work with them everyday. Most kids (mine range from 9 - 18) are intelligent and trustworthy.. but what is obvious to me is that even the seemingly toughest ones (and mine aren't really all that tough, except in their own heads) are incredibly naive.
They do not have the life experience to know that some people are not who they say they are online. They also tell me things they don't share with their parents, and most parents would be right to worry. My best advice is to make sure you have a relationship with your child that you do not HAVE to work around them to know what is happening in their lives.
For those truly concerned about their children's safety, here is a link to a good article:
www.profilepitstop.com/articles/myspace-help/how-can-i-remove-my-childs-profile-from-mysp.php
I've also posted the content of the article below:
MySpace is rapidly becoming one of the most popular, if not the most popular, social networking sites, particularly for young adults and teens. According to site rules on MySpace.com individuals must be at least 14 years of age in order to set up a profile page on the site. Of course, this rule does not necessarily stop anyone from actually setting up a page and each day an unknown number of teens and tweens open profile pages on the site without their parent’s knowledge or consent. MySpace.com will remove pages of anyone they find to be under age 14; however, the site is large and it can be difficult to police such actions.
If you discover your child has set up a profile page on MySpace.com without your knowledge there are steps you can take. MySpace.com recommends that you work with your child to remove the account if you decide that you would like to have the page removed. This can be done by logging onto the site and then clicking on Account Settings. Next, click on Cancel Account. An email will be sent to the email address that was used for the login name in order to verify the deletion of the account.
In the event that you do not receive confirmation by email, it is recommended that you remove all content from your child’s profile and then enter Remove Profile in the About Me section. This notifies MySpace.com that you have taken control of your child’s account. For MySpace to evaluate and remove your profile, you must send them the URL to the profile in question. You can contact MySpace from here.
It is important to be aware that while teens and children under the age of 14 are not allowed to have profile pages on the site, teens 14 and older can have an enjoyable experience on the site provided that they follow proper safety precautions. Rather than removing your child’s profile from the site, many parents have opted to monitor their child’s profile by setting up their own profile on the site and monitoring in this manner. This often works better than actually having your child delete the site or asking for their password for two important reasons. First, even though you remove your child’s profile from MySpace.com they could easily set up another profile. In addition, even if you demand that your child give you their password information they can easily change it. Setting up your own profile page allows you to see the friends your child has linked from their profile page and what they are posting on their page.
Finally, don’t forget to discuss safety guidelines with your child to help them understand how they can stay safe on the site. These safety guidelines include:
By taking the time to work with your child and discuss safety precautions, parents can assure their children are protected while still enjoying the wealth of social and educational opportunities available online.