Keeping your kids safe online

Many more children are home right now and many of them are online.

It's important for parents to know what their kids are doing online.

Alicia Pattillo reporting.

BUT - IS IT SAFE?IN TODAY'S MORNING ORGINAL..13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ALICIAPATTILLO REVEALS THE RISKS THATEXIST ON THE WEB.KALYNA WE WERE ALL KIDSONCE...HIDING THINGS THAT WE DIDN'TWANT OUR PARENTS TO SEE BUT ASTECHNOLOGY CHANGES SO DOESTHEIR ABILITY TO KEEP THINGSAWAY FROM YOU.HERE'S WHAT TO WATCH FOR TOENSURE THEY REMAIN SAFE, ONSOCIAL MEDIA.LISA GOOD CYBER SECURITY EXPERT"IF YOU WOULDN'T PUT THAT ON ABILLBOARD ON THE INTERSTATEAND HAVE YOUR GRANDMOTHER SEEIT YOU PROBABLY SHOULD'T POSTTHAT." WHILE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSEDKIDS WILL ROAM....LISA GOOD CYBER SECURITY EXPERT"I ALWAYS TELL PARENTSSCROLL....SCROLL...SCROLL,SCROLL!" LISA GOOD -- A CYBERSECURITY EXPERT IS WARNINGPARENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OFSOCIAL MEDIA AND THE RISK ONTHE DARK WEB.LISA GOOD CYBER SECURITY EXPERT"THE DARK WEB WAS ORIGINALLYCREATED BY OUR MILITARY ANDOUR GOV.TO BE USED FOR GOOD.WHAT'S HAPPEN NOW IS THATCRIMINALS ACTUALLY USE IT.THEY HAVE EVERYTHING ON THEDARK WEB NOW YOUR KID CAN BUY AFAKE IDEA FOR A COUPLE HUNDREDBUCKS THAT PASS AS THE REALDEAL THEY CAN BUY DRUGS OFEVERY FLAVOR THEIR FAVS OURMOLLY AND AD.THEY CAN HIRE HACKERS ANDSCARIEST THING THEY CAN HIREHITMAN.

IN JUST A SCROLL......LISA GOOD CYBER SECURITY EXPERT"IF YOU GO ON YOUR PHONE RIGHTNOW AND WENT TO THE APP STORERIGHT NOW AND TYPED IN DARK WEBBROWSER THERE WOULD BEHUNDREDS." AND THAT'S NOT THEONLY PROBLEM...SECRET OR VAULT APPS AREBECOMING A NIGHTMARE FORPARENTS LISA GOOD CYBERSECURITY EXPERT "WHAT I REALLYSEE MOST TEENS DOING IS HIDINGTHEIR PHOTOS AND WHEN A PARENTSAYS YOU CAN HAVE SOCIAL MEDIAWHAT THEIR DOING IS HIDINGTHEIR SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE VAULTAPPS." SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TOGOING TOO YOU HAVE TO BE INTHAT WORLD TOO."LISA ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOCIALAPPS LIKE SNAP CHAT -- SHE SAYSTHE F-B-I SAYS SNAPCHAT IS THE#1 APP THAT PREDATORS USE TOCONTACT KIDS.ALICIA-- WHAT TECHNOLOGYCAN YOU PUT IN YOUR HOME TOKEEP KIDS SAFE?AN UPDATE ON THE FOOD PICKUPPOLICY AT CCSD...PAREN