1. IconAppUsesDangers TinderFind dates/hook-ups using GPS tracking Predators can easily find kids, and the “rating” system promotes bullying. SnapchatPhoto sharing. Photos disappear after allotted time. Popular for sexting. Users screenshot photos and use later for bullying. BlendrA “flirting” app. Users can send photos/videos to anyone on the friend “list”. Rating system allows for bullying. Uses UPS and not authenticated. Predators can find anyone. Easy sexting and cyber bullying. KikInstant messaging allowing video, photos and GIFs. No parental controls or authenticating. Easy sexting and easy for predators to locate users. WhisperAnonymous confession app Makes cyber bullying extremely easy. Uses GPS, so predators can easily locate users Ask.fmAsk and Answer any question imaginable. This has boosted cyber bullying to new levels. There are 9 documented suicide cases linked to this app in the United Kingdom where it originates from. Yik-YakUsers post “Yaks” limited to 200 characters than can be viewed by the 500 people closest to them via GPS. Often full of sexually explicit content. Although it is anonymous it can reveal details that make easier for predators to locate with the help of the GPS. Dacula Middle School (DC) 9/22/15

2. IconAppUsesDangers OmegleVideo chatting with strangers. Anonymous, but easy to connect with a predator. Full of sexual chat, links to porn websites and explicit language. A proven predator favorite. DownA dating app connected to Facebook. Users classify “friends” into people you would be “down” with “hooking up” with. Creates casual sexual culture. OovooVideo chatting with up to 12 people at a time. If kids don’t use privacy settings they are exposed to all the stranger dangers out there. Meerkat & PeriscopeSimilar apps that stream “live” video to Twitter. Since it is “live” video it is hard to prevent users from sharing nudity or pornographic content. A favorite app for predators. meet meUses GPS to allow users to meet new people who live nearby. No age verification and your account is linked to Facebook which makes users easy to find by predators. SkoutA flirting app used to meet new people. Ages aren’t verified, and easy to by pass on the teen version. Exposure to adult content, images and GPS location. Dacula Middle School (DC) 9/22/15

3. Decoy Apps: https://youtu.be/9IP9L7cyYGg Teen Safe: https://vimeo.com/130258293 General Cyber Safety: https://safesmartsocial.com/cyber-safety-tips-for-parenting/ Mobile Device Management (MDM) comparison: https://www1.good.com/about/comparison-chart.html Online monitoring for computers: http://teensafe.com/ http://parental-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ http://bit.ly/1c5ONQS Understand social media: https://safesmartsocial.com/ Learn about Decoy Apps: http://wfla.com/2015/02/20/decoy-apps-what-are-your-kids-hiding-on-their-phones/ General Digital Safety: http://internet-safety.yoursphere.com/ www.cybersafetycop.com Book: Parenting in a Digital World By: Clayton Cranford On the back side is a partial list of apps that can be dangerous. FBI: Information to protect against sexual predators http://1.usa.gov/1QJfGAT Brief Informational Videos Dacula Middle School (DC) 9/22/15

4. Teen Safe iPhone and Android devices www.teensafe.com

5. Resources provided by Wireless Providers 11 mobile parental controls from At&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile