Isolation, unsupervised internet a 'perfect storm' for cyber prowlers

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Parents and young people are being warned to watch out for 'the randoms' and beware of paedophiles lurking on popular social media apps.

A rise in the number of unsupervised children using video-chatting apps while their parents work from home has created the "perfect storm" for cyber safety.

“Having kids at home ... while parents are also working from home is absolutely the perfect storm unless there is supervision. Ms McLean, who was a Victoria Police officer for 27 years, said it was paramount children were never alone in their bedrooms with access to web-camera devices. “Use the next fortnight to get on top of this and lay the ground rules because you don't want to be winging this."Use parental controls and safe search optionsKnow the signs of cyberbullyingOcean Grove teen Lexi, 15, has been using social media apps for years and said she knew of friends at high school who’d received unsolicited chats from older men.

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