One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds
by Dan Milmo Global technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#71SJD)
Harms include threats to release intimate pictures as charity warns against parents sharing photos or details of children online
Nearly one in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, with harms ranging from threatening to release intimate pictures to revealing details about someone's personal life.
The NSPCC child protection charity also found that one in five parents know a child who has experienced online blackmail, while two in five said they rarely or never talked to their children about the subject.
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