As if online predators weren’t enough, a University of Toronto research project suggests that young girls are stripping online because of peer pressure. Images supposed to be viewed only by a few friends or a boyfriend are then circulated widely on the Internet.

There’s a simple solution to this. Keep your family computer (and webcam) in a common area where usage can be supervised. Track what your kids do online. Use filtering software.

This isn’t a free speech issue. It is your child’s safety at stake.

Hat tip to Reuters.

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With an advanced international law degree from Georgetown University and more than 14 years of real world legal experience, Attorney Mike Young shows entrepreneurs how to protect and grow their businesses online. He's the author of "Internet Marketing Legal Secrets Revealed," "How to Create Your Own Internet Business Without a Lawyer for Under $175," and the creator of Website Legal Forms Generator^TM. Not just a lawyer who focuses exclusively on Internet and marketing law, Mike’s been working with computers for more than 27 years (his first computer was an Atari 400 with 8 KiB RAM) and started representing Internet businesses back in 1996.