at the grocery store. In fact, because it's so easy for predators to misrepresent themselves online, a little more caution is in order.
Children, in particular, should be warned never to give out personal
information -- their addresses, their phone numbers, their passwords, or
the times they're home alone -- online. And unfortunately, every cybernaut needs to remember that fellow net travelers may not be who or
what they claim to be.
Long-term misrepresentation of oneself in romance discussion groups
or chat areas, where the purpose of the interaction is to form a serious
relationship, is definitely not acceptable. See "Love & Sex in Cyberspace" on
page 115 for details.