ATOKA, Tenn. - The Atoka Police Department sounded the alarm bells Thursday on a new scheme of people using AI to try to extort money out of kids. Police said cases of a crime called ...

Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, ...

A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and ...

Arkansas State Police are raising alarms about what they’re calling a surge in sextortion cases — a disturbing trend already outpacing last year’s totals just halfway through 2025. Sextortion isn’t a ...

Police in Massachusetts are sounding a familiar alarm. This time, the warning is about toy guns that shoot squishy gel pellets – but look far too much like the real thing. CBS Boston reporter Mike ...

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Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain ...

Smartwatches can be great for parents looking for a direct line to their kids without having to go all in on a smartphone.

CR tested GPS trackers from Bark, Garmin, and others and found differences in how they protect kids’ data. Here’s what to know about tracking your child.

Rich Wistocki walks through how predators groom children, how often kids lie about their age to access risky apps, and shares ...

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, police warn parents that they may buy the very tech tools predators could use to reach kids. “We don't just give kids keys to a car without teaching them how to ...