Parents who share their kids’ photos on social media are unwittingly exposing their children to serious dangers from child traffickers, paedophiles, criminals and cyber gangs armed with A.I tools.
There are many SERIOUS RISKS involved, including:
1) Identity theft from photos and videos
2) Sexual exploitation and grooming
3) Cyberbullying
4) Doxing and Kidnapping Risk
Shocking statistics from the Identity Theft Resource Center reveal that 1.3 million childrens' records are stolen each year in the US.
The problem is getting worse with a 63% increase in cases from 2021 compared to 2019. And based on reports to authorities, these figures are just the tip of the iceberg!
Tracy Kitten, an expert on online safety: “the picture our findings paint quickly becomes dark, grim, and scary.”
Sexual predators are increasingly using AI to create CHILD SEX ABUSE CONTENT by applying deep-fake image generators. They use real pictures taken from social media and place these on child pornography from paedophile gangs.
A.I can also be used to impersonate an individual’s voice which can be used for fraud, extortion and cyberbullying. Imagine your child’s voice being used to say embarrassing things, and then this is used to extort or bully them.
Another risk is doxing (revealing one’s address or other personal details), something I have spoken about at length. A video or image can provide geolocation A.I tools with enough unique information to very accurately reveal the location where pictures or videos were taken.
This data can then be used by human traffickers to plan a kidnapping of the child.
Source: @marionawfal (Twitter)
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