Kids to Seniors at Risk During Pandemic ‌ ‌ ‌ Popular Video App Fails to Carry Out Agreement to Protect Children's Privacy The New York Times reported that TikTok, a popular video app which has soared in popularity with American's sheltering at home during the pandemic, has failed to make changes it agreed to carry out with the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that one of its predecessor companies, Musical.ly, had violated the federal children’s online privacy law. Alleged violations included collecting names, email addresses, videos and other personal information from users under the age of 13 without a parent’s consent. Members of Congress have also raised national security concerns about TikTok’s growing influence and about the risk that the app may share user data. Read More About Privacy Concerns Over TikTok Here Check Here for Additional Social Media Safety Information Common Online Scams Targeting Seniors Consumer Champion reports that each year, millions of senior citizens are victimized by online scams to the tune of 36 billion dollars. Scams include: Relationship Scams Charity Scams Non-Existent Credit Card Offers Email Phishing Online Vacation Scams Lottery and Winning Scams Learn How How Senior Citizens Can Protect Themselves From Internet Scams Online Predators 'More Active Than Ever' During COVID-19 Crisis, Experts Say (Article excerpt): "Bruce Moats is a cybercrime investigator for the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office. Moats is dedicated to hunting down online predators and bringing them to justice. According to Moats, his office is seeing more activity from online predators than ever before. 'With COVID-19, these sexual predators are out of work or maybe working from home. Now they have even more time to devote to looking for kids on the internet,' Moats explained. 'Then add to that the fact that kids are online all the time and parents are distracted, trying to work at their jobs. There’s been a significant uptick in online exploitation of children.'” To Read the Full Article from the Houston Chronicle, Click Here  Enough Is Enough's "5 Steps to Mitigate Online Harms to Children" View Infographic Here ENOUGH.ORG INTERNETSAFETY101.ORG We Can't Keep Children & Families Safe Online Without You! ‌ ‌ ‌ Enough Is Enough® is a national bi-partisan non-profit organization who has led the fight to make the Internet safer for children and families since 1994. EIE's efforts are focused on combating Internet p*rnography, child p*rnography, sexual predation, sex trafficking, and cyberbullying by incorporating a three-pronged prevention strategy with shared responsibilities between the public, Corporate America, and the legal community. Enough Is Enough | PO Box 1532, Great Falls, VA 22066 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected]