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Spreading "1 in 5" Number Does More Harm Than Good

Regular Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton has some opinions on child safety online and the use of fear mongering. Here are his thoughts. "The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has been running online ads for several years saying that... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Tue, Feb 26 2008

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