TechNewsWorld
John P. Mello Jr.
October 8, 2005

A growing awareness of the Internet is a major factor shaping parents' perceptions of the dangers lurking for kids in cyberspace. "Parents are learning more," Zone Labs General Manager Laura Yecies said. "Their kids are using it more so they're paying attention to it more."

Some 94 percent of consumers in a recent Harris Interactive (Nasdaq: HPOL) survey believe the Internet poses a threat to children.

Among the biggest threats perceived by the respondents in the poll -- which was commissioned by San Francisco, California, network security firm Zone Labs, a Check Point company -- were predators in chat rooms (61 percent) and pornography (16 percent).

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