Safer Internet Day: Talk to kids about web use

Greater Sudbury Police are encouraging parents and caregivers to have a conversation with their kids about keeping safe online.

Today is Safer Internet Day, when people around the world join forces to teach children and youth about using online technology in a safe and responsible way, a press release from Greater Sudbury Police said.

Parents are encouraged to go to CyberTip.ca for up-to-date information on how to start that conversation.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service partners with the Canadian Center for Child Protection to promote and distribute Internet safety resources for Canadians to help protect children from abuse and exploitation.

The police service's Cyber Crime Unit is part of the Ontario Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet, which has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Ministry of the Attorney General.