As a homeschooling father of teenagers, I want to help you avoid dangers on the Internet, including: viruses and spyware, identity theft, cyber bullying, exposure to pornography, widely believed but false Internet rumors, health and financial scams, privacy issues, posting things you’ll really regret later, and, yes, just wasting time. I also want to teach you something about how the Internet works. Your computers and phones are just the tip of a huge, unseen iceberg of data centers and infrastructure. I want you to learn who pays the billions of dollars that “free” services cost, and ponder the implications. I will share statements made by LDS general authorities on use of the Internet. I will encourage youth to work closely with their parents, and recommend things you can do with your parents to make everyone’s Internet experience safer, with demonstrations and examples.
