It doesn't take long for something to travel on the Internet.
Two presentations were given at the DRCSS yesterday -- one for students and one for parents -- on Internet and online device safety.
During the presentation, the RCMP Internet Child Exploitation unit's Constable Gord Olson showed how fast child abuse material can be shared online. In his example -- which showed a dot on a map every time a computer connected to the tracked material -- in 90 seconds -- the time it takes for a Polaroid picture to develop -- 91 computers had accessed it.
Olson says online devices are such a part of kids lives now.
"Everybody has a device... it's just part of them. They don't really think too much about it, it's just one of those things."
He says it's way more ingrained than it used to be.
Olson explained that once an intimate photo is posted or sent, even privately to a friend, it can be saved and shared.
He stressed that if someone knows about or is experiencing some form of child exploitation to report it to police.
During his presentation, he also suggested that kids' social media circles only include friends they already know in-person in real life.
