Protect Yourself Online From the Latest Online Predators.

On November 15, 2013 in Davis County, Utah, Police Officers began searching for a suspected predator who has been contacting hundreds of school girls with social networking sites like Facebook.

The man, who claims to be around 20 years old, gets the students' information after they "accept" his friend request online. From there, he tracks any personal information they have posted, including phone numbers, pictures or even their weekend plans.

"We don't know if this is a juvenile that's playing a prank, maybe they think it's funny, but there are some concerned students and parents, so we are taking it seriously," said Deputy Geoff Hasty from the Davis County Sheriff's Department.

Deputy Hasty has advice for parents with kids who use social media:

"Only accept friend requests from people you know for sure and not someone who could be misinterpreting themselves."

As a parent, I understand the importance of increasing security features on social networking sites to avoid online predators and hackers from hacking personal information. However, this is not always enough.

Parents should have access to their children’s social media pages to ensure that comments and posts are age-appropriate and that their social friends are also their real friends.

Not only should you use advanced security and privacy features within social networking sites set, but you should also have security features set on your computer. Hackers can access computers as well as websites if you are not using the latest software updates and security software.