If you're a parent, do you know where your kids go when they're online? Are you aware that predators often lurk on popular social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. Contrary to popular belief, online predators don't just target teenage girls. Facebook and MySpace are social interaction hubs for both girls and boys. Kids set up their own pages and invite people they've never met to become their online friends. The real danger comes when people with bad intentions want to meet your child in person. Facebook previously shrugged its shoulders about the predator problem, but the company has now reached a deal with the Attorney General of New York to institute new security practices. MySpace likely will follow suit with its own similar initiatives. The truth is that most parents don't know what their kids are up to on the Internet. As a parent, this frightens Clark. His teenager didn't have a computer in her room until she was 16. But even then Clark and his wife monitored their daughter's computer use. Parents have a right to be nosey and know what kids are up to when they live at home. Clark advises parents to not sneak behind their kids' backs -- instead, simply tell them that you are a nosey parent and will be monitoring them online. You may decide altogether that your children won't be allowed to have a presence on social-networking sites. The choice is up to you. Meanwhile, MySpace has struck a partnership with Skype and will soon offer users free Internet phone services.