Police warn parents against 14 apps that could put children at risk

As children grow older and become more independent, parents need to be aware of various applications to decide what to allow a child to install on their devices.

Some apps can be dangerous and expose your kids to bullying and unwanted sex. Some apps may even tell strangers where your child is.

Here are some tips to protect your children:

• Approve each app on your child's phone

• Check privacy settings

• Talk to your kids about using the phone, apps, and social networks.
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• Find out what's popular in your area, different apps
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Here are some of the applications:

BUMBLE is similar to the popular "Tinder" dating app, but it forces women to make first contact. Children use Bumble to create fake accounts and falsify their age.

LIVE.ME is a live streaming video application that uses geolocation to share videos so that users can know the exact location of the broadcaster. Users can earn "coins" to "pay" photos to minors.

ASK.FM is known for cyberbullying. The application encourages users to allow anonymous people to ask them questions. Ask an anonymous question and get an answer. This app has been linked to the most serious forms of cyberbullying.

SNAPCHAT is one of the most popular applications of 2018. Although the application promises that users can take a photo / video and that it will disappear, recent features, including "stories", allow users to view content for 24 hours. Snapchat also allows users to see your location.

HOLLA is a self-proclaimed "addictive" video chat application that allows users to meet people from all over the world in seconds. Critics say they have been confronted with racial slurs, explicit content, and so on.

CALCULATOR% is just one of the many secret applications used to hide photos, videos, files, and browser history. This application looks like a calculator but works as a secret photo safe. there are other applications such as this one that have an icon that looks normal, but it's a hidden icon or another application, and so on.

KIK allows anyone to contact and direct a message to your child. Kids can bypass traditional text messaging features. KIK offers users unlimited access to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Keep in mind that this app contains embedded applications and web content that would be filtered on a home computer.

WHISPER is an anonymous social network that encourages the sharing of secrets with strangers. It also indicates the position of the user so that people can meet. An anonymous app where creators promote sharing secrets and meeting new people.

HOT OR NOT Encourages users to rate your profile, check people in their area, and chat with strangers. The purpose of this application is to connect.

OMEGLE A free online chat site that encourages anonymous chat with strangers.

YELLOW This app is designed to allow teens to flirt with each other in an atmosphere similar to that of the TInder.

BURN BOOK Post Anonymous rumors about people through audio messages, texts and photos

WISHBONE is an application that allows users to compare their children and evaluate them on a scale.

INSTAGRAM All children now create fake accounts to hide content from parents. Kids also like to send SMS with Instagram because the messages are deleted as soon as a user leaves the conversation.

Note: These are just some examples of applications that you should know. Keep in mind when viewing apps … determine whether or not they contain messaging features.

Checking your child's phone and apps is the best defense against potential predators, which have become increasingly difficult to target the victims.