Bid to raise awareness of dangers lurking on the internet

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Bid to raise awareness of dangers lurking on the internet

Fears that internet predators are scouring the web looking for children to exploit have driven four west of Scotland councils to launch a new safety campaign.

Net experts say one in four UK children will arrange a rendezvous with someone they have only ever met on the net, and the councils want to alert children and parents to the potential dangers.