[The Joker]

Summer camp directors have a new scourge, and it is not mosquitoes or impetigo. It is the Internet, specifically sites like MySpace, Facebook and Friendster, where young people often post personal or revealing information.

Camps say they are increasingly concerned about being identified in photographs or comments on these sites, even innocuously. They worry about online predators tracking children to camp and about their image being tarnished by inappropriate Internet juxtapositions--a mention, say, of the camp on a site that also has crude language or sexually suggestive pictures.

"This is probably the No. 1 issue facing all camp programs," said Norman E. Friedman, a partner at AMSkier Insurance, a major camp insurer.

Some camps are banning or limiting digital cameras, fearful that images could wind up in undesirable places online. Some are telling counselors, parents and campers to remove camp references from personal Web pages, blogs or social networking sites like MySpace or Xanga.

"The biggest concern is the safety of the campers," said Peg Smith, chief executive officer of the American Camp Association, which is urging camps to monitor Web sites, contact parents and set rules about what counselors and campers can post. "The information that kids share today often is personal and private information that allows predators to track them down. We're also concerned about cyberbullying."

>> Source: Softpedia

Looks like after all the MySpace problems people are finally starting to get wise about what info is getting put up on the Web. Gee go figure.