A Slashdotter reports on attending a hearing by The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet: Chatting On-Line: A Dangerous Proposition for Children. Besides giving some details of the hearing and concluding that children need to be educated about using the Internet, the poster includes some interesting quotes from kids about their online experiences: I chat to other people almost every night, or whenever I get the chance to. I do not see chatting on-line as being dangerous, or otherwise harmful. Sure you always hear those stories about 12 year old girls chatting with 45 year old men, but I see online chatting as a way for people with similar interests to discuss and debate interesting topics. ...I strongly believe that if you chat online with people that you do not know personally, you should figure out what this person is really like, and if you can trust them or not.