"Oh, yeah. Sesame Street is nifty keen. Wanna go?"

Isis Forensics is preparing to release new mobile phone software which it says will enable children to check that their friends really are who they say they are.

 
Called ChildDefence, it allows youngsters to scan webchats to check the ages of people they’re messaging, putting the process in the hands of the children themselves, rather than their parents.

“Our research shows that children find it very difficult to spot adults posing as children on social networks. This software improves children’s chances of working out that something isn’t right. Using state of the art language analysis software it gives children a powerful tool which can help them work out who they are really talking to online.

It's currently undergoing final testing before being made freely available as iPhone, Google and Nokia phone apps. (more)

Unintended Consequence: Undercover on-line honeypot cops will have to be younger because the predators will be using this app to out them. ~Kevin