On the Internet, you have ultimate anonymity. You can be whoever, do whatever, and say whatever. But that also means everyone else can too. Because of this anonymity, you must be careful who you trust on the internet. There are too many horror stories about teen girls finding cute "20"-year-old guys interested in them, who actually turn out to be 60-year-old sexual predators. This is why internet stalking is popular. When they think nobody knows their individual actions online, they lose their identity and think they can get away with more.

Similarly, exaggerations are more predominate online. When people can hide behind a computer monitor, remaining faceless and nameless, there is no reason for them to tell the truth. People commonly lie about their physical appearances, height, weight and age. Our only hope to combat internet anonymity are social networking sites. They force networks to connect to a profile so people are connected to you, reducing anonymity and deception.

Moral of the story: while online, take everything with a grain of salt.