It IS absurd. Jesus, people are so paranoid! Letting your kid play around on Pictochat is only marginally more dangerous than letting them leave the house at all. Why do people act like being able to communicate with anyone in any way is a one way trip to kidnap-and-rapeville? If you're going to freak out over every tiny little threat to your kids safety you'll have to lock them in a box in the basement or inside of a storage facility or something. Keep an eye on your smurfing kids and chill the hell out.