To an extent,yes.We didn't have computers then of course,and there are a lot of predators on the net.But even today the chances of a kid being snatched of the the street by a stranger are very small.
And it goes beyond that.So many people seem to think their kids should never experience anything negative in life,lest it scar them for life.Everything must be equal,there can be no losers.That ain't the way life works.