I recently read an article about parents strong concern for their child's privacy on the internet and mainly Facebook. I believe it is important to understand the levels of safety that are provided by programs and Facbook itself. The article says that parents are extremely concerned but do very little to actually act. Of the 802 parents interviewed only 39% said they have helped their children step up their privacy settings. It was also found that white parents are almost twice as likely as black parents to help set up their children's privacy online These stats are astonishing to read because there are so many potential threats online for young kids. I remember when I was younger there seemed to be less threat to my friends and I because we spoke to only each other on MSN messenger. Those times have changed dramatically and now privacy is changing every day. Facebook has opened up the world to view each other in new ways that were not previously available and pose a lot more potential threats. If parents do not react properly it is left up to the children to discover for themselves.
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/20/study-most-parents-worry-about-kids-online-privacy-but-arent-doing-anything-about-it/
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