Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
Facebook has released a new Youth Portal that offers some guidance to teens on how to navigate the service, how to stay secure, while also helping them understand how their data is used. Read the article here.
There’s little doubt that mobile apps sometimes overstep their bounds by collecting more data from kids than the law allows. Read the article here.
More than a quarter of parents use a device to track or monitor their kids’ online activity. Read the article here.
A German regulator has banned domestic sales of children’s smartwatches that have a listening function — warning that parents have been using the devices to secretly eavesdrop on teachers at their kids’ school. Read the article here.
A few even think of their followings as an asset to employers. Read the article here.
Devices—and their contents—are a new path to breakups. Read the report here.
A report from Common Sense Media that examines five pressing privacy developments related to kids, media and technology. Access the report here.
Many young people have not yet fully grasped that what they share online can derail their future. Read the article here.
As parents, there are plenty of ways we can encourage them to make better decisions online, not to mention, IRL (in real life). Read the article here.
Teens face particular vulnerabilities when communicating via text message, experts say. Read the article here.