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Source : http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121010201716-2259773-do-young-people-care-about-privacy by Daniel J. Solove is the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, the founder of  TeachPrivacy , a privacy/data security training company, and a Senior Policy Advisor at Hogan Lovells.  Do Young People Care About Privacy? “A common argument I hear is that young people just don't care about privacy.  If they cared about privacy, why would they share so much personal data on Facebook?  Why would they text so much?  Why would they be so cavalier about their privacy?  Privacy will be dead in a generation, the argument goes.  This argument is wrong for several reasons.  Studies show that young people do care about privacy.  A few years ago, a  study by Chris Hoofnagle and others  revealed that young people's attitudes about privacy didn't differ much from older people's attitudes.   A more  recent study spons

Source : http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121010201716-2259773-do-young-people-care-about-privacy by Daniel J. Solove is the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, the founder of  TeachPrivacy , a privacy/data security training company, and a Senior Policy Advisor at Hogan Lovells.  Do Young People Care About Privacy? “A common argument I hear is that young people just don't care about privacy.  If they cared about privacy, why would they share so much personal data on Facebook?  Why would they text so much?  Why would they be so cavalier about their privacy?  Privacy will be dead in a generation, the argument goes.  This argument is wrong for several reasons.  Studies show that young people do care about privacy.  A few years ago, a  study by Chris Hoofnagle and others  revealed that young people's attitudes about privacy didn't differ much from older people's attitudes.   A more  recent study spons

Source : http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121010201716-2259773-do-young-people-care-about-privacy by Daniel J. Solove is the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School, the founder of  TeachPrivacy , a privacy/data security training company, and a Senior Policy Advisor at Hogan Lovells.  Do Young People Care About Privacy? “A common argument I hear is that young people just don't care about privacy.  If they cared about privacy, why would they share so much personal data on Facebook?  Why would they text so much?  Why would they be so cavalier about their privacy?  Privacy will be dead in a generation, the argument goes.  This argument is wrong for several reasons.  Studies show that young people do care about privacy.  A few years ago, a  study by Chris Hoofnagle and others  revealed that young people's attitudes about privacy didn't differ much from older people's attitudes.   A more  recent study spons

70% of Teens Hide Their Online Behavior from Their Parents, McAfee Reveals What U.S. Teens are Really Doing Online, and How Little Their Parents Actually Know. Hidden Behavior Includes Everything from Adult Content to Cheating on School Work, Up from 45% since 2010 22.8% of Parents Are Overwhelmed by Technology and Just Hope for the Best Despite their awareness of online dangers, teens continue to take risks by posting personal information and risky photos online, unbeknownst to parents. Many teens are accessing inappropriate online content, despite 73.5% of parents whom trust their teens to not access age-inappropriate content online. Specifically 43% of teens have accessed simulated violence online, 36% have access sexual topics online, and 32% have accessed nude content or pornography online. Nearly half of parents believe their teens tell them everything they do online and insist they are in control when it comes to monitoring their teen’s online behaviors. However, the study

Source : Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives,   Download report from Common Sense Media .

Source : Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives,   Download report from Common Sense Media .

Source : Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives,   Download report from Common Sense Media .