Privacy Online 
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)(0)
Starting this summer, there will be new rules in place designed to protect child privacy. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is behind the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) – the law that requires web sites to get parents’ permission before collecting personal data about children under the age of 13. New updates are currently [...]
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The Risk of Sharing
A firestorm of debate broke out recently over an Instagram photo of a 3-year-old eating ice cream while taking a bath. The blogger was heavily criticized for publicly sharing a nude photo of her child to her 25,000 followers. This month, Time Magazine’s parenting writer, Carolyn Jones, dove into the issue of parents “oversharing” online and [...]
Survey Findings: Parents, Teens and Online Privacy
A new poll finds that many parents have new concerns about their children and their privacy online. The Pew Internet Project and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University just released a new study called “Parents, Teens and Online Privacy.” Among the key findings, 81% of parents reported being concerned about how [...]
Twittering Teens
Is your child on Twitter? Parents are often quick to assume their teen’s social media activity is primarily focused on Facebook, but there’s a good chance they’re on Twitter too. A recent survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which explores the impact of the internet on families and civic life, found [...]
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