According to a
nationally representative survey by Pew Research Center, American
teenagers ages 12 to 17 care about their privacy. Even as youth share
increasing amounts of information online (and have information about them
shared by others), they also take steps to manage what can be seen and who can
access it. It was also found that over two thirds of teen internet users have
asked for or sought out advice on managing their privacy online. Teens are just
as likely to reach out to their friends and peers as they are to reach out to
their parents for advice. Also, overall, younger teens (those ages 12-13) are a
bit more likely to seek out privacy management advice from any source than are
14-17 year olds. Similarly, girls are a bit more likely than boys to seek out
advice on managing their privacy online from any source, and are also more
likely to specifically seek out such advice from siblings or cousins and from
friends or other peers. Although teens of all racial and socio-economic
backgrounds are equally likely to seek out or ask for advice on privacy
management generally, white teens and those from high-income and high-education
households, are particularly likely to turn to their parents for advice.
Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Cortesi, S., Gasser, U., &
Smith, A. (2013). Where teens seek online privacy advice: Teens often rely on
themselves and the guidance they get from the websites they use to figure out
how to manage their privacy online—but when they do seek advice, they go
primarily to peers and parents. Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center. http://www.pewinternet.org/files/old-media/Files/Reports/2013/PIP_TeensandPrivacyAdvice.pdf
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