Where Teens Seek Online Privacy Advice

Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Cortesi, S., Gasser, U., & Smith, A. (2013). Where teens seek online privacy advice. Pew Internet and American Life Project, 1, 1-17. Retrieved September 16, 2013 from http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Where-Teens-Seek-Privacy-Advice.aspx


Online privacy is a huge topic whether you are a parent or a teenager.  But who do teens ask for advice when online privacy is concerned.  This report describes the findings from phone surveys of 802 parents and 802 teenagers. 

Many teens rely on themselves to figure out to how to manage their privacy on media accounts.  What the survey highlighted was when they actually needed to seek other input, who would they turn to?

The findings:

   

 

My response to article:

I was surprised to see the percentage of teens that turned to their parents for advice.  Knowing that a large portion of teens have the "I can do it myself," issue, I would have assumed that the percentage would have been quite lower.  I had not even thought of teacher as being a response for who they asked.  This is definitely a topic that needs to be addressed as a parent as well as an educator.  I think these numbers will shift with higher percentages of teens seeking outside help due to all the increase in social media. 

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