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Originally Posted by Maggy J
These children ARE teens..and they have no apparent protection possibly because of the privacy issue.  |
So? We shouldn't use the more extreme examples to decide how much protection/privacy teenagers should have when using the internet.
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What do you deem children and what do you deem teens?
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I would deem 13/14/15/16 as teenage years but obviously it would depend on the circumstances, the parents trust in their child, and how knowledge they perceive their child to be on these matters. They should teach them and warm them but it cannot be healthy for a teenager of those ages not to have some privacy. They'll be talking to their friends, their crushes, their boyfriends/girlfriends and they'll be growing up. There is nothing wrong with some independence there.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Bugger the kids privacy ,if i thought for one minuit i had to have a snoop on my kids facebook page or go through his history i would .There is far too much importance given to kids freedom and privacy and what you end up with is cases like this and kids being bullied on line by other kids all because they have too much freedom and privacy .They get that when they reach adulthood
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It's obviously different if you have reason to suspect something.
However, most kids will not end up in these circumstances. We cannot have a generation growing up in a society that lives in constant fear of perverts, as if they lurk around every corner. They can be taught not to trust strangers with personal information/contact in the same way we all grew up warned not to get into a strangers car.
