Smartphones: Sacrificing Privacy for Convenience

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OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGES12 to 17 NOW HAVE SMARTPHONES.

&1 IN 4 SAY THEY ARE CELL MOSTLY INTERNET USERS

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HOW CAN PARENTS

MONITOR WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE ACCESSING & WHAT THEYARE TRULY USINGTHEIR SMART PHONES FOR?

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THEIR DEPENDENCE HAS BECOMENOT ONLY MENTAL BUTPHYSICAL

“THE CONVERSATION HAS SHIFTED FROM

WOW, ISN'TALL THIS TECHNOLOGY COOL TO WOW, HOW DO WE

CONTROL IT? WE CAN'T ELIMINATE IT COMPLETELY.”-AISHA SULTAN

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MORE PRIVACY THREATS ARE BEGINNING TO APPEAR IN SMARTPHONE APPS

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SNAPCHAT HAS PROVEN TO BE

EXPOSING MINORS IN WAYS NO ONE COULD HAVE EXPECTED

“FANS OF EROTICA ARE QUICK TO EMBRACE ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CHECK OUT THE GOODS..WITH GREATER ANONYMITY AND LOWER RISK OF exposure”-patchen barss

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TWITTER'S CONTENT IS RETAINED, MAKING YOUR WORDS SEARCHABLE BY ANYONE

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CONSTANTLY BEING PLUGGED IN ALLOWS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR INFORMATION THEFT AND LEAVES US VULNERABLE

HOW COMFORTABLE SHOULD WE FEEL ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN A PRIVATE PLACE MIGHT GET ASSIMILATED BY GOOGLE?

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SOME SAY SURVEILLANCEIS TAKING TECHNOLOGYTO AN UNFORGIVEABLE LEVEL BUT-

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WHEN WE PUT ON THESE SURVEILLANCE DEVICES, WE ALL BECOME SPIES OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AROUND USImage By: Jenny De Groot

WHAT IS

THE SOLUTION FOR PARENTS AND CONCERNED PEOPLE ALIKE?

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TOO OFTEN ADULTS DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE SMARTPHONES WORK -- OR HOW THEIR KIDS MIGHT USE THEM DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY DOImage By:Maddie mills

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RESTRICT THE CONTENT THAT IS POLLUTING THE INTERNET

FIND THE WHY, ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIO-NS, LISTEN

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“TOO MUCH OF THE ONLINE SAFETY CONVERSATION HAS FOCUSED ON SURVEILLANCE. SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT HELP IN A WORLD OF HANDHELDS, BUT CONVERSATION WILL” - BOYD

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TRULY, IF PARENTS ARE NOT

WILLING TO COMMUNICATE WITH

THEIR CHILDREN, HOW CAN

THEYEXPECT THEIR

CHILDREN TO

COMMUNICATE WITH

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Research Used From:

http://www.times-gazette.com/ap%20general%20news/2013/01/10/mom-goes-viral-with-son-s-phone-code-of-conduct

http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd

http://www.ctvnews.ca/more-youth-use-smartphones-to-log-online-u-s-report-1.1193559#ixzz2Qnxqu5cd

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-07/snapchat-and-the-erasable-future-of-social-media

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/25/tech/innovation/google-glass-privacy-andrew-keen

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/06/google-glass-threat-to-our-privacy

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