Susan B. BarnesRochester Institute of Technology

A Privacy Paradox

Social Networking in the United States

Paradox of collecting information versus freely giving it away

Collecting vs. Giving

Collecting side: Credit cards Advertisers Social networking sites Commercial organizations

Collecting vs. Giving

Giving Young people (K-12)

Personal information photographs

User-generated content

The Internet is NOT Private Young people think they are sharing

information with their friends, not the rest of the world

The Internet is as private as a post card

If you won’t tell your mother, don’t put if on the Internet

Survey of Internet and At-risk Behaviors Research by Samuel McQuade III at

the Rochester Institute of Technology 40,079 students and hundreds of

parents School districts in the Rochester area

Key Findings

Cyber bullying and victimization begins as early as the 2nd grade

Illegal pirating of music, movie and/or software begins for many students in the 4th grade

By middle school students as a group experience and/ or engage in all known forms of cyber abuse

Research Website

www.bcybersafe.org

Problem

Young children begin to use the Internet in Kindergarden Kids prey on each other Usually occurs by peer group

Young people engage in risky behavior Sharing nude photographs

Young people don’t get instruction on Internet usage

Solutions

Article Technical Solutions

Limited by software Depends on Industry Regulations

Legal Solutions Government officials don’t understand the

Internet Computer terms are confusing

Social Solutions

Current Solution

Social We need to teach children how to

appropriately use the Internet Parents, schools, churches--everyone

Relationship Networking Industry Association

Behavior relates to relationships

Future

We need to develop programs that teach children how to safely use the Internet.