Kids' applications and websites fail to protect their privacy!

Kids' applications and websites fail to protect their privacy! -

Kids' applications and websites fail to protect their privacy, according to a "sweeping privacy" conducted by global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) last May.

scan of privacy involved 29 data protection regulators, including the US, UK and Germany. Their research revealed that about 1,494 websites and applications for children, 67 percent of collected personal information such as their birth date, IP address, cookies and photos. 50 percent of applications and websites shared their information with third parties

The GPEN study found :.

67 percent of the personal information collected children
31 percent had effective controls in place to limit the collection of personal information from children
personal information 50 percent shared with third parties
22 percent was an opportunity for children to give their phone number
23 percent allowed users to download photos or videos
58 percent offered children the opportunity to be redirected to another website
parental involvement encouraged 24 percent
71 percent did not offer an accessible way for control of account information

the sweep privacy GPEN does not reveal what websites and applications, he analyzed.

President David Papp MicroTek Corporation talking to Global News said, "These statistics children's personal information can provide parents and guardians with a moment of reflection to ask, "Why do organizations want to know as much about my child? What are the potential benefits or harm to my child? How can I have more control over my child's personal information? "

applications and Kids websites' fail to protect their privacy, so it is important that we do everything we can to keep our children safe online. A new scam online targeting Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn users is farcing '. most children (and I dare say many adults too), do not think that they connect to sites of social media - the other best friends accepting new friends and connections that we do not know, we give cyber criminals a wealth of information about ourselves, they could use to steal our identity [

before downloading an application or before signing an online service you never read the company policy to see what personal information it requests and in some cases, that it will share with others? For most of us, I'm sure this is not the case - many companies the conditions of use are generally long-term and with the confusing jargon full to bursting, and gives us just suppose that company behind the application or website is not only legitimate, but it will not share our personal information with anyone else.

Educate us to educate our children is crucial to the safety of children online and to help protect their privacy.

kids' apps and websites fail to protect their privacy - but there are ways to help them stay safe online:

Check your kids' privacy settings on Facebook and other social media sites
Use Watcher Facebook Privacy to see what your children share and with whom
Advise your children to only accept friendships from people they know
teach them the importance of securing their online accounts with a strong and secure password and do not share their passwords with anyone other than their parents. Check out my previous article on how to create a password
Install firewalls, antivirus software, and if you have young children, swap Google search bar for Google SafeSearch that filter explicit content
Use VPN (Virtual Private Network), for your home, and if your children have a mobile device, you can install it on there too. A VPN hides your real internet location and transmits all the data you send and receive via an encrypted tunnel, keeping your personal information safe and secure - off attackers and prying eyes