Summary |
References: General | iOS | IoT, Toys | macOS |
Phones | School | Shopping | Social Media, YouTube | Teens
Summary
- In addition to recommendations covered in earlier sections, certain users may be more vulnerable
- Infants, teenagers, grandkids, aging parent / partner may be unaware, less experienced, naive, impulsive, or be memory-/judgment-impaired
- [1] Provide safe environment, and teach/model awareness and safer online practices
- [1] Technology, e.g., parental controls, might help -- though more tech-savvy kids may be able to bypass?
- [1] Extra caution about social media: any text, photos, videos are posted -- by child or you -- will be online forever, with greater impacts on future careers, relationships, etc.
- [1] Location: Avoid posting anything that can give away your child's location or that might embarrass the child later in life
References
- {TCYOP-4: 171-173; TCYOP-3: 145-147}
- sections: Refs: iOS; IoT, Toys; macOS; Phones; School; Shopping; Social Media, YouTube; Teens
- Wikipedia: cyberbullying
- Common Sense Media apps, web sites
- Safer Internet Day each February
- NYT Learning Network Crosswords: Internet Safety .puz; 5/15/2003; Social Media 11/7/2011
- The Best Apps to Keep Your Kid Safer Online & Manage Screen Time NYT; 5/7/2024
- How to Protect Your Parents From Elder Fraud and Scams LH; 11/14/2023
- The A.I. Chatbots Have Arrived. Time to Talk to Your Kids.
experiment together; talk about how chatbots make you feel;
get to know the technology and its limitations; stay on top of new developments; NYT; 3/22/2023 - How to Set Up an Apple Watch for Your Kids Wired; 10/4/2022
- An Apple Watch for Your 5-Year-Old? More Parents Say Yes. NYT; 9/1/2022
- How to Limit What a Toddler Can Do When You Hand Over Your iPhone or iPad MR; 12/20/2021
- Why Apps Suddenly Want to Protect Kids
new British guidelines are influencing what U.S. internet companies do to protect American children; NYT; 12/9/2021 - Is It Too Soon to Give My Kid a Tablet? NYT; 12/1/2021
- What's One of the Most Dangerous Toys for Kids? The Internet. NYT; 11/24/2021
- Australia proposes teaching cyber-security to five-year-old kids Reg; 4/30/2021
- Microsoft Edge is getting a Kids Mode to add 'guardrails' to browsing the web custom browser themes, Bing SafeSearch; Verge; 2/16/2021
- How to Protect Your Family's Privacy During Remote Learning NYT; 8/21/2020
- Why Parents Should Pause Before Oversharing Online NYT; 8/4/2020
- Microsoft launches new Family Safety app for iOS and Android content filters, location sharing, and much more; Verge; 7/28/2020
- TikTok Broke Privacy Promises, Children's Groups Say NYT; 5/14/2020
- Millions of passwords for hit kid's game Webkinz leaked online TNW; 4/23/2020
- Teaching Your Kids to Be Safe Online: A Hasty Primer NYT; 4/2/2020
- These Students Are Learning About Fake News and How to Spot It NYT; 2/20/2020
- How Parents Can Get Involved on 'Safer Internet Day' LH; 2/11/2020
- How to change your kid's adult Apple ID account to a child account MW; 1/22/2020
iOS
Internet of Things, Toys
- Kids' Smartwatches Are a Security Nightmare Despite Years of Warnings five out of six brands tested by researchers would have allowed hackers to track kids -- and in some cases eavesdrop on them; Wired; 9/10/2020
macOS
- How to set up parental controls on a Mac MW; 5/12/2022
- How to Create a Child Account for Family Sharing on Mac OSXD; 1/26/2021
Phones
- How to Use Parental Controls on Your Child's New Phone NYT; 12/14/2022
School
- Kids Can Learn to Love Learning, Even Over Zoom NYT; 9/7/2020
- Schools already struggled with cybersecurity. Then came COVID-19 Ars; 7/3/2020
- Privacy Questions Raised By Distance Learning TD; 6/26/2020
Shopping
Social Media, YouTube
- Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms NYT; 6/17/2024
- How to Wean a Teen Off Social Media NYT; 6/29/2023
- How to help young people limit screen time -- and feel better about how they look NPR; 2/26/2023
- Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds NYT; 1/3/2023
- Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age. NYT; 3/28/2022
- US Teens Are Being Paid to Spread Disinformation on Social Media Pro-Trump youth group enlists teens in secretive campaign likened to a ‘troll farm,’ prompting rebuke by Facebook and Twitter; 9/15/2020
- What Parents Need to Know About Twitch LH; 8/31/2020
- A Third of TikTok's U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions NYT; 8/14/2020
- 4 Things to Know About YouTube’s New Children Privacy Practices Limited Collection of Digital Data; Changes to Ads and Recommendations; New Requirement for YouTube Producers; NYT; 1/5/2020
Teens
- 'Luddite' Teens Don't Want Your Likes
When the only thing better than a flip phone is no phone at all; NYT; 12/15/2022 - How to convert a child account with two-factor authentication to an adult account MW; 9/15/2022
- What Adults Don't Get About Teens and Digital Life Wired; 8/21/2022