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People Aren’t Stealing Your Facebook Photos: A Lesson In Privacy

Guest Writer — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:41:22 +0000

A new rumor has been sweeping Facebook — that people are stealing photos of users’ children and posting them to a page called “Infancy.” The status that I saw — which had been shared 600 times back then and more than 3,500 times at the time of writing — claimed that “loads of local kids” were shown, including the author’s own, and demanded the removal of the page. But here’s the deal: The page was automatically generated by Facebook, like this one about rock climbing or this one about food. In fact, above the photographs, it even said, “photos of my friends and infancy.”

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Child Safety Groups Take Aim At Instagram

David Cohen — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:46:38 +0000

Facebook-owned photo-sharing network Instagram is under fire from advocates for children’s safety, with more than 4,500 signatures having been collected on a petition on Change.org that calls for Instagram to make the default settings private for users aged 13 through 17, and not geotag- and geolocation-enabled.

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MOTHER’S DAY: Facebook Examines Connections Between Moms, Kids

David Cohen — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:49:06 +0000

With Mother’s Day on the calendar this coming Sunday, Facebook examined the relationships between mothers and their children on the social network, finding that 13 percent of children planned to wish their moms a happy Mother’s Day on Facebook.

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10 Reasons Why Parents Of Preteens Should Deny Them Facebook Accounts

David Cohen — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:46:21 +0000

You must be at least 13 years old to join Facebook, but many kids bypass that rule, often with help from their parents. That may not be the best idea, according to blog Babysitting Jobs, which offered 10 reasons why parents should not let their preteen offspring have accounts on the social network.

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Ads Can Now Be Targeted Toward Children Under 13

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:45:02 +0000

A change in the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) means that children under the age of 13 can be shown ads targeted toward them when they’re online. This could lead to Facebook lowering its age of admission.

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Facebook: A Family Affair

David Cohen — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:59:13 +0000

If your children are in their early to mid-20s, don’t hold your breath waiting for Facebook friend requests from them. That was just one nugget of information from the Facebook Data Science Team, which analyzed posts on the social network that were anonymized and processed automatically by users who identified themselves as parents or children to get a better sense of how families interact with each other on Facebook.

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Parents Can Monitor Kids’ Facebook Activity With SociallyActive

David Cohen — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:52:58 +0000

Attention, kids on Facebook: Big Brother may be watching your activity on the social network. If your parents are concerned enough to pay for its service, Big Brother comes in the form of SociallyActive.

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On Facebook, To Tag Or Not To Tag?

Julie D. Andrews — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:28:35 +0000

Facebook users can tag friends in videos, photos, check-ins and status updates, among other types of interactions. But there is an etiquette to be followed, as not everyone appreciates being tagged. When is it appropriate to tag and when should you just keep it to yourself?

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Facebook Adds Controls To Curb Cyberbullying

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:25:49 +0000

Facebook has long been adamant about preventing cyberbullying, and the company announced recently that more controls are in place so teens can feel safer on the social network.

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Facebook App, Firefox Plugin Analyze Facebook Friends To Root Out Potential Fakes

David Cohen — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:49:10 +0000

A new tool to help parents protect their kids on Facebook, and to help Facebook users in general avoid fake user profiles, was developed by Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev .

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Advocacy Group To Facebook: Don’t Track Kids

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:47:54 +0000

As Facebook considers letting kids younger than 13 create accounts, the Center for Digital Democracy sent a letter to Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, pleading for the social network to not collect youngsters’ personal information if they are allowed to join.

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Report: Facebook Testing Technologies To Allow Children Under 13, With Parental Controls

David Cohen — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:51:58 +0000

According to published reports, Facebook is testing technology aimed at scrapping its oft-ignored minimum age of 13 and allowing younger kids to join the social network, albeit with parental supervision.

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Kids’ Photos On Facebook: Yes Or No? (Guess Which Way Website STFU, Parents Votes)

Julie D. Andrews — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:22:12 +0000

Recently, writer Steven Leckart coined the term “oversharenting” to refer to the omnificent practice of Gen-C (as in connected adults ages 18 to 34, per Nielsen) parents who overpost photos of their young children in curious circumstances.

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4% Of Children On Facebook Are Under 6 Years

Jackie Cohen — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:07:14 +0000

Kids are learning to use computers at ever younger ages, and some are figuring out how to lie about their age to access Facebook. The site has a minimum age requirement of 13, yet four percent of children using the site are under age six. continued…

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33 Codes Your Kids Use On Facebook

Jennifer Moire — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:26:28 +0000

If you’re a parent and noticed your kids were going to CD5 before they GNOC in a post on Facebook, you should check out this list of social media terms that could help decipher a message they may not want you to know.

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