Perspective of understanding for Children’s Privacy and Security

Abstract

The thirteen years of age requirement to open any social network account does not guarantee that children under this age would not have access to social networks such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, or YouTube just to mention some. The reason for this is that children want to be a part of this technological revolution, and create these accounts by lying about their age, or are aid by their parents without realizing the consequences this action might bring. While these social networks disclose that they delete information belonging to children under 13 from their databases as soon as they are aware of it, it is questionable if they are doing enough to protect children’s privacy , and if they should be liable for any incident related to this issue since such is widely known, but apparently neglected. Unfortunately, by social network administrators not reinforcing the age requirement policy, and launching features that makes its user’s personal information available to third parties, are indirectly exposing children with fraudulent accounts at risk of being victims of more serious ethical and social issues such as cyber bulling, and sex crimes. While it is determined that social network has little control over this issue, all which is left to do, is to provide parents with education and control of their children’s social network activity interaction to protect their privacy and keep them safe.