Another article I found very interesting was 'What teenagers think about Facebook's new privacy controls' by The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/25/what-teenagers-think-about-facebooks-new-privacy-controls).
Within this article are a few statistics which I felt important to share.
"91% of the 12-to-17-year-olds it surveyed post photos of themselves,
91% are happy posting their real name,
60% their relationship status,
82% their birthday,
71% the town where they live and the school they attend,
53% their email address and
20% their mobile number."
These percentages suggest that teenagers aren't too concerned about posting information about themselves publicly on Facebook. Interviews with teenagers are also included in the article and the comments they make also point towards the fact that privacy is the least of their concern. It raises the questions as to whether it is right to put young people in charge of their information online?
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