Ruth Mottram on Nostr: Took my youngest through the data detox ( datadetoxkit.org ) + had a really thorough ...
Took my youngest through the data detox ( datadetoxkit.org ) + had a really thorough conversation about data, privacy, tech and so forth as a Christmas holiday activity.
Good news: the point was taken + understood
Bad news: my 12 yr old is literally the last kid out of 25 in the class to not have #Snapchat (technically only permitted for 13+ kids in Denmark)
It's surprising to me that so many parents have such a cavalier attitude to their kids on SoMe, but maybe not so surprising that they've never talked to kids at school about #privacy, #DataProtection and such like. Perhaps, most people just don't think about it? The focus, where they have had #TechLiteracy lessons, has tended to be on bullying, scams and grooming, which is maybe fair enough.
But they seem already at school to be locked into an idea of "the internet" that is controlled by US tech corporations + walled gardens, rather than really understanding what the net is.
Good news: the point was taken + understood
Bad news: my 12 yr old is literally the last kid out of 25 in the class to not have #Snapchat (technically only permitted for 13+ kids in Denmark)
It's surprising to me that so many parents have such a cavalier attitude to their kids on SoMe, but maybe not so surprising that they've never talked to kids at school about #privacy, #DataProtection and such like. Perhaps, most people just don't think about it? The focus, where they have had #TechLiteracy lessons, has tended to be on bullying, scams and grooming, which is maybe fair enough.
But they seem already at school to be locked into an idea of "the internet" that is controlled by US tech corporations + walled gardens, rather than really understanding what the net is.