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CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY FROM THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: CHALLENGES AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION

Manotipya, Paweena
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-5895
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556288209832228

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2019, MS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Computer Science.
There is much evidence exists that a considerable number of users are either unaware of the side-effects of sharing personal information online or lack adequate knowledge about their rights or means concerning protecting their privacy. This becomes even more disturbing when we realize the vulnerability of children’s information in social media environments. Their information is often posted online by their parents or guardians, resulting in a compromise in privacy. In this thesis, the study is separated into two phases, the first of which is a survey to understand parents’ perceptions of children’s online privacy. The second phase is based on the points learned in the first phase, to use a game-based learning in an attempt to educate parents when sharing their children’s information online. The initial findings demonstrate that although parents and guardians might have a certain level of awareness and knowledge about their children’s online privacy, their actions in some cases still violate their children’s privacy. In addition, parents are unaware of the long-term impact for creating their children’s digital footprints. The results of the survey and the game participation show that parents need to be more aware of their actions when sharing children’s personal information, photos and videos on any social media platform. In addition, more needs to be done to develop tools or educate parents on methods to protect children’s online privacy as the advancement of technology and increasing privacy violation cases on vulnerable groups of people become more and more complex.
Kambiz Ghazinour (Advisor)
89 p.
Computer Science
Children Online Privacy; Social Media; parents online behavior; game based learning

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  • Manotipya, P. (2019). CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY FROM THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: CHALLENGES AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556288209832228

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Manotipya, Paweena. CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY FROM THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: CHALLENGES AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION . 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556288209832228.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Manotipya, Paweena. "CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY FROM THE PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE: CHALLENGES AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556288209832228

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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