Practicing Internet Privacy

We are fortunate to be living in this generation, as we see how fast technology is advancing. The internet has made it so accessible for one to be connected to as many people as possible through emails, chat messenger, social networking sites, etc. Parents are happy to be connected to their children especially if the parents are abroad far away from them or working late in the office. The world is witnessing booming in the world of technology and so the parents desire that their children be proficient in their education and build a niche in this digital world. 

However, without guidance and supervision, the internet can exert a bad influence on children. Children can get too attached to internet services they even have substituted every other activity with online services.

They like to spend more time on the internet and parents sometimes assume that their children are treading on the right path, however, children's online activity should be monitored, or else they face negative consequences.  

Teaching children about internet privacy

We need to teach our children about being protective about their privacy because children pay less attention to this aspect; they don’t mind filling their profile on websites just to access a game or video which is a temporary need. But in exchange, they have given their personal information on the site, which is profitable for online companies and can be used for a very long time. 

As parents, we need to adopt a family internet privacy policy that will help everyone in the family to stay safe in the online world. We need to know that not all websites protect your privacy as they claim to be.  Children should be taught this even if they may not accept it completely or may not follow it correctly. 

In addition, it’s not right on our part as parents to allow our children to use a computer with internet-enabled services without our supervision. We need to assess the need for the internet with regard to our children’s education and provide them access to it but with our guidance. 

To accomplish this, parents need to keep themselves updated with the current technology changes and upgrades and to know more than their children in order to monitor and understand their online behavior.

Also, parents need to be cautious when using their digital devices. It’s not a right practice to leave their mobile phone or digital gadgets with their children since they might not understand the value of personal information that parents may be saving on it. It is good to have password-enabled digital devices which will restrict them to use the device.