Data collection on kids

Internet Privacy is becoming a trending topic with recent hacking of the iCloud. There are many audiences that use the internet all the time. There are kids, teenagers and adults. But how safe do we feel when it comes to kids using the internet? Especially without their knowledge that their data are being collected. We are not sure where those data will be sent to and it may either be harmful or beneficial for the children. 

Many parents out there would want the safety of their children when using the internet. As we all know, many parents would sit next to their kid in order to monitor what websites they are on. But sometimes, the parents would forget and they will just leave their kids alone. Once the kids are alone sometimes they get into adult materials that are forbidden for them to see. Others, they tend to wander off some website and the next thing you know is that there are many pop ups and viruses that can destroy the computer. 

As we continue, we will talk about:

- Current Use
- Security of Technology
- Ethical and Social Implications
- Future Use

Current Use

Lack of privacy can be seen everywhere. Most people use mobile phones and they barely have privacy disclosures especially among children. Most of the times, such applications on phones do not give out warnings about gathering information from children. Some of the ways that the Federal Trade Commission is fixing the problems is by mandating the Children’s Online Privacy Act. 

Security of Technology

Based on the research so far, there is a breach among the security of technology online. With the use of federal grants, there are many people that will be affected by it. Parents will be more alert and aware of how their children access the internet. Children, especially teenagers might upgrade to new security features that will make it harder for others to track down their internet usage.  

Ethical and Social Implications

It is not ethical to have children’s private data to be exposed through the use of new technology development even if there is a greater chance of using it to good use. The social implications can be damaging for children especially if the information gets released to the public. No matter what the information is for example health records, school records and others it is wrong to collect others information especially children’s data without their knowledge. 

Future Use

So far, according to the website of Breibart (Berry) the information will be used to gather health information of the children. It may sound that the government might put it to good use; however, we have no evidence in the meantime that it will be used only on health matter.

All in all, the new technology development will be an issue regarding the privacy of the children. Many parents will be outraged to find that their children’s data are being collected without the parents’ or the childrens’ consent. In the future, there will be social implications to children regarding the collection of data. We just need to let children and teenagers limit their use of social networks. In the end, it will just be a safety precaution so that other dangers can be avoided.