It is incredibly tempting to share that picture you just snapped of your new baby, or someone else’s baby you are excited about. The last thing in your mind is the brutal digital world that will take in that picture and keep it forever - regardless, you or the baby wish that to be the … Continue reading A Baby Announcement without the Baby
Children’s Credit Fraud / Identity Theft
While we are busy monitoring and protecting our credit scores and identities, it is easy to overlook our children's. After all, they don't have any cards and accounts… However, in 2017 over 1 million children were victims of identity theft – Forbes reports it here. That is more than 1 in every 100 kids! You … Continue reading Children’s Credit Fraud / Identity Theft
A Superhero for Children’s Privacy
"G, you are going to piss someone off with these." said a friend. Well, doesn't that happen to every well-intended blog? 🙂 Dear parents, Managing children's privacy is absolutely no different than managing their diet, their sports activities and exercise, or the TV shows you let them watch. All of these require you to learn … Continue reading A Superhero for Children’s Privacy
YouTube, The Babysitter
Most of us have let an attitude-oozing child be soothed by our best friend YouTube, while we try to fold the laundry or finish that meal in the restaurant while catching too many side-eyes. But we achieve the silence while the little ones are watching for the next surprise egg, next toy (Ryan, anyone?), next … Continue reading YouTube, The Babysitter
Facial Recognition
I am going to cover our social media habits and impacts on children in a separate post, probably in many posts. Before that, I want to share a recent breach that can help you understand WHY I am going to make a big deal out of children in social media. Have you heard of a … Continue reading Facial Recognition
Security Basics for Parents: Passwords
In this blog, I will focus on topics that directly concern children’s privacy; however, every once in a while, we have to talk about security and privacy basics for parents too. Because you cannot protect your children’s information if you cannot protect your own. How many online accounts do you think you have accumulated over … Continue reading Security Basics for Parents: Passwords
Internet of Toys
Think about the toys most children play with nowadays, how many of them are connected to the internet? How many of the games they play are from a connected device? How many of these games allow children to play with others they meet on the gaming platform? You are probably scanning through all the toys … Continue reading Internet of Toys
Hello World!
I am very excited that you cared to show up and read about my lofty goal to inflict intentional parenting when it comes to privacy of children – The Children's Privacy Project. I spent enough time saying I am passionate about it, then some more on wanting to make a difference, and just as much time worrying whether I … Continue reading Hello World!
A Blog About Children's Privacy 