Acknowledging up front that I don't have kids, if I did, it would be extremely important to me to teach them that there is no such thing as privacy on the internet.
If you want them to grow up to be adults who live in the world, drive that lesson home: Every single thing they ever do on the internet is being tracked and monitored and can be shared with anyone, at any time, especially the people they'd least like to see it.
"Online privacy" is an oxymoron. Sure, there are ways to be much more secure about it than others. Teach them to use them. Raise them to be "that kid" who understands why their messages should always be encrypted and self-destructing.
The world will not respect your children's privacy on the internet. They need to know that, and the earlier, the better. Don't Santa Claus them on this. Don't set them up for failure.
Good point. I take a pretty hands off approach with my kids, but they know I'm not afraid to dig in and figure out what they've been doing. I dabble in digital forensics and have a networking background.
This keeps them in line for the most part, but you have to be diligent as a parent. There's no excuse for ignoring your kids.
If you want them to grow up to be adults who live in the world, drive that lesson home: Every single thing they ever do on the internet is being tracked and monitored and can be shared with anyone, at any time, especially the people they'd least like to see it.
"Online privacy" is an oxymoron. Sure, there are ways to be much more secure about it than others. Teach them to use them. Raise them to be "that kid" who understands why their messages should always be encrypted and self-destructing.
The world will not respect your children's privacy on the internet. They need to know that, and the earlier, the better. Don't Santa Claus them on this. Don't set them up for failure.