Pew Internet & American Life Project: Teens Online

A new Pew report looks at the ways families are trying to protect teens while they are online. ThePew Internet & American Life Project: Teens Online found that:

• More than half (54%) of internet-connected families with teens now use filters, compared to 41% in December 2000.
• 73% of online teens say their household computer is located in a public place inside the house.
• 81% of parents of online teens say that teens aren’t careful enough when giving out information about themselves online.
• 79% of online teens agree that teens aren’t careful enough when sharing personal information online.
• 65% of all parents and 64% of all teens say that teens do things online that they wouldn’t want their parents to know about.