, SecurityFocus 2005-04-18
SEATTLE -- High-schools students have a message for their parents: Trust us with technology. Security and privacy? We have it covered.
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Teenagers struggle with privacy, security issues
2005-04-19
A 20 Year Sysadm and Father of Four (4 replies)
A 20 Year Sysadm and Father of Four (4 replies)
Teenagers struggle with privacy, security issues (of course we do)
2005-04-22
Chris Coel (2 replies)
Chris Coel (2 replies)
To be honest, and no disrespect to the students involved in this, I think they are probably overestimating their knowlege when they say they've got a handle on this. IMHO teenagers often believe that they know far more than they do on a lot of topics, I've seen kids who would I'm sure claim they know all about being safe on the Internet leak information like sieves when on a message board with a 'cute 17 yr old boy' who could of course have been anybody. A function of being young is a belief in your own invulnerability; when it comes down to it they 'talk the talk' but don't really 'walk the walk'. Sure, a lot are very clever and able, but many don't really assess the risks when it comes to the crunch. That's why we have to provide filtering for our internet connection....
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