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Is there an extensive guide on how to protect kids on the internet? (self.technology)

submitted 1 week ago by VintageGenious to c/[email protected]

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With the years I learned some rules of behavior on internet, but I wonder if there is some kind of extensive guide for parents who are not experienced with technology.

For example, I don't think content blockers are a good idea for teenagers. It works for kids, but teenagers will find workarounds because parents were lazy about teaching them the dangers and instead used a spyware app.

Here is a bad written list of some obvious rules:

Be anonymous
Use private social media accounts
Do not tell any personal information
Use ad blockers
Learn to recognize ads
Learn to recognize AI generated text and images
Learn to recognize scam
Understand consent
Learn to prevent blackmail
Learn to prevent grooming
Learn how fake pornography is and the unrespectful content

But I wish there was some kind of step by step guide

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

            
              Do not upload pictures of your face ANYWHERE, period - including private chats
Do not use any name even resembling your real one, or rederencing your known interests
If something asks for a phone number, avoid using it
If it is mandatory (like for government services) or very hard not to use (like Whatsapp or Telegram), ask the parent first, maybe there is an aliasing solution
If the data sharing is mandatory, try digging deeper for alternative options because it may turn out to be not so mandatory
Do not post anything political or even remotely questionable in the current climate (should be talked about with the parent), and must understand you can be arrested for pretty much anything and be made an example of
Each time an application is installed, think about what data it is able to access, pay attention to permissions
Prefer FOSS programs for everything possible
Learn to treat a Windows PC or a non-degoogled phone as a fundentally unprivate device and learn to not trust them with personal things (if I were a parent, I'd install a privacy-preserving OS on a device prior to giving it to a kid anyway)


            
          

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Not even like video calls. People can take screenshots. That's happened to me in the past. (I was an adult when it occured but my point still stands)