Parents, on average, will post more than 1,000 images of their children online before they’re even old enough to have their own social media accounts, according to a report by the U.K. children’s commissioner. By 18 years of age, those children will have created upwards of 70,000 posts themselves. (CBC News)
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Parents, on average, will post more than 1,000 images of their children online before they’re even old enough to have their own social media accounts, according to a report by the U.K. children’s commissioner. By 18 years of age, those children will have created upwards of 70,000 posts themselves. (CBC News)
Talking point: The consequences of having such a large “digital footprint” are unknown because it’s so unprecedented. Children may have photos of themselves uploaded online before they’re even born, in the form of their parents posting their ultrasounds. In addition to photos, children’s data is being collected through search engines, smart speakers and connected toys and baby monitors—that a product has been designed to be baby-proof doesn’t mean it is also protecting that baby’s data.
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