Many young people 'at risk' though internet activities [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 12 October 2011
Many children in Ireland could be putting their safety at risk by not adequately protecting themselves when using the internet.
This is according to a new report from the ISPCC, which found a quarter of older children failed to use privacy settings on their social networking accounts, while over a third of primary school-age youngsters did not know how to do this.
One in ten of the older group admitted to giving out information such as email addresses, mobile phone numbers or photos, while 13 per cent of younger children had given their full name to someone they had never met.
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