I am of the opinion that teens are getting smarter about what
they are posting on social networks. Teens have been know to over share private
information on social networking sites in the past. These social networking
sites have been designed and engineered to psychologically encourage people to
share personal details with others. A report based on the survey results in
2012 of 802 teens was compared to a similar report from 2006 and some very
interesting facts were revealed.
Teens share more information today about themselves than
they did in 2006. Today, 91% of teens
post a photo of themselves, 71% post their school name, 71% post the city or
town where they live, 53% post their email address, and 20% post their cell
phone numbers. These percentages have increased significantly since the 2006
study. New questions on the 2012 study reflected the following statistics: 60
percent of Facebook teens keep their profiles private. However, 92% post using
their real name on at least one profile, 82% post their birth date, and 62%
post their relationship status.
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