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Secret Life of Teens !!!!

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“Keeping kids safe no longer only means teaching them about the dangers of alcohol or how to deal with a school bully,” said Tracy Mooney, mother of three and McAfee Chief Cyber Security Mom. “This report is a wake-up call to the real dangers our teens face when they make themselves vulnerable online. As a mom, it worries me that kids aren’t practicing safe ‘street smarts’ when they’re online.”

Teens Talk to Strangers, Give up Personal Information
Harris Interactive® conducted an online study on behalf of McAfee, and revealed that despite news headlines, teens are providing more information than they should with strangers:

- 69 percent of 13-17 year olds have updated their status on social networking sites to include their physical location

- 51 percent of teens say they have given out personal information online to someone they don’t know in the offline world

   - 43 percent have shared their first name
   - 24 percent have shared their email address
   - 18 percent have shared a personal photo of themselves
   - 12 percent have shared their cell phone number

- 28 percent of teens chat with people they don’t know in the offline world

   - Girls are more likely than boys to chat with people