"I think parents should have a healthy skepticism aboutwhat their kids are doing withdigital technologies," said Kathryn Montgomery, a communications professor atAmerican University inWashington, asquoted bythe New York Times.
The question remains whether teens understand how sharing their thoughts or pictures of their activities can come back to haunt them, said Kathryn Montgomery, an American University professor of communications who has written a book about how the Internet affects children.
Date: Oct 16, 2013
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Federal regulators take steps to strengthen kids' online privacy
We are at a critical moment in the growth of the childrens digital marketplace as social networks, mobile phones and gaming platforms become an increasingly powerful presence in the lives of young people, said Kathryn Montgomery, professor of communications at American University. The new rule
these companies are capturing a wide range of personal information.... Such practices not only violate the law, but also fly in the face of industry promises to protect children's privacy in the digital media marketkplace," said Kathryn Montgomery, a professor of communication at American University.
Date: Dec 11, 2012
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
FTC investigates mobile apps makers on children's privacy
Kids, who are being exposed to mobile screens at an early age at home and in school, are the most vulnerable, said American University professor Kathryn Montgomery, who advocated for the passage of COPPA.
dress a number of concerns raised by consumer groups, privacy experts, and child advocates, while at the same time, balancing children's ability to be active participants in digital culture with the need to protect them from unfair data collection and marketing practices, said Kathryn Montgomery, pr