How Do Canadian Teens Make Decisions When Sharing Photos?

Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 19 Apr 2017.

Building on MediaSmarts’ findings on youth and privacy from our Young Canadians in a Wired World research, our new qualitative study, To Share or Not to Share: How Teens Make Privacy Decisions about Photos on Social Media examines the reasoning that teens apply when sharing photos online.

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Cell Phones and Texting, Privacy, Social Networking, Young Canadians In A Wired World

Privacy and Bullying

Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 13 Nov 2015.

Despite their enthusiastic participation in social media, it’s a mistake to think that young people don’t care about privacy. MediaSmarts’ 2014 study Young Canadians in a Wired World, which surveyed over 5,000 students across Canada on their experiences with and attitudes towards digital media, found that they do have very strong feelings about their privacy, and take significant steps to control it.

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Cyberbullying, Privacy, Young Canadians In A Wired World

How Young Canadians Get Their Online Media

Submitted by Matthew Johnson on 01 Oct 2014.

TV, music and movies have been a central part of young people’s lives for generations, and the Internet has only intensified that by delivering all of those directly to our homes – legally and illegally.

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Cyber Security, Digital Citizenship, Intellectual Property, Internet & Mobile, Young Canadians In A Wired World

Dinner table talk about passwords

Submitted by Andrea Tomkins on 05 Jun 2014.

In my previous post I briefly mentioned the issue of passwords. The topic of passwords may not be as top-of-mind as sexting or bullying, but it’s important, and it definitely deserves some attention at home. Consider this the next topic for your dinnertime conversation.

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Parents, Privacy, Young Canadians In A Wired World