(CNN)If you think “my teen would never sext,” you might be mistaken. And if you think the only teens who sext are the ones engaging in high-risk behaviors, like drinking, using drugs or skipping school, keep reading. Studies suggest that sexting is more common than many parents might realize or want to admit. More than  [ Read More ]

A recent study on social media and teens shows more than 60 percent of them use social media to track their popularity on these sites. The study conducted by child development experts also shows that increased monitoring by parents almost completely reduces stress on teens using social media. How to to keep track of their  [ Read More ]

The vast majority of websites you visit are sending your data to third-party sources, usually without your permission or knowledge. That’s not exactly breaking news, but the sheer scale and ubiquity of that leakage might be. Tim Libert, a privacy researcher with the University of Pennsylvania, has published new peer-reviewed research that sought to quantify  [ Read More ]