"Be an Upstander" - video by The NED Show

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New device? There's an app list for that

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/guide/best-first-kids-apps

The astonishing amount of data being collected about your children

Big data is no longer a tool reserved solely for big businesses. (Alan Brandt/AP)

Parental concerns about student privacy have been rising in recent years amid the growing use by schools, school districts and states use technology to collect mountains of detailed information on students. Last year, a controversial $100 million student data collection project funded by the Gates Foundation and operated by a specially created nonprofit organization called inBloom was forced to shut down because of these concerns, an episode that served as a warning to parents about just how much information about their children is being shared without their knowledge.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/11/12/the-astonishing-amount-of-data-being-collected-about-your-children/

TBH (To Be Honest) and More Slang Parents Should Know

https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/tbh-to-be-honest-and-more-slang-parents-should-know/ 

What is on your child's mobile device?

"I think I have a pretty good handle on it, but I know the predators are smarter," parent Angie McKenney said.

We invited six Southwest Florida families to our studio. All of them allowed a web safety expert to go through their kids' devices.

Get the full story here:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/30542367/what-is-on-your-childs-mobile-device

See the video below.

NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral

FOSI released its latest research report, “Parents, Privacy and Technology Use”

FOSI released its latest research report, “Parents, Privacy and Technology Use” on November 17, 2015. This research was conducted by Hart Research Associates and included an online survey of 589 parents of kids ages 6 to 17, as well as 3 focus groups in suburban Philadelphia. 

Read more: https://www.fosi.org/policy-research/parents-privacy-technology-use/

NBC2 reveals what you don't know about your kid's mobile device.

Watch Dr. Sabella on NBC-2 tomorrow night at 6pm. You can ask question via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NBC2News.

TOMORROW: NBC2 reveals what you don't know about your kid's mobile device.

Posted by NBC2 News on Monday, November 16, 2015