Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.
Teens Aware of Online Dangers
5/3/2007 | 
Coverage
Debra Lau Whelan, School Library Journal
'" Although most teens don’t disclose personal information on public areas of social networking sites, they still think predators can seek them out based on the limited information they reveal, says a new study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
“Teens, Privacy, and Online Social Networks” says the majority of teens know that there are powerful search tools available on the Internet to help motivated individuals track them down.
Some 23 percent of those surveyed say it would be “pretty easy” for someone to find out who they are based on the information posted on their profiles. Another 40 percent say that it would be “difficult” for someone to find out who they are, but that someone could eventually succeed. Another 36 percent say they think it would be "very difficult" for someone to identify them from their online profile.
“Teens realize that in some ways they are more accessible when they are online,” says Amanda Lenhart, a Pew senior research specialist and co-author of the report. "
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