NSPCC find that parents may be missing vital information in online safety talks with children
The NSPCC have recently surveyed more than 600 primary school children about what information they feel they need to help them to stay safe online.
More than 80% of children said that online privacy settings on mobile apps and games was a topic they thought their parents should cover when talking about online safety Just over half (54%) of children opted for using privacy settings relating to sharing their location via GPS which is important to use to safeguard them from risks such as being tracked by unknown people (such as sex offenders) and also being victims of cyberbullying or being targeted online. The NSPCC found that although 8 out of 10 parents told us in a YouGov poll that they knew what to say to their child to keep them safe online, only 28% had actually mentioned privacy settings to them and just 20% discussed location settings with their children.