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'I make up a silly name': Understanding Children's Perception of Privacy Risks Online

Zhao, J; Wang, G; Dally, C; Slovak, P; Edbrooke-Childs, J; Van Kleek, M; Shadbolt, N; (2019) 'I make up a silly name': Understanding Children's Perception of Privacy Risks Online. In: Brewster, S and Fitzpatrick, G, (eds.) Proceedings of the 2019 Conference on Human Factors in Computing System (CHI 2019). ACM (Association for Computing Machinery): Glasgow, Scotland. Green open access

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Abstract

Children under 11 are often regarded as too young to comprehend the implications of online privacy. Perhaps as a result, little research has focused on younger kids' risk recognition and coping. Such knowledge is, however, critical for designing efficient safeguarding mechanisms for this age group. Through 12 focus group studies with 29 children aged 6-10 from UK schools, we examined how children described privacy risks related to their use of tablet computers and what information was used by them to identify threats. We found that children could identify and articulate certain privacy risks well, such as information oversharing or revealing real identities online; however, they had less awareness with respect to other risks, such as online tracking or game promotions. Our findings offer promising directions for supporting children's awareness of cyber risks and the ability to protect themselves online.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: 'I make up a silly name': Understanding Children's Perception of Privacy Risks Online
Event: 2019 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019), 4-9 May 2019, Glasgow, Scotland
Location: Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Dates: 04 May 2019 - 09 May 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4503-5970-2
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1145/3290605.3300336
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300336
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Privacy, Family Technologies, Children, Tablet Computers, Scaffolding
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083745
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