Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg suggested that privacy was no longer a social norm. "People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people," the Facebook CEO said at the Crunchie awards in January. However, a new Zogby poll shows that younger Internet users are far less comfortable with the state of our privacy online than Zuckerberg's statement suggests.
The results of the poll, which surveyed 400 teens aged 15 to 18, suggest users are looking for more control over their personal information. The vast majority of teens understood that search engines (88%) and social networks (79%) were tracking their browsing habits for ads. However, many were not sure whether their data was secure: More than half of the respondents said they either did not think their personal information was private or were not sure.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Teens Want More Privacy Online Too | Fast Company
Author: Austin Carr
