This statistic provides information about how teens hide information from their parents. During the survey period in May 2012, 19.9 percent of teenagers manipulated social media privacy settings to block their parents with only 8.1 percent of parents being aware of this.
Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012
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McAfee. (June 25, 2012). Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234356/teens-methods-of-hiding-online-activities-from-their-parents/
McAfee. "Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012 ." Chart. June 25, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234356/teens-methods-of-hiding-online-activities-from-their-parents/
McAfee. (2012). Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234356/teens-methods-of-hiding-online-activities-from-their-parents/
McAfee. "Teenagers' Methods of Hiding Their Online Activities from Their Parents in May 2012 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234356/teens-methods-of-hiding-online-activities-from-their-parents/
McAfee, Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234356/teens-methods-of-hiding-online-activities-from-their-parents/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Teenagers' methods of hiding their online activities from their parents in May 2012 [Graph], McAfee, June 25, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234356/teens-methods-of-hiding-online-activities-from-their-parents/