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McAfee study: Dark truths revealed about teen's internet use

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    What are teens hiding from parents?

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70%.

Of teenagers have hidden their online behavior from their parents.

This is up from 45%.

Only two years ago.

Nearly half of all parents believe their kids are honest about what they do on line but the numbers paint a different picture.

One out of four parents are oblivious to how the digital devices their lives work in the kids you know they grew up with this this is what they know.

And it's that.

Lack of information on the parents behalf.

It's what teenagers are apparently lying about that's a concern.

More than half surveyed admitting to illegally hacking into social network accounts.

And get this over 60% of teenagers claimed to have witnessed digital bullying.

Something that's getting a lot of media attention in recent years.

We see.

Cyber bullying it has really kind of grown and changed over time the fact that there is a cyber environment has made it so that something that happens maybe as an isolated incident is now something that thousands or millions of people that you don't even -- can react to.

And it seems pornography has become the new Playboy under the mattress.

With more than 30% of teenagers viewing the graphic videos on a weekly basis thirteen to seventeen year -- in general -- curious as much as half of them are viewing pornography once a -- kids are outsmarting -- Your parents doing whatever it takes to pull the wool over their -- With the five most popular tactics being cleaning the browser history.

Closing or minimizing the browser when a parent -- -- Hiding or deleting I am news or videos.

Lying or omitting details about their online activities and using a computer their parents don't check.

What's really important they have dialogue that they can explain to them that no it's their job as parents to protect this child until they leave the nest in in beyond.

And that having that dialogue explaining to -- that did not everybody is is nice is mummy and daddy.

-- -- -- says parents need to talk to their kids and explain the dangers they could face.

He also points to a number of software products that let mom and -- keep a closer ally on their kids in New York Rick -- -- Fox News.

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