As teens continue to share personal information about their lives on the web, a new study suggests America's youth cares about their online privacy and is taking steps to make sure they are protected.
Data conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed that although teens ages 12 to 17 tend to manage their privacy settings themselves, the majority (71%) have sought outside help at some point about how to do so.
The most popular way for this group to get security tips is from their friends and peers (42%), but 41% have actually turned to parents for advice about how to keep their accounts safe.
"At first, the finding that 41% of online teens have asked for advice about online privacy from a parent seems surprising — particularly given that many teens are motivated to protect their privacy specifically from their parents," Amanda Lenhart, senior researcher and director of teens and technology at the Pew Research Center, told Mashable. "But for a subset of teens, often younger ones, their parents were heavily involved in helping them set up their social media accounts (often as a precondition to use) and so it's not so surprising that those teens would be seeking advice from their parents."
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