The Internet, children, and privacy: The case against parental monitoring

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 263-274

  Mathiesen, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's rights; Internet; Parental monitoring; Privacy; Risks on line; The Internet and children

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS; CURRENT CAPACITY; INTERNET USE; ON-LINE INFORMATION; RIGHT TO PRIVACIES; THE INTERNET AND CHILDREN;

DATA PRIVACY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

INTERNET;

EID: 84889589144     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-013-9323-4     Document Type: Article

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