70% of Teens Hide Their Online Behavior from Parents

Despite their awareness of online dangers, teens continue to take risks by posting personal information and risky photos online, unbeknownst to parents. Many teens are accessing inappropriate online content, despite 73.5% of parents whom trust their teens to not access age-inappropriate content online. Specifically 43% of teens have accessed simulated violence online, 36% have access sexual topics online, and 32% have accessed nude content or pornography online.

McAfee, the world’s largest dedicated security technology company, today released findings from the company’s 2012 Teen Internet Behavior study.

Read more about the survey’s results here