LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 02/05/13 — Free for life credit service, Noddle, is urging parents to ensure their children are safe online as independently commissioned online research carried out by YouGov highlights startling results in the run up to (5 February 2013).
Key findings:
As technology and the internet evolves, so does the content available online and the way fraudsters and undesirable people use this to find their next target. In this day and age it-s important that parents are doing all they can to help protect their children both from harmful content and from sharing information whilst using the latest internet enabled devices.
Tom Ilube, founder of Noddle, commented: “These figures are surprising to say the least as there are so many potential threats to children online. It-s important for parents to enquire when purchasing an internet enabled device what safety filters can be enabled. For those who already have a device with access to the internet my advice would be to enable all safety filters in order to safeguard both their children and their own personal data.”
Below are Noddle-s tips for safer internet use that everyone can follow.
Ofcom-s latest study shows that 43 per cent of children aged five to 15 have a social networking profile, rising to 80 per cent of 12 to 15-year-olds, and on average older children have 286 social media -friends-.(i)
Tom continued: “Children are innocently sharing information online through social networking sites that could potentially open them up to harm. As our results have shown a surprisingly high percentage of parents are unaware of what information their child is sharing, which could potentially fall into the wrong hands, i.e. would be fraudsters or undesirable people.
“By just providing simple details such as your age, interests and contact details could be enough for a fraudster to steal an identity or even for a stranger to befriend an innocent child. It-s vital for parents to make their children aware of the importance of keeping some information private no matter how innocent it may seem.”
In support of Safer Internet Day the free for life credit report service , provided by , will be tweeting tips on staying safe throughout the week of 5 February 2013.
For more information on Safer Internet Day visit: .
Notes to editors
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All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2227 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 23rd – 25th January 2013. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+).
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