How to protect children's privacy online | Priya Kumar | TEDxPSU

Privacy scholar Priya Kumar unpacks how parents are navigating the privacy issues of posting about their children on social media and explains why the digital ecosystem has not set them up for success.

Dr. Priya Kumar is an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, where she studies how we as society think, talk, study, and learn about data privacy, especially in relation to children. She holds a PhD from the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies and an M.S. from the University of Michigan School of Information. Her research has been featured in media outlets including the New York Times, NPR, NBC, CNN, and Slate.

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