QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Kids and Wireless Devices?

90 percent of kids between the ages of 8 to 17 say it’s OK for parents to set rules for using their mobile devices.

No. The Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) restricts companies from knowingly collecting information from children under 13 without parental consent online.

On average, children are 12.1 when they receive their first device. Two percent of children 8 years old and younger have their own cellphone. 56 percent of children, age 8 – 12, have a cellphone. 

70 percent of parents say that they monitor their children's social networking activities. Fewer than half of teens are bothered by parental monitoring of their online or mobile activities and a majority of teens say parent's looking over their shoulder doesn't bother them that much.

Only 56 percent of young people use a password on their mobile device. Adding a PIN or password to your device ensures that your personal information, or your child’s personal information, doesn’t fall into the wrong hands if the device is lost or stolen.  For more information on how to protect your device, and that of your children, visit BeforeYouLostIt.org.