Children as young as eight (tweens) are adopting technology faster than expected, particularly social networking, with 67 per cent revealing they are currently using a social media site. They are also more advanced in their device usage with between three and four internet enabled devices being used by tweens at any one time.<\/p>\n
Released at a roundtable discussion with\u00a0Senator The Hon. Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy<\/b>\u00a0as part of\u00a0National Cyber Security Awareness Week<\/b>, the report titled\u00a0Tweens, Teens and Technology<\/i>\u00a0Report<\/b>\u00a0is an extension of the McAfee\u00a0Secret Life of Teens<\/i>\u00a0report last year and was commissioned to identify the online behaviour gaps between tweens, teens and parents in the digital world.<\/p>\n
Key findings:<\/p>\n
Commenting on the report Andrew Littleproud, President, McAfee Asia Pacific said, \u201cThe findings are a welcome spotlight on tweens. With the national rollout of the NBN and the increase use of devices by our younger audience in the homes, both parents and schools are encouraged to keep a close monitor on their child\u2019s online behaviour to ensure they have safe online experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Children as young as eight (tweens) are adopting technology faster than expected, particularly social networking, with 67 per cent revealing they are currently using a social media site. They are also more advanced in their device usage with between three and four internet enabled devices being used by tweens at any one time. Released at<\/p>\n