Текст № 10 « Charity warns against uploading photos of children »
A child protection charity in the UK is urging parents to ask their children for permission before uploading photos and videos of them on social media. This follows a study by Ofcom, a communications supervisory body, revealing that parents are divided on whether it is right to post photos of their children online. The practice of parents uploading photos and videos of their kids is termed "sharenting". This is a combination of the words "share" and "parenting". Ofcom said the biggest reason for parents not sharing photos of their kids is to protect the privacy of under-18s. The NSPCC said: "Each time a photo or video is uploaded, it creates a digital footprint of a child which can follow them into adult life."
The website theatlantic.com highlighted how prevalent sharenting is in the USA. It said: "In the United States, the vast majority of 2-year-olds…already have an online presence. More than 80 per cent of babies younger than that are already on social media." The website said there is a conflict between a parent's pride in their children and his or her desire to share photos of them, and the potential dangers of sharing photos of their kids. Parents often include personal information about their children along with the photos they upload. This could put kids at risk of identity theft and digital kidnapping. There is also the danger of parents publishing real-time information about their children's whereabouts.
Mark the following statements as true or false (T/F):
- A charity said parents should ask children's permission to post photos. T / F
- The article says parents are split on the idea of posting kids' photos. T / F
- "Sharenting" comes from the words "shark" and "resenting". T / F
- Digital footprints can follow children into their adult life. T / F
- Most 2-year-olds in the USA have an online presence. T / F
- Fewer than 80% of US babies are already on social media. T / F
- The article says parents never include personal details about children. T / F
- Posting the real-time whereabouts of kids is not dangerous. T / F
Provide the appropriate answers to the following questions based on the content of the text:
- What did a charity urge parents to ask children for?
- Which two words is the term 'sharenting' from?
- What did Ofcom say must be protected?
- What kind of footprint is left when a photo is uploaded?
- How many 2-year-olds in the USA have an online presence?
- How many babies younger than two are present on social media?
- What parental feeling is in conflict with wanting people to see their kids?
- What danger was mentioned besides identity theft?
- What real-time information do some parents upload about children?
Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using vocabulary of the text:
- Благотворительная организация Великобритании, занимающаяся защитой прав детей, призывает родителей спрашивать разрешения у своих детей, прежде чем загружать их фотографии и видео в социальные сети.
- Согласно правозащитной организации Оfcom, основной причиной того, почему родителям не следует делится фотографиями своих детей в Интернет пространстве, заключается в том, чтобы защитить конфиденциальность детей младше 18 лет.
- Родители часто публикуют личную информацию о своих детях вместе с фотографиями, которые они загружают.
- Публикация личных фото в Интернет пространстве и соц. сетях может подвергнуть детей риску кражи личных данных и цифровому киднеппингу.
- Существует также опасность того, что родители могут опубликовать в режиме реального времени информацию о местонахождении своих детей.