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Kids grab on to anything new that allows them to keep their private life a secret from their parents. This desire for secrecy is likely feeding the raging popularity of text messaging services among teens. Voice calling generates a phone bill which allows parents to snoop into who their kids are calling and when - text messaging layers communication in a cloak of privacy, allowing kids to text away to their heart’s content with whomever they choose.  An article in the Washington Post comments on American Youths increasing reliance on text messaging... their 'experts' had an interesting rationale for why the new form of communication is taking off - secrecy.
The explosion of this technology was inevitable, according to those who research adolescent behavior, because it provides a new tool for creating what teenagers always have wanted and needed -- distance from parents.
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| allisonmooney on May 23, 07 0 Trends 1 Comments |
| interesting that teens crave secrecy when parents can just go online to find out everything about their kids. a recent study (label networks, i believe) shows that privacy ranks of lesser importance to teens than to previous generations. of course the way parents can track kids now is just out of control. it's ironic. the toys kids have to play with are also being used to spy on them. funny/disturbing wired article on the topic HERE |
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