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Rene Millman

The dark side of back-to-school: Why ExpressVPN urges parents to rethink their online privacy habits

Rear view of girls wearing backbacks and going to school.
  • ExpressVPN and the IWF warn against the danger of 'sharenting'
  • 56% of kids feel parents overlook their privacy concerns, research reveals
  • Ahead of back-to-school, parents are urged to rethink their online habits

As millions of students head back to the classroom, social media feeds are inevitably flooding with proud first-day-of-school photos. But cybersecurity experts are urging parents to rethink their posting habits, warning that innocent images are increasingly being scraped and manipulated by malicious actors.

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