About 60% of Teens, Parents Know Little or Nothing About Facebook-Cambridge Analytica

Sixty percent of American teens and parents of teens have heard only “a little” or “nothing at all” about the recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, said a survey from Common Sense and SurveyMonkey Monday (see 1806060067). About 38 percent of each group said they heard “a lot” about the controversy. The poll was of 19,063 adults and 985 teens online May 5-22. Seventy-seven percent of parents and 69 percent of teens said it’s “extremely important” that social media sites ask for permission before sharing or selling personal data.