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title: Privacy Matters | Foundation for Technology and Privacy Outreach
description: The Foundation engages in educational initiatives aimed at increasing the public’s awareness of advances in technology, online privacy, and identity issues to ensure that fostering innovation and the promotion of consumer privacy becomes – and remains – a top priority for current and future generations.
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# Privacy **Matters**

It is important to manage your and your child’s online privacy. The Internet is a very public place and what you post can be found and follow you around forever. Your pictures and your information can be copied and shared without your knowledge.

- Reputations can be harmed
- Marketers can target unwanted ads to your browser
- GPS-enabled cell phones and location sharing devices can post your location without you even knowing about it

### Did you know?

Kids as young as ten, said they were actually up to no good, either visiting restricted websites or engaging in inappropriate behavior.   
**[Read more](https://onlineprivacymatters.com/did-you-know-2/)**

### What is COPPA? (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)

COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age.   
**[Read more](https://onlineprivacymatters.com/what-is-coppa/)**

### Questions Every Parent Should Have Answers to...

When is it okay to give out private information on the computer?  
**[Read more](https://onlineprivacymatters.com/questions-every-parent-should-have-answer-to/)**

### Navigating the World Online

There are some rules you will need to teach to your child before they take their first click on the Internet.   
**[Read more](https://onlineprivacymatters.com/navigating-the-world-online/)**

# CONTACT **US**

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Have any questions? Interested in receiving hard copies of the POPS curriculum? Send us a message.

** 703.569.0504

** info@onlineprivacymatters.org