Parents are outpaced by technology and most people trust that technology without knowing how it works.

How many of you here can tell me what TCP/IP is and how it carries your information and what information does it carry about you every time you click on a link on Reddit?

Most of you have no idea, yet it doesn't keep you from browsing Reddit...

What is a TCP/IP packet? What does it contain? On who's equipment do my packet transit between my computer and Reddit? Who can read my packets? Can I trust people I don't know?

When I send a selfie to my boy/girlfriend, how many steps does it travel through to get from my phone to his/her phone? How many chances are there for my selfie to be intercepted? Are there copies of my selfie stored at any point in transit? How long will my selfie be stored in those systems? Can someone find my selfie and know who sent it?

Fact is that most of you have no clue that a selfie leaving your phone can transit through over 100 pieces of equipment belonging to any number of different companies and organizations and that, during the transfer, anyone can intercept, store and later look at your selfie without your knowledge and all that before your boy/girlfriend will ever receive your pic...

Most of you ignore that being on the internet (without end-to-end encryption) is exactly like standing in a crowd of millions of people and trying to have a private conversation with another person there, hoping that no one around you will eavesdrop on your conversation.

BTW, most of you don't have a clue what end-to-end encryption entails...

No wonder why parents get in trouble because of their kids, because the parents are using and allow their kids to use technologies that they do not understand. If they did, they would take the easy steps to prevent "Little Johnny" from raking in extra charges.