My child is at camp and my phone pings nonstop with photos. Does anyone really want this? | Celina Ribeiro
Briefly

The constant barrage of updates from my child's school camp, and the subsequent anxiety about her safety, made me question whether this level of connection is truly necessary.
With children facing an estimated 72 million data points collected about them by age 13, one must wonder about the implications of such a pervasive digital footprint.
The phenomenon of 'sharenting' raises concerns: while parents feel a need to document their children's lives, the implications of this excessive sharing are often overlooked.
Eighty percent of children in the developed world have a digital footprint by age two, prompting urgent discussions about privacy and the potential long-term effects of early exposure to social media.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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