Cover of the textbook Identity A2 to B1

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Trending Topics 7 for the textbook Identity A2 to B1 with authors Carla Leonard from Oxford University Press

Question

Answer the questions.

Answer

  1. Over 80% of parents are worried about their teenage children online due to cyberbullying and online predators.
  2. The teenage children thought their mum was spying on them because she was reading her daughter's emails and looking at her son's phone.
  3. The mum believes parents need to be vigilant and protect their children online, justifying her actions as a legal responsibility.
  4. The mum believes children can become completely independent when they leave home; until then, privacy is not considered a right.
  5. According to Sam, parents spy on their children by checking social media posts, reading diaries, and looking at phone messages.
  6. Sam thinks teens need privacy to grow, viewing the teenage years as a time of self-discovery without constant parental interference.
  7. The Austrian girl was angry because her parents posted baby photos of her on social media against her wishes, violating her privacy.
  8. The Austrian girl took her parents to court as a response to them not respecting her privacy and posting photos against her wishes.