How to teach data protection  Sponsor's feature: Explore the
importance of protecting personal information online with your
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Despite the significant rise in the online presence of young
people, many are unaware of how to protect their information.
Photograph: Alamy. Alamy  Children start using the internet from
a very young age, but most are unaware of how the personal
information they upload gets used, or how to make informed
decisions about what they share online.  Protecting personal
information is an essential part of adult life, and teaching
young people about internet safety from an early age will help
give them the knowledge and tools they need to take
responsibility for protecting their own information.  Internet
use among young people  More than 80% of five to seven-year-olds
in the UK use the internet, according to the Information
Commissioner's Office (ICO). This rises to 96% of eight to
11-year-olds and 99% of those aged from 12 to 15