This statistic shows the steps taken by parents of minors around the world to protect their children's identity online. During the October 2018 survey period, 51 percent of responding parents stated that they limited their children's access to certain websites and apps in order to protect their identity.
Steps taken by parents of minors worldwide to protect their children's identity online as of October 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Limit their access to certain websites and apps
51%
Limit the amount of information I post about them on social media
49%
Limit the amount of information they can post on social media
45%
Review and approve all the apps they download
43%
Don't provide their social security number (or equivalent) [not shown in Taiwan, Japan, or Mexico]
37%
Check to see if a credit rating was established using their name
22%
Have identity theft protection for them [US only]
22%
Freeze their credit report [not shown in Brazil or Germany]
12%
Other
5%
Nothing
12%
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NortonLifeLock. (March 26, 2019). Steps taken by parents of minors worldwide to protect their children's identity online as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025617/global-actions-taken-by-parents-to-protect-childrens-identity/
NortonLifeLock. "Steps taken by parents of minors worldwide to protect their children's identity online as of October 2018." Chart. March 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025617/global-actions-taken-by-parents-to-protect-childrens-identity/
NortonLifeLock. (2019). Steps taken by parents of minors worldwide to protect their children's identity online as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025617/global-actions-taken-by-parents-to-protect-childrens-identity/
NortonLifeLock. "Steps Taken by Parents of Minors Worldwide to Protect Their Children's Identity Online as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025617/global-actions-taken-by-parents-to-protect-childrens-identity/
NortonLifeLock, Steps taken by parents of minors worldwide to protect their children's identity online as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025617/global-actions-taken-by-parents-to-protect-childrens-identity/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Steps taken by parents of minors worldwide to protect their children's identity online as of October 2018 [Graph], NortonLifeLock, March 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025617/global-actions-taken-by-parents-to-protect-childrens-identity/
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