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Privacy settings don't always protect your photos, experts warn — via healthing_ca

Studies indicate exercise may help improve the the links in the nervous system between separate brain areas, improving brain health.“If we saw some random guy peering into our child’s window, what would our reaction be? Think of that situation online. The only difference is the physical versus the virtual realm.”

“It’s very obvious that there’s no real consent going on with many of these children,” said Cook, who recommends avoiding overly personal posts and only sharing photos from birthdays or other events after the fact. “The opinion my colleagues and I have is that if the child is not able to understand and give consent — whatever age that might be for that child — then all that information should probably be kept private.

“Number two, sharenting information may be used for vile purposes in some cases and there’s a commerce component to that. So, there is money exchanging hands for these sorts of images and videos. And then number three, now it has become even more socially accepted to be commodified. Through sponsorships, parent influencers are now profiting from using images of their children online.”

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