1. Define: terms of service, random sampling, platform, tailor, surveillance
2. Are you on Facebook? Why or why not?
3. Were you on Facebook before you turned thirteen? Do you know anyone who is? Do their parents know?
4. Why does federal law require Facebook to ban kids under thirteen? Who do you think wanted these laws?
5. Is it right for government to prevent social networking sites from allowing kids under thirteen to join? Should it raise the minimum age? Should it lower the minimum age?
6. Could parents who don’t want their kids on Facebook keep the kids off by themselves, or do they need government’s help?
7. Why do some parents want or allow their kids on Facebook before they are thirteen?
8. Should parents who want to let their kids on Facebook before thirteen be allowed to do so? Should Facebook help parents who want to keep older kids off?
9. Do most people know about Facebook’s information collection techniques? Do they care? Is this issue a particular concern for parents with kids, or equally for everybody?
10. Have your parents talked to you about how to wisely use Facebook and the Internet? Do you know anyone who has posted something and later regretted it?