Determining The Internet Risk Awareness of The Parents

Year 2022, , 87 - 98, 31.12.2022

Fatmanur Betül Uçar , Ahmet Naci Çoklar

https://doi.org/10.51535/tell.1156508

Abstract

With the rapid developments in science and technology, today's age has begun to be called the "technology age". With the rapid development of technology, technological devices and innovations have started to take an important place in people's lives in this age. So much so that most innovations have now become a way of life, a way of life for individuals. Undoubtedly, one of the innovations that has become a way of life for people and that has affected their lives to such a great extent has been the "Internet", which enables communication through technological devices. Internet, personal computers, phones, tablets, etc. emerges as a communication network that provides global communication with smart technological devices. Although the Internet has introduced many innovations into our lives, it also contains some risks. This research was carried out to determine the internet risk awareness of parents. For this purpose, the interview form was used. In addition to the questions revealing the descriptive characteristics of the parents in the form, there are questions about whether there are problems encountered in the internet environment and what measures are taken for the problems encountered. In this direction, 20 parents of students studying at a private college in Konya were interviewed. Qualitative research method was used to analyze the obtained data. In the study in which content analysis was used, it was determined that all of the parents used smart phones and used the internet for less than 3 hours a day. In addition, it was concluded that the majority of parents have social media accounts. In the research, it has been determined that not all of the parents have encountered any health-related problems on the internet, but some parents have encountered problems in the social media usage process, communication, banking and trade areas on the internet. In the research, it was determined that the parents resorted to security measures such as "uninstalling the application on the phone, not accepting notifications from unknown accounts, applying to cyber security, keeping privacy settings up-to-date, blocking the person, changing the password" for the problems they encountered during the social media usage process. In the research, it has been determined that the parents who encounter problems with communication on the internet resort to "blocking uncontrolled advertisements, blocking offers from unknown accounts, keeping information safe and not accepting messages from unknown accounts". In the research, it has been determined that the parents who encounter problems with banking transactions on the internet resort to security measures such as "contacting the bank, installing a virus program on their phone, taking other measures regarding banking transactions, and calling the bank by not entering their account". Finally, in the research, it has been determined that the parents who encounter problems related to commerce or shopping transactions on the internet resort to security measures such as "complaining to the authorities about the problem, choosing reliable sites, checking whether the sites are 3D reliable, and switching to virtual card application".

Keywords

Parents, Internet risks, Awareness, Internet safety.

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