Personal and family security

Teenagers

A teenager cannot be lumped in with a child: the risk set is different. They already use banking services, meet people, take side jobs, create content and use AI.

Only a conversation between equals works here. A teenager ignores prohibitions but responds well to mechanics: how exactly the scheme is built and at which moment they are meant to be caught.

A separate and probably the most promising line is AI: deepfakes, generated images, voice cloning, fabricated conversations and the question of which data should never be handed to any service.

Core pain

«I want to be independent, but I can't tell where ordinary internet risk ends and real danger begins».

Section topics

Social media

Digital footprint
Photos and personal information
Geolocation
Reputation
Account takeover
Fake accounts
Public pressure

Online dating

Catfishing
Manipulation
Extraction of photographs
Blackmail
Dangerous meetings
Psychological pressure

Money

«Easy money»
Fraudulent job offers
Crypto fraud
Bank cards
Requests to receive or forward money
Pyramid schemes
«Earning» schemes in messengers

AI and the teenager

Deepfake
AI-generated images
Voice clones
Fabricated conversations
AI-driven fraud
Digital reputation
AI companions
Which data must never be given to AI

Section rules

Your card and your account are not shared. «Accept a transfer and hand over the cash» is not a side job — it is participation in someone else's scheme, and you are the one who answers for it.
Any «urgently» in a chat is a reason to stop. Urgency is manufactured precisely so that you have no time to think.
Your photo and your voice are data. One long voice message is enough material for a clone.
If you are being blackmailed, it is a crime against you, not your fault. First action: save the conversation and tell an adult you trust.

Important

This desk is written so that the teenager reads it themselves, not only the parent: no moralising and no list of prohibitions.

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