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How companies learn what children secretly want

  • Written by Faith Boninger, Research Associate in Education Policy, University of Colorado
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If you have children, you are likely to worry about their safety – you show them safe places in your neighborhood and you teach them to watch out for lurking dangers.

But you may not be aware of some online dangers to which they are...

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