Boys are more likely than girls to disclose private family information.
Younger kids are intimidated and scared, and they take that to the Web. Researchers interviewed families by phone in January and February, before the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act went into effect April 21. That federal law requires Web sites to get verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from users under age 13. But the law doesn't apply to teenagers, who this poll shows are far more willing to divulge personal information. One girl in three will divulge her allowance and whether parents talk about politics.