People are understandably concerned about their online privacy in light of recent data breaches, but their children should also exercise caution.
Capital One COF, -1.33% last month became the latest company to announce a massive hack, revealing that more than 100 million U.S. customers’ personal information — including “tokenized or encrypted” Social Security Numbers and linked bank-account numbers — had been stolen. The news came just days after an announcement that the credit-monitoring company Equifax EFX, -0.80%, whose 2017 hack exposed around 147 million people’s personal information, had agreed to a $700 million settlement.