Research

FOSI’s research projects provide data-driven insights and evidence-based guidance to inform policy, industry best practices, family support around online safety and digital wellbeing.

Research

Promoting Wellbeing in a Digital World

December 09, 2024

Today, the intersection of wellbeing and online life, especially as it relates to teens, is a major focus of concern.

Generative AI: Emerging Habits, Hopes and Fears

November 13, 2023

Nothing has expanded more quickly into public consciousness over the past year than generative artificial intelligence (genAI). With the introduction

Making Sense of Age Assurance: Enabling Safer Online Experiences

November 14, 2022

Age assurance has been a key challenge for online platforms and services for many years. While it is agreed that

Managing the Narrative: Young People’s Use of Online Safety Tools

November 15, 2021

In 2021, there isn’t a simple answer about how Generation Z relates to the digital world. They are simultaneously enthusiastic

Tools for Today’s Digital Parents

November 18, 2020

Online safety tools exist to ensure children have safe and secure digital experiences. These tools, often referred to as parental

Revisiting COPPA

June 12, 2019

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and its corresponding Rule were passed in 1998, before Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, or

Online Safety Across the Generations

November 15, 2018

Technology has the power to bring families together across generations. This year, FOSI explored intergenerational technology use as well as

Connected Families: How Parents Think & Feel about Wearables, Toys, and the Internet of Things

November 16, 2017

In a new era of connected life, the subject of children’s use of emerging technologies, and subsequent privacy and security

Kids & the Connected Home: Privacy in the Age of Connected Dolls, Talking Dinosaurs, and Battling Robots

December 01, 2016

On December 1st, FOSI and the Future of Privacy Forum released a white paper on ” Kids and the Connected

Online Safety Survey

FOSI’s Online Safety Survey

FOSI’s Online Safety Survey is a bi-annual project that aims to assess the state of online safety trends, habits and concerns through the years. Survey respondents are both kids aged 10-17 and parents of kids aged 10 -17. This survey asks parents and kids their thoughts about parental controls, online safety education, household rules, and much more. This research is conducted in partnership with Ipsos.

FPO survey