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Hello Caroline. I gave my grandson a Nexus 7 for his eighth birthday. He was, of course, delighted as he is very into technology. But, he has discovered You Tube and whilst, so far, it has been mostly Star Wars stuff he is looking at, I worry that he may latch onto something really not suitable. His dad did put parental controls on the Nexus. Will that cover unsuitable You Tube videos? Thank you.

Is it possible to delete a Facebook page and its contents entirely? My friend's daughter tried to do this but the option they give is to deactivate it, but as soon as you sign in again with your password, everything is you she left it.

Hi Caroline. I'm concerned about websites like Pipl that track accounts that link to your email address - i.e. Facebook accounts, Twitter, Amazon wish lists! Is there any way to withdraw your own information from sites like these?

I have the same concerns as Jingle re my 8yr old grandaughter now having access to You Tube. Parental controls are in place but I would appreciate any information you may give that we have possibly missed. Thank you

GingerbreadMan if you go to the Facebook Help section and search 'delete my account' it gives you a link to permanently close the account and irretrievably delete all its contents. Hope this helps.

Hello. Do you think children have a right to anonymity on the internet or do you think it's too difficult to control for this generation?
I've asked family members to take down pictures of my children so they can have a fair chance growing up without having their life documented on Facebook and the like. Is it unrealistic to think this can be maintained? How else can I manage my children's rights to privacy and anonymity?

Good question JodieSmith. Following on from this - what is a digital trust fund? I can't think of why parents would create email and social media accounts for their children before they're even born! Surely they can set up whatever account they like when they're older?

Hello Caroline. Can you give advice on how to maintain the balance between allowing children to be tech savvy and keeping them safe on the internet? Is it wrong to deny a child a games console?

Tips and advice for cyberbullying? For victims and bullies...

I use Skype a lot and think it's marvellous but every now and again I worry that someone else could contact them through Skype.

Am I wrong to encourage them to use an online chat service?
Should I be more cautious and return to phonecalls???

Thank you

Hi there. I find it difficult to keep an eye on what my teenage GS visits online while at my house. Mainly because he's a lot quicker and knows what he's doing. I have no idea what he's doing half the time!

Do you have any tips on restricting certain websites like chat rooms etc when my GS knows more about how to use the computer than I do!

I think I read a similar article theMulberryTree. Something about parents choosing their baby's name depending on whether there was a domain free! What's the benefit of this?

And also setting up Facebook and Twitter accounts for the child when they're grown up... Those sites probably won't be 'cool' in a decade's time!

Hi Caroline. What worries me about my GCs is their digital footprint. They're completely oblivious they're logging their whole life on Facebook for all to see! How can I educate them without sounding pushy?

If i asked my GS what he was doing online I'd be met by a wall of silence - in those cases, is it best just to have all the child locks on the internet as it were?

do you think David Cameron's pornography filter on the internet is going to make a big difference? I still get odd things coming up even with the most innocent of searhes!

hello - just popped in from twitter. Not sure how this all works so bear with me.....

i don't want to sound morbid, but what happens to digital content once you die? i'm not so concerned about myself, but like someone who has posted above, i'm worried for my grandchildren.

Can I ask about social media please? I understand there is a minimum age to use facebook which seems to be pointless as from what I can see my grandchildren and all their friends are on it anyway and are all underage - I assume they just make up a birthdate to fit. Shouldn't there be a better way to police this?

I have a simliar question if that is ok but about twitter. I believe there is no minimum age for that - and yet tweets can be seen by anyone anywhere in the world. How can I explain to my granddaughter (my DD is not very techy so is leaving it to me!) the enormity of this and how important it is to think about what she tweets?

Dear Caroline, My Australian grand-daughter (Annabel) is obsessed with Charlie and Lola, which she watches on the BBC website. I am worried. She is typically Australian, and I do not want her to be influenced by the Kensington "ra-ra" language of Charlie and Lola, who are both incredibly spoilt. What is your advice?

I have a facebook question too though I admit it is as much for me as my grandchildren. I have (I hope) all my security settings set to max on facebook (so only friends can see my pictures, posts, list of other friends etc)

Well actually it is three questions (please!)

1) How can I make sure that my settings really are as watertight as they can be - I think they are but not sure how to check

2) is it true that even if you set all your photos to friends only anyone can see your cover photo and profile photo?

3) and someone told me that ay of your friends can simply right click your photos to copy or share - is this true and if so is there anything I can do about ti?

Really apprecaite your advice it has been worrying me