12
Sessions
25min
Per Session
3SC
Framework
Practical
Action Items

## Why This Course Matters Now

$16.6 billion in losses in 2024. 442% surge in voice phishing attacks. 79% of attacks now operate malware-free through AI-powered social engineering. Your teen faces threats you didn't grow up with—and traditional advice doesn't work anymore.

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## What You'll Master

- ✅ Configure critical security settings across iOS and Android
- ✅ Recognize AI-powered scams targeting your family (deepfakes, voice cloning)
- ✅ Navigate platform governance documents and identify high-risk features
- ✅ Build communication patterns that encourage disclosure, not secrecy
- ✅ Establish sustainable family digital agreements that evolve with maturity
- ✅ Understand AI systems your teen uses daily—capabilities and limitations
- ✅ Respond effectively to cyberbullying, predatory contact, and crisis situations

## Course Structure

Session 1 The Convergence Crisis
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Understand why smartphone + social internet + AI creates multiplicative (not additive) threats. Recognize the current landscape facing teens in 2024-2025.

#### Key Topics:

$16.6B in 2024 losses Malware-free attacks Three-domain framework Teen vulnerability

Duration: 25 minutes

Session 2 📱 The Invisible Data Collectors
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Your teen's phone contains 11+ sensors collecting data you don't see. Accelerometers infer passwords. Motion sensors map daily routines. AI turns "innocuous" sensors into surveillance tools.

#### What You'll Do:

- Audit location permissions across iOS/Android
- Disable cross-app tracking
- Configure Screen Time and Family Link
- Review which apps access cameras, microphones, sensors

11+ sensor types AI inference threats Platform settings Privacy audit

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Complete security checklist

Session 3 🔐 Account Security & Attack Vectors
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24% increase in account takeovers. 26 billion credential stuffing attempts monthly. The average person has 146 exposed credentials on dark web marketplaces. AI bots test them all simultaneously.

#### What You'll Learn:

- Why SMS-based 2FA fails (SIM swapping, MFA fatigue attacks)
- Better authentication: authenticator apps, security keys, passkeys
- Compromise indicators and immediate response protocols
- Which accounts need MFA immediately (email = master key)

Account takeover crisis Multi-factor auth Compromise response Dark web credentials

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Set up authenticator app

Session 4 ⚖️ Family Agreements & Sustainable Monitoring
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Heavy restrictions correlate with increased risky behavior. The goal: communication over control, negotiation over restriction. Build agreements that preserve trust while providing appropriate oversight.

#### Framework Components:

- Device-free zones and times (negotiated, not dictated)
- App approval processes that explain risks
- Problem reporting without fear of device confiscation
- Age-appropriate gradients (10-12 vs. 13-15 vs. 16-17)
- Monitoring tools: benefits, costs, and trust trade-offs

Trust building Family agreements Age-appropriate rules Monitoring options

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Draft family agreement

Session 5 📄 Platform Governance & Terms of Service
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Your teen clicked "I Agree" to 50+ legal documents they never read. Meta's 2025 update: all private messages are now AI training data. No opt-out. Retroactive application to existing content.

#### Deceptive Patterns:

- "Including but not limited to" = unlimited permission grants
- "We may share with third parties" = your data is sold
- "You waive the right to" = you can't sue us
- Platform-specific high-risk features (Snap Map, Discord servers, TikTok algorithm)

ToS deception Privacy policies Platform risks AI training rights

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: ToS scavenger hunt

Session 6 🎮 Current Threat Landscape
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Gaming platforms are now the primary attack vector. Roblox receives 10,000+ monthly sextortion reports. Discord serves as migration platform for predators. Voice chat bypasses safety filters.

#### Critical Threats:

- AI-Enhanced Attacks: "Nudify" apps, deepfake harassment (Lancaster County: 20 students targeted)
- Voice Cloning Scams: Family impersonation with 85% accuracy from 20 seconds of audio
- Sextortion Patterns: Why teens don't report (37% never tell anyone)
- Cyberbullying 2.0: AI amplification, synthetic content, platform hopping

Gaming dangers Deepfakes Voice cloning Sextortion

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Review teen's gaming contacts

Session 7 🧠 Algorithm Awareness & Information Quality
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TikTok can create user dependency within 260 videos (35 minutes). Algorithms can push harmful content within 2.6-8 minutes. AI-generated misinformation receives 8% more engagement than human content.

#### The STOP Method (Teach This to Teens):

- Source: Who created this? Why? What's their motivation?
- Timing: When was this created? Current or recycled?
- Other sources: What do credible sources say?
- Purpose: What is this trying to make me think or do?

Filter bubbles Radicalization AI misinformation STOP verification

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Practice STOP method

Session 8 💬 Family Communication & Crisis Response
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Why teens don't tell parents: fear of losing device, shame, belief you won't understand. Build disclosure-friendly communication that encourages help-seeking instead of secrecy.

#### The Five Cs Framework:

- Child-Centered: Adapt to individual temperament, acknowledge emotions
- Content: Discuss quality and appropriateness without immediate prohibition
- Context: When, where, and how digital interactions occur matters
- Connection: Emphasize healthy relationships over platform features
- Calm: Your emotional regulation enables their disclosure

Five Cs Crisis protocols Disclosure patterns Professional help

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Identify crisis resources

Session 9 🤖 Understanding "Pattern Creatures"
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AI systems are pattern-matching creatures, not thinking beings. Trained on billions of examples, they predict likely outputs—but hallucinate false information 16-48% of the time.

#### Four Types Teens Encounter:

- Conversational AI: ChatGPT, Snapchat My AI (54% use for homework)
- Recommendation AI: TikTok, YouTube algorithms (optimize engagement, not wellbeing)
- Voice AI: Siri, Alexa (struggle with teen speech, lack safety filtering)
- Generative AI: Image/video creators ("nudify" apps, deepfake tools)

AI limitations Hallucinations Pattern matching Four types

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Audit AI use

Session 10 🔍 AI Detection & Critical Evaluation
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Humans detect high-quality deepfakes only 24.5% of the time—worse than random chance. Detection is hard. Verification is essential.

#### The Paradigm Shift:

- OLD: "Can I tell if this is AI?"
- NEW: "How can I verify this is authentic?"
- Visual artifacts: anatomical impossibilities, lighting issues, over-perfection
- Text patterns: overly formal, no personal details, perfect grammar
- Audio/video: unnatural prosody, sync issues, blurring

Focus: STOP verification method > artifact detection

Detection limits Verification focus Visual artifacts STOP method

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Practice detection

Session 11 ✅ Safe & Productive AI Use
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54% of children use AI for homework. Teachers use detection tools. Colleges treat AI plagiarism seriously. Establish clear family policies before problems arise.

#### Family AI Use Agreement:

- Disclosure: "I used AI to help with [specific task]"
- Authorship: Final product must reflect student learning
- Verification: All AI information verified through reliable sources
- Age-Appropriate: 10-12 requires supervision, 13-15 guided use, 16-17 comprehensive attribution

#### Legitimate Uses:

Brainstorming, outlining, research starting points, editing assistance, learning support—with verification and disclosure.

Academic integrity AI policies Productive use Emerging platforms

Duration: 25 minutes | Action: Draft AI use policy

Session 12 🎯 Sustainable Practices & Long-Term Strategy
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Review the 3SC framework. Create sustainable weekly routines. Develop adaptability for emerging technologies. Establish ongoing education and support networks.

#### Your Commitments:

- This Week: Implement one security change per device, have one disclosure-friendly conversation
- This Month: Weekly family tech check-ins, complete security audit, practice STOP method
- Long-Term: Communication over control, evolving rules, staying informed, seeking help when needed

#### The Goal:

Graduating a capable digital citizen who doesn't need you hovering. You cannot create perfect safety. You can build a relationship where they come to you with problems.

3SC review Sustainable routines Community support Ongoing learning

Duration: 25 minutes | Outcome: Confident, adaptive parenting

## Ready to Protect Your Teen?

This course provides foundations, not comprehensive expertise. Technology evolves constantly—commit to ongoing learning, community support, and adaptive parenting that prioritizes relationship over rules.

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