Are parents allowed to have my email or username and passwords for things such as email, MySpace, Facebook, blogs, etc. I'm 15 and I will be turning 16 in March. I don't want to give her my passwords, but I'm not sure if it's legal or not.

I agree with DaniMac. Your parents should know what you're up to online. I'm not saying that it's polite for a parent to go snooping around in your business if you are doing what you're supposed to. I think a teenager has a right to some privacy. But if a parent is worried about you or if you are in trouble, I think they should be able to look up your accounts to see if there is something happening to you that is wrong or dangerous.

I'm also 15 and will be turning 16 in March. What a coincidence! My parents have expressed interest in having access to these things of mine before. I just explained to them why it's wrong and how I felt that it was an invasion of privacy. I don't think there's anything in the law about it anyway. You could compromise and tell her that occasionally she can see your MySpace etcetera if she's concerned about who you're talking to, but not give her the password.

Are parents ALLOWED? They are your parents so they are allowed. What are you going to do tell the police? LOL.

Every smart kid knows they should have an innocent account that they never use.

If you were my kid & didn't give it to me, you wouldn't have access to any sort of computer device.

Basically my mom thinks i'm haunted by a bad ghost, and psychics and santeros tell her that i'm going to get pregnant if I refuse to do this sacrificing ritual. I'm not gonna do that shit. I'm not doing anything wrong. I don't smoke, drink, i'm a virgin, I left the douches in my life, I have a nice boyfriend that's always respectful. Etc. She just believes psychics that supposedly know everything more than me. I'm tired of her getting into my business cuz most of the time she just ends up making it worse. For example, she'd rather me talk to druggies that would rape me at any chance than my clean-cut boyfriend who hates drugs, drinking, and sex before marriage, just cuz they have horrible lives and she feels bad for them. When I turn 16, I am getting emancipated, so yes if it's illegal to try and have my email and password, i will use that in court for emancipation.

Well, it's like this... Legally, they probably don't have a right (are you going to take them to court?). Legally, they DO have a right to keep you from the computer, give you a curfew of 10:00, and do many other things to make you miserable. My hope (and their hope, too, I'm sure) is that you aren't doing anything online that would cause you to be concerned about them having your passwords. If you're going on 16, it'll be soon enough when you'll be able to keep all that private - Eventually, though, you'll miss those times when the biggest challenges in your world were giving up your passwords to your mom...

they are if you allow them. I'm a private person and would have hated to give those things to my parents when I was a teenager if they had existed. the problem is that you are not independent from your parents and they have some kind of right and duty to know what you are up to. with so much of life going on online now, it makes it hard for them. what you share will be your decision but you should probably give them something. friend your mum on facebook and myspace so she can get some idea of who your friends are and maybe let her see your email inbox while you are there with her. let her read some things but if there are some messages that are too private, tell her. you should be able to enjoy some privacy and if you talk to your mother and suggest a compromise, it may just work. good luck:)