It has been said that this generation known as millennials is not technology savvy but technology dependent. Smart phones, tablets and video games can be labeled the enablers. Free wifi or a decent 4G connection could possibly be the downfall of a generation.

Randi Zuckerberg is trying to put a stop to the craze before it's too late. Sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Randi has written a book about a little girl who is obsessed with her phone. The book Dot goes on sale November 5 and will be paired with a book for adults called Dot Complicated to help adults understand how technology influences us.


"I found that although technology is making our lives easier and helping keep us connected, many parents are worried about how to raise their children in this new digital era," she wrote in her blog. These concerns are felt by parents everywhere. And as technology becomes more pervasive, the issue is going to become even more important.

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But is it true that kids are essentially becoming brainwashed by technology and should stay away from it entirely? According to Daily News America, millennials are getting less and less impressed by technology and are acknowledging a dehumanizing effect it has on humanity. Not to mention the need for Facebook to have in demand it courses.

Despite this, people are still using their social media for various reasons. Keeping up with relatives, finding out the score of a game and keeping up with news in general. But for kids, the privacy settings on Facebook is another area for concern. According to CNN, Facebook has changed its rule for teenagers to allow the 13 to 17-year-old group the option to share photos, updates and comments with the general Facebook public, now in the 1.2 billion user range.

Regardless of the lack of enthusiasm for the social network site in a Pew study, kids still use the network and found easy ways to loop around the original privacy settings. Lying about their age when signing up for an account was the simplest way. While Facebook knows this happens - and they do delete accounts once someone reports them - they do not seem to be doing a lot to make sure the problem doesn't happen in the first place.

Other research has shown that younger users are leaving Facebook in droves. This is attributed to the fact that so many older people - parents, grandparents, teachers and more - are using the social media network. This is causing teens and younger people to find new alternatives to keep in touch with all their friends and family.

And this brings up another question - despite the efforts of Randi Zuckerberg and others, will these new social media networks attract a lot of usage from children? As kids grow up in a more connected world, they're going to have their own generational issues to face in the years and decades ahead. What do you think? Leave a comment below and let us know.