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Whether we like it or not, times are changing faster than we'd probably like them to. While we, adults, can easily remember the times when we had no phones or the internet, for kids these days, technologies are an integral part of their everyday lives. And probably, it's for the best to finally admit that children today can easily outsmart us when it comes to using various gadgets. Heck, I've known kids who couldn't read or write yet, but would easily find the clips they wanted on YouTube! If that doesn't tell you something, I don't know what will.

Speaking about kids, recently, one Twitter thread blew up. In it, a concerned father shared a humorous story of how his young daughter hacked their Netflix parental code. Astounded by her ingenious creativity, other people started sharing little anecdotes from their lives with children as well. Parents, listen up—as it appears, there's a good 99.99% chance that your kid also knows some sly techniques that you haven't even thought about. They're actually masterminds. They can open locks with hair clips. It's scary. Don't underestimate your kid's hacking and social engineering skills either, because this viral thread on Twitter proves just how oblivious adults can be. Scroll down below to read 45 stories other parents shared about their hacker and criminal mastermind kids on Twitter and don't forget to tell us in the comments down below whether you have such a story!

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Jaded Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Parenting done right. Please make sure her ingenuity is nurtured so she becomes unique. And not mundane as the filth of humans that r bound to surround her . Make sure she is not boring like them. Nothing is worse than a wasted potential

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Podunkus
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not ancient, just careless. Never let anyone else use your phone or you will soon wish you hadn’t.

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pandamonium.
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the fact that she can text when she's 5 yo is astounding for me. my sister (who is 4) can barely even write words.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a story on the news a few years ago about a girl who bought herself a huge amount of toys from Amazon using her mum's fingerprint while she slept LOL

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This family needs to work on trust and setting boundaries, this is not ok

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Destiney Torres
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im the oldest and I cant think like this,and my youngest brother is 4

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Pandola
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

boy...this is another world...I was just interested in toys

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N G
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't that a technique some scammers use in those Facebook quizzes? Like how does the name of my first pet tell you which Shrek character I am?

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DC
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I simply forged the first excuse my mom wrote for me in one school ... so the teachers got used to the autograph I did. Just had to redo every legit excuse to keep it going, but it went. Actually, in THAT school, I finally reached the status of getting away with everything, but that required more...

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Jaded Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or... Take them to a crime overlord and begin there training. Viguorusly . U know better not to rot the brain

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SirPatTheCat
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't this kind of irresponsible as an adult to know she is spending someone else's money and not tell them? Or is it just for watching tv, like if they have a limit and you have to enter the passcode once past the limit?

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Whawhawhatsis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That seems to be the prime age for serious sneakiness to develop. So many of us did things starting at age 11 or 12 that it can't just be coincidence.

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Jaded Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Really shouldn't it make u realise how careless u r. It's bank pin.

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Evan D
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I did this, my tablet had the yt app build in and even with it disabled I could still browse youtube from gmail, I just sent myself an email with youtube.com in it and did it until I got a new phone still haven't been caught. The hardest part was bringing headphones into the bathroom.

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i-be-viben
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you cant really know where he pressed first so you would have to do a combo of codes

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Molly Block
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How is it no one felt their hand/finger being moved while they slept? I guess some ppl sleep like the dead?!

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Shelli Aderman
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that’s why you enable screen time from YOUR phone, not their device! 👍🏽

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Yeah, you heard
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's great that you're sharing their current PIN on the internet, along with your Twitter username. It would take an identity thief about 2 minutes to find out who you and they are. Well done. In this instance, sharing isn't caring.

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