Ims slide show

Kids & Digital Me

www.KidsPrivacy.net

At what age do most kids have a

Digital Me?

In the US, 92% of kids have an online presence by age 2

Digital Me

What I Say

What I Like

What I search

What I Share

Who I Know

What Games I Play

What Parents Hear

• Don’t care about privacy

• Love to share• Want to live a

transparent life

The Reality

•Care about privacy•Building positive peer networks•Want to enable privacy settings

Digital Me

The Internet … circa 1995

The Internet … 2012

How they see the web

Behavioral advertising

Schools

Employers

Real World Consequences

Memories may FadeBut

Digital Memories LastForever

Digital Natives

“Just because kids are fluent in new technologies doesn’t mean they understand

the implications of their actions – their abilities outstrip their judgment.”

-CommonSense Media

So, what can we do ?

“We don’t just put up fences around a pool. We teach kids how to swim.”

- Larry Magid, Connect Safely.org

They are listening

Remember the Golden Rule

Utilize privacy settings

Protect passwords

Respect personal information

Teach digital citizenship

Personal Information

“You must be 13 years or older to use this site” - Facebook- Twitter- YouTube- myYearbook- Tumblr- Instagram

Personal Information

Name

E-mail Address

Address

Phone Number

SSN

Birthdate

Created Anytime, Anywhere

Personal Information

Personal Information

Privacy settings

“Public by Default , Private by Effort”

- danah boyd, Microsoft Researcher

Facebook

Twitter

Passwords are like underwear

Do not leave them outChange them regularly. Do not loan them out.

Password

Do not keep the default password

Set a password on mobile devices

Log Out

Digital Citizenship

“Choose your friends wisely-they will make

or break you.”

- J. Willard Marriott

Digital Citizenship

Respect the privacy and personal

information of others.

Ask permission before posting or

tagging a friend in a photo

Treat others the way you would

want to be treated online

Digital Citizenship

Establish a few hard-and-fast rules • No nude or semi-nude photos or videos• No pictures or videos containing drugs,

drinking, or sex.• No excessive swearing in posts or videos

Digital Citizenship

“It is not what we say but what we do”

-Anonymous

“Tear down the Wall”Remove original• If your kid made the mistake, they can quickly remove the post. If they discover

something someone else posted, they should ask them to remove the post or picture.• If the post/picture violated a sites Terms of Service, they can ask the website to remove.

Google it• Kids should check and see how easy they can find the content. Try googling it and see if

the unwanted content is appearing on a search engine.

Burying it• If so, kids can try to bury it. By posting positive content, kids may be able to move the

information off the first page. Thankfully, most people only skim through the first page results on search engines.

Hire a professional• Reputation.com, Reputation Rhino and others.

In conclusion...

Homework

Google your kid’s name

Join a social network

Bookmark a tech page

Resources

• Kidsprivacy.net• Commonsensemedia.org• Youthandmedia.org – Born Digital Videos• Reputation.com – Wild West 2.0: How to

Protect and Restore Your Reputation on the Untamed Social Frontier

• WebWiseKids – BeSeen App