Digital Citizenship

Grade 52011

Why are we here and what is Digital Citizenship?

Part 1: What is Private Online?Part 2: PasswordsPart 3: Responsibilities

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What information is private?

NameAge

AddressTelephone number

email address (parent)Where you go to school

Where your parents work

What's The Big Deal About Internet Privacy?

The IT Director in our school has hired a research company to collect information that will help us make the school I.T. services better for you.

People will watch you and record where each of you goes, how many times you go there, and how long you stay there, including to the water fountain, the bathroom, the cafeteria, and who you play with and talk to. They will take pictures and record some of your conversations.They will also follow you outside of school.

At the end of the week, the research company will put all the data together and write a report for Mr. John Mikton.

Questions or concerns?

•Who else might see the information?Do you think any of the information should remain private?Do you think you will be allowed to review the data collected about you?Are you satisfied with the explanation that the information is needed “to make the IT better,” or do you want to know more about how the information will be used?

This is the kind of information many websites collect whenever you visit them. Companies can learn all kinds of things about you, based on where you go and what you do when you’re online.

Anonymous online?

•Cookies:

Third Party:

Privacy Options:

•Cookies: Small computer text files placed in your

computer by the sites you visit that collect information about your computer

system and the webpages you view

Third Party: A person or company other

than you and the owner of the website you visit

Privacy Options: Choices a

website might give you about what it does with your information

Why bother with Privacy Policies?

Collect personal information such as names, addresses, and email, and sitesCollect other information about things you do on the Web but keep the identities of their visitors anonymous

Some sites sell the data to make money

Dealing with a site that asks for more information than you feel comfortable sharing...

Nothing is ever free

Privacy Settings

•Access my online accountsSteal my moneyPretend to be me and hurt my reputationFind out things about me that I don’t want anyone else to know

username

Only your parents and teachers should know your password. Don’t use passwords that are easy to guess, like your nickname or your pet’s name. Never use any private identity information in your password.Don’t use a word in the dictionary as a password. Create passwords with at least eight characters. Use combinations of letters, numbers, and symbols. Change your password regularly – at least every six months. Important safety and security rule: Do not give out private identity information without the permission of a teacher or parent.

Strong & WeakPasswords

Homework!

1/ Test your parents: Cookies, Third Party, Privacy Settings?

2/ Can you explain to your parents what makes a strong or a weak password?

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