ONLINE PRIVACY

DEFINITION

Definition: Internet privacy is the desire or mandate of

personal privacy with respect to transactions or

transmission of data via the Internet

5 RULES&FACTS

Videos&pictures can easily be shared online.

You can come across sexual disgusting photos on the

web.

You might give your information out online to a person

you may not want to have it.

You could end up having a conversation with someone

and end up feeling extremely uncomfortable.

People might trick you into things that may not be true.

ONLINE CHAT ROOMS

a chat room is an internet environment where you can have live ‘’real time’’

conversations.

Because some people feel totally anonymous in chat rooms, they believe

they can act any way they want. Girls in particular may receive crude or

sexual comments.

Chat rooms are cruising grounds for pedophiles and other predators who

want to make contact with young people.

Online relationships with strangers in chat rooms can lead to you being

cyberstalked, sent pornography, or pressured to arrange a real-world meeting.

You could become involved in risk-taking activities.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

you should always put a privacy lock on all your online activities.

Make sure your screen name doesn't say too much about you.

Even if you think it makes you anonymous, it doesn't take a genius

to combine clues to figure out who you are and where you can be

found.

Never start flirting with strangers online it could lead you

into situations you don’t want to get into.

People aren’t always truthful online don’t believe

everything your hear.

ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS

most of the online relationships end up turning out badly.

don’t post/send photos to anyone/anything they will not stay private over the

internet.

did you know it is illegal to send out nude pictures of yourself.

According to surveys by NCSA and the Pew Internet American Life Project, 79%

of teens who use the Internet are not careful about sharing personal information,

yet only 3% of state school curriculums include lessons about smart use of social

networks and chat rooms.

More than half of respondents said government should be ‘‘wholly’’ or ‘‘very’’

responsible for protecting an individual’s online privacy, according to the survey of

more than 1,000 Americans conducted by TRUSTe.