Information on Information

Overview

• AwarenessSocial NetworksHow information that is displayed or given can

affect youPredators and how to keep safe from them

MySpace, Facebook, YouTube...

• Things to considerHow your profile represents you and your

familyDo you personally know all of your “friends”?What kind of personal information do you

have on your profile?What can be done with the information that I

display?

Social Networks

Privacy Assumptions

• Assume that ANYTHING that you put on the internet can be accessed later

• Once something is on the internet, it’s on there forever

Quiz

• What’s appropriate information to put on a social networking site?a. How you like to eat and sleep all day

b. How you recently got in a fight at school

c. Your failing all of your classes

d. You like to read the Twilight series

e. You can’t wait to turn 21 so you can finally buy beer

Quiz

• What’s appropriate information to put on a social networking site?a. How you like to eat and sleep all day

b. How you recently got in a fight at school

c. Your failing all of your classes

d. You like to read the Twilight series

e. You can’t wait to turn 21 so you can finally buy beer

It’s just that easy…

Predators

• Sex offenders– Search in Google for National Sex Offender

Registry– 77% of the targets for online predators were

age 14 or older.  Another 22% were users ages 10 to 13.

―27% of middle- and high-school students know someone who has made friends with a much older (at least 5 years older) person on the Internet

• Which screen name is best to have?? a. Cheergirl9393

b. ChrisP1990

c. SandySmith999

d. Horseluvr01

e. TPHSCheergrl   

Quiz

• Which screen name is best to have?? a. Cheergirl9393

b. ChrisP1990

c. SandySmith999

d. Horseluvr01

e. TPHSCheergrl   

Quiz

Quiz

• You can tell someone a little bit of information about yourself such as a. Favorite Rock group

b. Year of graduation

c. Favorite hang out spot

d. Teacher’s name

e. School mascot

Quiz

• You can tell someone a little bit of information about yourself such as a. Favorite Rock group

b. Year of graduation

c. Favorite hang out spot

d. Teacher’s name

e. School mascot

Amy’s Story

Quiz

• If you have been talking on the Internet to a person for a long time, and they want to meet, which is okay to do?   a. Meet them, as long as you bring a friend.

b. Meet in a public place.

c. Tell someone where you will be before you go.

d. Ask your parent or guardian first and have them go with you.   

Quiz

• If you have been talking on the Internet to a person for a long time, and they want to meet, which is okay to do?   a. Meet them, as long as you bring a friend.

b. Meet in a public place.

c. Tell someone where you will be before you go.

d. Ask your parent or guardian first and have them go with you.   

Quiz

• You are talking to someone online, and they know some of the same people you know. Since they have many of the same friends as you, is it ok to give them your phone number if they ask?  a. Yes

b. No   

Quiz

• You are talking to someone online, and they know some of the same people you know. Since they have many of the same friends as you, is it ok to give them your phone number if they ask?  a. Yes

b. No   (don’t trust, confirm)

Predators Continued

• Scammers– ID theft (kids as well as adults)

• Hackers– Spread computer viruses– “Phishing”

Phishing

• Fake websites whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one– Generic greetings– Threats to your account and requests for

immediate action– Requests for personal information– Suspicious links– Misspellings and poor grammar

Phishing

Predators

• Be cautious of the information that you display and who you give that information to

• Don’t talk to strangers• When in doubt, ASK SOMEONE!

– www.Google.com• Set accounts to private• Don’t assume anything

Quiz

• While surfing the Internet, you get an error message from your Internet provider, and it says it will delete your account unless you type in your password again, should you send the information?   a. Yes.

b. No.  

Quiz

• While surfing the Internet, you get an error message from your Internet provider, and it says it will delete your account unless you type in your password again, should you send the information?   a. Yes.

b. No.  

Quiz

• What information is okay to submit to an online source that you are familiar with?a. General customer satisfaction survey

b. Social security number

c. Family member information

d. City in which you were born

Quiz

• What information is okay to submit to an online source that you are familiar with?a. General customer satisfaction survey

b. Social security number

c. Family member information

d. City in which you were born

Questions?