Being a good digital citizen

Being a good digital citizen

1. SNS

   • do not share mobile numbers
   • Set your privacy settings
     • make viewable for just friends
   • Only add true friends
     • only people you would actually speak to face to face
   • Don't post personal things
     • if something private is happening
     • do not post every detail of your life
     • Don't post location,email,relationship status,school etc
       • People could easily track you down!
   • Do not share other peoples photos without their permission
     • ask them first
   • Don't post things that will upset people
     • It's mean
     • People might stand up for friends and then be mean back
   • Do not arrange to meet with strangers that act like really good friends
     • Could be a paedophile
   • Don't post pictures that you wouldn't wan

2. Consequences

   • Someone that pretends to be an online friend could be evil

3. Cyberbullying

   • How to be cyberbullied
     • Text
     • online messages
     • Phone calls
     • people posting about you online
       • for example Ben is so stupid
     • Posting pictures without permission
   • how to deal with it
     • Don't retaliate
       • because it gives them satisfaction
     • Tell teacher,someone close to you
     • keep messages
       • proof of all the bad things said
     • Block people
     • if it's an unknown number don't answer
   • Passwords
     • Vary it up. add symbols, numbers and capitals as well as lower case.
       • will make it harder to hack
     • never share your password
       • people will be able to access your accounts very easily.
     • Make your password quite long
       • will take longer to hack
       • More than 8 characters
     • Keep changing password
       • Harder to track
     • Don't use...
       • pets names
   • How to stop cyberbullying
     • Don't put anything bad online
       • Gives a reason to start the bullying
     • Change mobile number
       • They won't be able to contact you
     • Block contact
       • They won't be able to contact you
     • Talk to someone that's responsible
       • They can calmly sort the situation
     • Don't retaliate
       • It will give them even more reasons to bully

4. catergories of SNS

   • content based (YouTube , Flickr)
   • Profile based (Facebook, Twitter)
   • Multi-user Environments (X-Box Live, PSN)

5. malware/viruses

   • How to protect
     • Regularly Scan your pc
     • Keep updating anti-virus apps
     • Don't download a lot.
   • Downloads
     • make sure to scan using anti-virus apps
       • will tell you if it is a fraud or has a virus attached
     • Never click on an attachments from strangers
       • Probably Viruses
     • Don't just click yes when you are downloading something
       • they can legally change your homepage,toolbars etc
   • online shopping
     • When entering details make sure there is a padlock icon by the URL
     • If your not sure if it's a trustworthy site, search it up

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