Communication Essentials L3 - Internet Safety

Carl's teacher has just finished warning the class about their digital footprint. What is his teacher talking about?

• Their daily online habits including surfing the Internet, blogging, tweeting and texting.

• The number of social media friends everyone has.

• Everyone's private viewing from their Web browsers.

• The amount of bandwidth they use daily.

Laura is new to social media. She is concerned about not letting everyone see what she posts. Where can she control how her personal information and posts appear to the public?

• In a shared folder on her computer.

• In the browser settings.

• In her social media profile's privacy settings.

• On the social media site's home page.

Amanda has started a small business of mowing lawns in her neighborhood. She has created a Web site for her business. She posts pictures of the houses that she has serviced to advertise the great job she is doing. She also posts the address of the picture locations so that people can see the work in person. One of Amanda's customers asks her to remove the addresses from the pictures. Why would the customer do this?

• It is a legal issue.

• It is a scheduling conflict.

• It is a privacy concern.

• It is a copyright conflict.

Sheila is playing the part of a cybercriminal in a role-playing discussion with her classmates and professor. Her classmates are playing the role of other members of a social network. What is she hoping they will do so that she can commit illegal acts against them?

• Use copyrighted information in their online profiles or posts.

• Turn on their social networking site's privacy settings.

• Share personal information such as their birthday, address or place of work.

• Practice poor netiquette when communicating online.

What can you do to help prevent attacks by cybercriminals?

• Avoid using copyrighted information in your online profiles.

• Turn off your social networking site's privacy settings so that cybercriminals cannot access your online profile information.

• Practice good netiquette when communicating online via social networking sites.

• Stay as anonymous as possible in your online profiles and carefully consider what information you share.

When another online user makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe with their words or actions while you are online, what should you do?

• Respond with harsh comments

• Tell a parent or trusted adult

• Ignore the situation

• Delete the messages

When communicating on a social networking site, it is important to be aware of netiquette. What is netiquette?

• An interactive game that you can play with your friends over the Internet

• Data that you intentionally submit over the Internet

• Data that you unintentionally submit over the Internet

• Rules for online behavior that respect others' privacy and avoid annoying or frustrating others

When communicating on social networking sites, it is important to represent yourself safely. Where can you change your profile in order to protect your private information?

• Anywhere in the browser you are using

• In your profile's privacy settings

• In the site's Home page

• In your computer's administrative tools

What can you do to protect your privacy while using the Internet?

• Take a self-defense class

• Update your anti-virus software regularly

• Never publicly share your home address or credit card information

• Create a fake identity for Internet activity

Janet is new to a social media site that is popular at her school. Right away she notices a student that is being severely cyber-bullied by several other students. What should Janet do?

• Report the incident to her parents and/or a trusted teacher.

• Get involved and tell the bullies to never do that again.

• Tell the bullied student that they should leave the social media site.

• Ignore the situation because most people are probably anonymous on social media.