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What Information Is Safe to Give Out Online?
What Information Is Safe to Give Out Online?
Who might be interested in the information that is contained in your online profile?
How might this impact you?
Do you understand the privacy settings on your social network(s) of choice?
Do you know who will be able to view the content you post?
Click here for a fun game that you might want to try out if you're not sure what information to give out online. Ok, it's a little juvenile, but it might save you some headaches down the road.
(Once you click on the link you may need to click on the AdobeFlash icon at the top left of the screen and then "Allow" it to run.)Consider the "5Ps"
Consider the "5Ps"
These are at least 5 potential audiences for what you post online.
Click on the "5Ps" to find out who is watching.
From: What Students Need to Know About Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy, Ann Cavoukian, Ph. D. Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. September 2011
Scams
Scams
Below is the "Internet" Portion of the Competition Bureau's publication on scams. The entire publication, which covers many types of scams, can be found here.
Little-Black-Book-Scams-Online Version.pdfReport abuse