Internet safety

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Internet safety

• Establishing boundaries where there appear to be
  none

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What about social networking sites?
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Social Networking Statistics

• More than 1 out of every 10 teenager has posted a
  nude or seminude picture of themselves or others
  online.
• 25 of all teenagers report having posted
  something they later regretted, made fun of
  others or created a false identity online.
• 22 of all teenagers report checking their social
  networking accounts at least ten times per day.

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Who looks at social networking sites?

• Friends
• Facebook Friends
• Family
• Teachers
• Prospective employers
• Scholarship distribution committees
• Sexual predators

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Social Networking Dangers

• Students are getting in trouble with school
  administrators for incriminating and
  inappropriate information or pictures on their
  social networking profiles that are violations of
  school policy or the code of conduct.
• Students are being turned down by employers for
  jobs, internships, and interviews.
• Information posted can be obtained by a third
  party for solicitation.

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• What are your current privacy settings?
• Everyone
• Friends of Friends
• Only Friends

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Questions to Ask Yourself

• How do you feel about your employers seeing what
  you have posted? How about your parents or
  grandparents?
• Have you posted anything embarrassing that you
  wouldnt want someone to see?
• Have you posted private information, including
  your cell phone number, home address, class
  schedule, social plans, etc?
• Have you utilized the "Privacy" settings on your
  networking account?

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Think of every picture you have been tagged inis
it appropriate for everyone to see? What happens
to that picture after you come to your senses and
remove it from your wall? Can you ever be sure
it has been removed from everyones wall?
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You Cant See Me I Cant See You

• When people use the Internet, they perceive that
  they are invisible.
• The perception can be enhanced by creating
  anonymous accounts. People are not really
• invisibleonline activities can be traced. But
  if you think you are invisible, this removes
• concerns about detection, disapproval, or
  punishment.

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Everybody Does It . . .

• The perception of invisibility and lack of
  tangible feedback supports risky and
  irresponsible behaviors that is a game
• On the Internet, I have the free-speech right to
  write or post anything I want,
• regardless of the harm it might cause to
  another. Supports harmful speech and cruel
  behavior as a free-speech right.

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Think Before you Post
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