Online activity: protecting your digital reputation
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Your online information may be permanently seen by people you don’t know.
You are not anonymous online, even if you are password-protected.
Once online, it could be there forever.
When you share online you may be sharing with people you do not know.
How do I keep safe on social networking sites?
- Go to http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/teens.aspx
- Set your profile to private
- Limit your friend list
- Don’t friend randoms
- Remove flirty photos and nicknames
- Remove mobile phone numbers
- Remove suburb/town if you have added your surname
How do I keep safe online?
- What happens online affects you in the real world—protect your digital reputation
- Your personal details are valuable—don’t share them without a good reason
- Spams and scams exist – look out for fakes
- Update your security and use pop-up blockers
- Stop before you click – do you know where you’re heading?
- Treat your phone as your wallet—don’t give strangers access to it!
- Maintain a balance in your life between offline and online
- Stop and think before you check in – geo-locators tell strangers where you are
- Go to: http://www.cybersmart.gov.au/parents
When you share online you may be sharing with people you do not know
Your digital footprint is what you do online—data is collected when you share information online but also when you enter your contact details, post photos or post a blog.
Think before you post.
Think before you send.
What information will you share and who will you share with—are they really who they say they are?
Call: 1800 880 176
Email: cybersafety@acma.gov.au
Follow: @CybersmartACMA
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How Cybersmart are you?