DIGITAL DNA

SPRING CLEANING YOUR CYBER SELF

WHAT IS DIGITAL DNA?• Your online “footprint” is what you leave behind when you have been

online

• We use social media to search, buy, share, exchange ideas, images and websites

• Tools like resumes and business cards were what we used to introduce ourselves and our personal brand to others

• It is easier than ever to get information about someone online

• But what if my information is stolen?

• How can I protect myself and my family?

E V E R Y T H I N G Y O U P O S T I S P U B L I CT H I N K B E F O R E YO U P O S T ! !

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PROTECTING OUR KIDS ONLINE• setting up schedules for when and how long the child can be online, you must use the Web

interface

• all of those activities can open up our precious youth to some serious online nastiness.

• Social media filtering is also a big feature of parental control apps. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter can open kids up to a lot of potential emotional or even physical abuse

• Easy solution is to simply block the Google Play store (or any other Android app store) and only allow kids to install new apps once they've gotten your permission.

• apps can also track the child so that parents can make sure they aren't somewhere unsafe

DO NOT POST PHOTOS OF YOUR CHILDREN’S FACES

W H E N A P E R S O N U S E S T H E W E B , E M A I L , S O C I A L

N E T W O R K S , F O R U M S O R I N S T A N T M E S S A G I N G T O

D E L I B E R AT E L Y C A U S E H A R M O R

E M B A R R A S S M E N T T O A N OT H E R

DEALING WITH TROLLS & CYBERBULLYING• IGNORE the comments they make

• BLOCK them & never respond

• CHANGE your passwords

• REPORT them to the site admins

• DOCUMENT screenshots, date, times, for the site Admin and potentially the police

• Children should tell a parent, friend or teacher

H O W T O P R O T E C T Y O U R S E L F O N L I N E

Secure your identity online: - Strict privacy settings

- New default settings

- Child Lock apps

- New passwords

- Stronger firewall

- Updated programs

- Wi-Fi passwords

SO MANY SITES, SO LITTLE PRIVACYFACEBOOKYOUTUBETUMBLERTWITTER

PINTERESTINSTAGRAMSNAPCHATPERISCOPE

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WORDPRESS

• PROTECT your identity online

• SECURE your electronics

• TEACH children to be safe

• BLOCK offenders immediately

• MONITOR activity

• CHANGE your passwords

• DO NOT FEED the Trolls

• BACK UP YOUR CONTENT

AND NOW IT’S TIME TO…

CHANGING PRIVACY SETTINGS• See What Your Public Profile Looks Like

– Go to your profile page and click the three dots in the bottom right corner of your cover photo. In the dropdown menu that appears, click “View as.”

• Decide Who Can See Your Posts

• Loose the In Game Apps like CANDY CRUSH

• Make Yourself Harder to Find

– On the Settings screen, select “Privacy” in the left-hand rail, then answer “No” to the final question listed, “Do you want search engines outside of Facebook to link to your profile?

CHANGING PRIVACY

• Ads That Don’t Leverage Your Personal Data (As Much)

– Facebook tracks your browsing habits across the Internet and uses this data to serve you more personalized ads.

– In the Settings menu, click “Ads” on the left-hand rail. The first section deals with what Facebook calls “online interest-based ads.”

– Turn this setting off, you’ll still see the same number of ads, but they won’t be tailored to your Web history off of Facebook.

• BLOCKTHE TROLLS & THOSE YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW

– Settings page can block users from sending you invites to CANDY CRUSH

SHOWING LESS ON INSTAGRAMHow to get the most out of Instagram without becoming an exhibitionist in the process, starting with your privacy

• After they follow me, they are getting suggestions to follow others?

When someone taps Follow on your Instagram profile, suggestions of similar profiles they might also want to follow appear. If you don't want these recommendations included with your profile, you can opt out.

To opt out:– Log into instagram.com from a desktop computer

– Click your profile picture in the top right and then click Edit Profile

– Un-check the box next to Similar Account Suggestions and then click Submit

CHANGING PRIVACY SETTINGS• Who can see my liked photos• If you have a private profile and like someone's public post, your like will be

visible to the public and your username will be clickable below the post, but only approved followers can see your photos/videos.

• Who can see my photo map• If your profile is set to private, only your approved followers will be able to see your photo

map.

• If your profile isn't set to private, anyone will be able to see your photo map.

• If you send a photo that includes a location with Instagram Direct, the people you send it to may be able to see that location.

DEFAULT SETTINGSYOU Need to change IMMEDIATELY• Click on your profile picture and the settings

menu will slide down.

• Select Privacy & Settings from this menu Authenticate your account by re-entering your email and password,

• Turn off your activity broadcasts so every little change you make isn’t broadcast to the entire network

• If you do not want others to know you went on their profile, in settings choose“Select what others see when you’ve viewed their profile” option:

• Choosing to be anonymous yourself means that you turn off your “Who’s viewed my profile” feature and loose any data relating to anyone who has viewed your profile.

DEFAULT SETTINGSYOU Need to change IMMEDIATELY• Who can see your connections. I

recommend you keep this on as the power of this tool is the ability to NETWORK

• Go to your Privacy & Settings and choose the “Select who can see your connections” option:

• From the dropdown menu, select Only you, then click the Save changes button:

E V E R Y T H I N G Y O U P O S T I S P U B L I CT H I N K B E F O R E YO U P O S T ! !

Spicy Learning Bog. Creative Commons

PROTECTING OUR KIDS ONLINE• setting up schedules for when and how long the child can be online, you must use the Web

interface

• all of those activities can open up our precious youth to some serious online nastiness.

• Social media filtering is also a big feature of parental control apps. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter can open kids up to a lot of potential emotional or even physical abuse

• Easy solution is to simply block the Google Play store (or any other Android app store) and only allow kids to install new apps once they've gotten your permission.

• apps can also track the child so that parents can make sure they aren't somewhere unsafe

DO NOT POST PHOTOS OF YOUR CHILDREN’S FACES

W H E N A P E R S O N U S E S T H E W E B , E M A I L , S O C I A L

N E T W O R K S , F O R U M S O R I N S T A N T M E S S A G I N G T O

D E L I B E R AT E L Y C A U S E H A R M O R

E M B A R R A S S M E N T T O A N OT H E R

DEALING WITH TROLLS & CYBERBULLYING• IGNORE the comments they make

• BLOCK them & never respond

• CHANGE your passwords

• REPORT them to the site admins

• DOCUMENT screenshots, date, times, for the site Admin and potentially the police

• Children should tell a parent, friend or teacher

NOT THAT KIND OF FISHING…

CATFISHINGInternet scammers who fabricate online identities and entire social circles to trick people into romantic relationships

LOOK CLOSELY… IS IT FAKE?

B E S A F E O U T T H E R E !

WHEN IN DOUBT,BLOCK ‘EM OUT!

@MISSTOWA

WWW.MISSTOWA.COM

SAFE PROFILES LIKE SAFE HOUSES HAVE LOCKS• YOUR USERNAME, EMAIL ADDRESS & PASSWORDS ARE THE LOCKS SO

IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE A KEY THEY CAN GET INTO ANYTHING ONLINE. DO NOT SHARE YOU PASSWORDS

• USE A SEPARATE EMAIL ACCOUNT NOT TIED TO YOUR PERSONAL LIFE

• NEVER POST YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ONLINE, IT CAN BE USED AS A KEY

• NEED 6 LETTERS & NUMBERS

• CHANGE PASSWORDS OFTEN. NEVER USE ‘password”