Discover the digital world together... safely!

Presented on 26th September 2012Hillcrest International Schools

ByMwende Njiraini

Tutor, Diplo Foundation

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Internet: Good, Bad and Ugly!

• Good:– Networking benefits – Resource savings– Rich information source

• Bad– Privacy invasion

• Ugly– Risk to health and life

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Social Networking Applications

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Face Book Usage by Age

20%

26%

26%

15%

8% 5%

13-17 18-25 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64

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The Good!

• Networking benefits – Professional– Social

• Resource savings/gains– Time– money

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The Good!

• Rich information source– Research & Innovation– Easy access

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The Bad: Privacy Invasion

• Personal identifiable information– Email address– True name– Mobile Phone Number

– Personal Pictures: yourself, friends and family

– Date of Birth– Name of school– Home Address– Your whereabouts

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The Bad: Information overload?

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The Ugly!

• Physical and psychological trauma– Addiction– Pornography– DIY instruction on production of dangerous

materials –bombs, poison, acid etc– Recruitment: Criminal gangs/armies, drug

peddlers, actors/models ‘adult movies’

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The Ugly!

• Physical and psychological trauma– Social ostracism: depression/runaways– Violence/Abuse– Drug addiction– Promiscuity/Unwanted pregnancy– Drug Addiction– Death: suicide/killing

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The Internet never forgets!

• Now you are young, you’ll soon get old!• Potential employers scrutinizing applicants

using – Search engines– Social-networking sites– Photo- and video-sharing sites– Personal Web sites and blogs– Twitter – Online-gaming sites

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Online Protection Initiatives

• Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs: Department of Children Services

• Dial 116: 24 hours toll free helpline service

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SEC_RITY starts with U!

• Strong passwords (alphanumeric + symbols)• Build reputable online presence – Think before you post– Be picky about who you friend– Do it on your own time and computer

• Read privacy policies

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SEC_RITY starts with Us!• Read!• Rights clubs

– Children Act, Constitution, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

• Really hangout with your friends!

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References• Child Online Protection:

http://www.cck.go.ke/consumers/consumer_protection/child-online-protection.html• Facebook now knows what you look like as it rolls out face recognition by stealth

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2000744/Facebook-face-recognition-technology-Now-knows-look-like.html

• Google forced to black out hundreds of Street View photos after privacy protests - but site gets record number of visits http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1163456/Google-forced-black-hundreds-Street-View-photos-privacy-protests--site-gets-record-number-visits.html

• Can Facebook get you fired? Playing it safe in the social media world: http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-10/living/facebook.fired.social.media.etiquette_1_social-media-worker-posts-workplace-complaints?_s=PM:LIVING

• Watch What You Post. Employers Are Watching: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=119205518151009

• A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Years: Watch What You Post: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=161011247295587

• Got an iPhone or 3G iPad? Apple is recording your moves: http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/04/apple-location-tracking.html

• The Web Means the End of Forgetting : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-t2.html?_r=0

• Makmende Amerudi: http://www.youtube.com/user/justabandwidth#p/a/u/1/_mG1vIeETHc• www.home.co.ke

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Stay Safe!

mwenden@diplomacy.edu