Presented by Samantha Collier of R.JOHNSON Legal Recruitment for the British Columbia Paralegal Association on June 25th, 2014

Social Media for ParalegalsPrivacy + Concerns + Best Practices

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Agenda

• Social Media Blunders

• Privacy• Concerns• Best Practices

Blunder #1 (Personal Story)

• Checked in on Foursquare and Facebook on a regular basis

• Used Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter publicly

• Always felt safe.

And then…

Random stranger showing up at the restaurant I’m at because I “checked in”. It was harmless but it was a wake-up call.

Blunder #2

Alexandra Wallace = 10 million references on Google about her being a racist.

Blunder #3

• Rebecca Martinson Delta Gamma

PrivacyGood way to gage

your online privacy. Take your “Google

Portrait”.

Concern #1

Are my Facebook pictures mine?

Concern #2How do my social media accounts get

hacked?

Concern #3How can I protect my privacy?

Concern #4

I don’t use social media at all. Can I just forget about online privacy?

Best Practices

Never check in from home or workOnly accept friend requests from those you

know and trustChange up your morning routines if you check in

to coffee shops and suchCheck and double check your privacy settingsTurn off geo-tagging in your cell phone.Don’t publish what you don’t want to know.

There is no true “Privacy” on the web.

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