How Is Digital Safety Ensured? 7 Basic Rules
In the digital world, our personal information is not always safe. We have brought together 7 basic digital safety rules you can apply together with your child.
Frequently on the agenda lately, digital safety is a high-priority matter everyone should attend to. It is not always possible for our personal information to stay hidden in digital environments. Both our children and we ourselves spend part of the day in the digital world and share our information without realising it. In this article we explore the ways to stay safe.
Which of Our Information Is in Digital Environments?
The social media accounts, search engines and websites we use almost every day are channels where we have agreed to share our information. As we spend time online, we inevitably end up sharing our information too. What falls to us here is to protect our own information and, above all, to inform our children about this matter.
7 Rules You Can Share With Your Child
The 7 Rules of Digital Safety
Protect your personal information
Do not publicly share information such as your date of birth, school, address and phone number.
Do not contact strangers
If someone contacts you, always tell us about it.
Do not visit unsafe sites
Stay away from sites reported as unsafe.
Do not believe everything you read
Do not trust information from unclear sources, and do not share it.
Do not connect to open wi-fi
In public spaces, do not connect to unknown, unsecured networks.
Keep your password strong
Do not tell your password to anyone; make sure it is not easy to guess, like a date of birth.
Nothing disappears
Even if you delete it, what you share stays there; be careful with photos and videos.
If people can lie in everyday life, they can do the same in digital environments.
In brief
- In digital environments, our information is shared without us realising it.
- A strong password, protecting personal information and questioning sources are the basic rules.
- The internet, as long as it is used correctly, is a limitless source of knowledge.
To build a healthy relationship with technology, you can read our article on Technology Addiction or take a look at our guidance unit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I ban my child from using social media?
Raising awareness is more effective than banning. Talking through the rules together and explaining the reasons protects the child in the long term.
Do the posts I delete really disappear?
No. Content uploaded to digital environments may remain in records even if you delete it; that is why it is important to be careful when sharing.
What should a strong password be like?
It should not contain easily guessed information such as a date of birth or a name, and it should not be shared with anyone.
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