Digital Safety,
Data Privacy, &
Online Etiquette
By Gab Billones
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By practicing Online Safety, we can
prevent and mitigate the risks that
are inherently involved with using
digital technologies, platforms and
services. Once the risks are
managed, the internet can be
enjoyed free from harm and to
enormous benefit.
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Online Safety &
Cyber Security
• Secure your digital devices
• Secure your identity
• Protect your data
• Be aware of scams.
Keep devices
secure and up
to date.
1. Change your password regularly.
Use 2-Factor Authentication.
2. Turn-on automatic updates.
Remove unused plug-ins and programs.
3. Activate your firewall.
Keep OS, applications, antivirus updated.
Guard your
Identity & Privacy
1. Don't share personal data online.
Check urls to ensure legitimacy of the websites being accessed.
2. Don't give passwords and other personal
information via email or text messages..
3. Don't share video until
necessary.
Be careful who you meet online.
3. Customize your privacy settings.
Online
Meeting
Protection
▸ Who will attend?
▸ Will it be recorded?
▸ Are chats saved and shared?
▸ Can I blur my background or
change it?
Protect Your
Data
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1. Choose your downloads wisely.
2. Buy and share data only from
secure and trusted sites.
3. Backup your files. Have a plan if hacked.
Beware of
Scams
1. Don't entertain tech support
calls until validated.
2. Double check urls of links found in email.
3. Check url of sites visited before
sharing any data
Privacy
Basics
▸ Think before you share
▸ Data Privacy Law
Think before
you share
1. Are people, especially minors, identifiable?
2. Is this (sensitive) personal information?
3. Will this cause irreparable harm to another?
Data Privacy
Law
1. You protect information you collect.
Do not misuse information collected.
2. Do not share information without consent.
Do not use without consent.
3. Disclose when your system gets compromised.
Digital Etiquette
for Being a Good
Digital Citizen
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Being a good online citizen is more than being a safe
Internet user— it’s about being responsible, smart,
and having respect for yourself and others.
As a user of the web, various apps, social networking
sites, and other online collaboration forums, you are a
“citizen” of different communities. And just like real-
life communities, there are rules to follow that will
make sure you have the best possible experience.
Four Digital Do's
1. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
2. Be safe.
3. Know the rules.
4. Be vigilant.
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Five Digital Don’ts
1. Don’t say anything online you wouldn’t say to someone’s face.
2. Don’t share anything you don’t own, without permission.
3. Don’t believe everything you read.
4. Don’t post anything that you don’t want to last forever.
5. Don’t spend all of your free time online.
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Are you a
victim?
File a complaint thru the PNP Anti Cyber Crime Group at
https://acg.pnp.gov.ph/eComplaint
or to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Anti-Cyber Crime
division at
https://www.doj.gov.ph/reporting_cybercrime.html
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THANKS!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
▸ Facebook: Gab Billones
▸ Twitter: @thechiefhustler
▸ Instagram: thechief.hustler
Reference
▸ GoGuardian
▸ We Think Digital (Digital Tayo Facebook)
▸ Media Civics Lab (Online Safety & Data Privacy by Janette
Toral)
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