This document provides tips for youth to protect their privacy online and manage their digital footprint and online reputation. It discusses being aware of who can see your social media profiles and posts, tightening privacy settings, avoiding sharing private information like location, changing passwords regularly, understanding new social media features before using them, and being discreet online. headlines are also presented showing examples of issues that can arise from lack of privacy online like cyberbullying, schools monitoring social media, and legal issues from improper social media use.

1. Presentation
Grades 9 to 12/Secondary III to V
youthprivacy.ca

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to think!to think!

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youryour
online reponline rep

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online reponline rep
to workto work
for youfor you

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of theof the
communitycommunity

17. Think before you
click!

18. Think before you click!

19. Think before youclick!

20. Restrict yourRestrict your
privacyprivacy
settings!settings!

29. ““Cyber-Cyber-
bullyingbullying
on trial”on trial”
--
National Post

34. ““OxfordOxford
usingusing
FacebookFacebook
to snoopto snoop””
--
MSNBC.com

37. ““B.C. principalB.C. principal
reinstated afterreinstated after
nude photonude photo
scandalscandal””
--
CTV.caCTV.ca

38. ““Frustrated airFrustrated air
passengerpassenger
arrested underarrested under
Terrorism ActTerrorism Act
after Twitter jokeafter Twitter joke
about bombingabout bombing
airportairport””
--
Mail OnlineMail Online

39. ““Police makePolice make
arrest in viciousarrest in vicious
OrleansOrleans
jewellery theft”jewellery theft”
--
CTV.ca

41. Think before you click!
Know who your friends are
Tighten your privacy settings
Avoid disclosing your location
Don’t share your password and change it
regularly
Trust your instincts
Understand new features such as geo-tagging before you try th
Be aware of your online reputation
Protect your privacy, as well as that of your friends
Be discreet