Staying Private on

Social Media
Understanding how your data is used
on social media
Age group 9-11
Staying Private on Social Media

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Learning objectives
Students will learn:

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how social media the risks associated what a digital
platforms can use your with a public social footprint is and why it
personal data media profile is important.
Vote now!
Some social media platforms require users to
be over the age of 13.

Do you think:

There shouldn’t
This is It should It should
be an age
the right age be younger be older
restriction
Hey Bilal do you have Pix?

Hi Ella. Nah, what’s that?

Photo and video sharing app.

Cool filters…

I will download it.

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Message you later on it.

 Signing up

Social media apps, like

Pix, collect our personal
data, for example: our
Do you agree to location, our birthdays
and the things that we are
the terms and
interested in.
conditions?
vv

I accept the
terms and Terms & Conditions
conditions explain how the app
can use your personal
data and content.
 Signing up

Signing up
Social media apps, like
Pix, collect our personal
data, sign
Do you think that Bilal should for example: our
up to Pix
Do you agree to location, our birthdays
because his friend recommended it, or should he
and the things that we are
the talk
termstoand
someone first? interested in.
conditions?
vv

Who should he talk to before downloading Pix?

I accept the
terms and Terms & Conditions
conditions explain how the app
can use your personal
data and content.
 Public vs Private?

Bilal talks to his mum

first and decides to
Which type of profile
download Pix.
do you want?

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Private

(only your friends and contact

list can see what you post) Which type of profile
should Bilal get?
Public

Anyone can see what you post

 Allow notifications?

Bilal, you have posted 3

photos today.
Bilal ticks the box that
Get the new Pix filters
for £0.99 allows Pix to send him
notifications.
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Bilal, find out what
events are happening in
Sheffield near you.

Bilal, your contact

MatildaG is on Pix.
Connect?
 Allow notifications?

Notifications

Bilal, you have posted 3

photos today.
Bilal ticks the box that
Get the new Pix filters
If £0.99
for allows
Bilal changes his mind and no Pixwants
longer to send him
push notifications, what can henotifications:
do?
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Bilal, find out what
events are happening in
Sheffield near you.

Bilal, your contact

MatildaG is on Pix.
Connect?
What is a digital footprint?

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Ella is concerned
about her digital
Ella has a public footprint.
profile on Pix. She
uploads some pictures
from a birthday party.

The next day she changes

her mind and wants to
take the photos down.
What is a digital footprint?

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Ella is concerned
Digital footprint
about her digital
Ella has a public footprint.
profile on Pix. She
uploads some pictures
from a birthday
What party.
is a digital footprint?

Why is it important? !

The next day she changes

her mind and wants to
take the photos down.
Your data matters!

You can change your privacy settings on your The Information

phone or device if you want to protect your Commissioner’s Office
information. (ICO) is
here for you.
If you post or comment on social
vv media, think

about who might see it in the future.

If you have any questions about your personal

data or want to report something that doesn’t
feel right go to https://ico.org.uk