Private and Personal Info

• People are wired to want to share information with each other!

• Our brains get excited, we feel emotions, and something called the "Autonomic Nervous System" causes us to want to share with others!

Did You Know...

• It helps you feel good!

  • Sharing positive experiences helps you remember them, even after their over! Sharing good memories!

• ​It helps you learn!

  • Sharing knowledge helps everyone be more informed.

• It helps you connect!

  • Sharing your interests is a way to make new friends and strengthen relationships

• It helps you persuade!

  • Sharing what you care about can inspire others to act and support good causes.

So we know that sometimes sharing with others can be a good thing - but what information is SAFE to share with others? Especially with people we don't know?

Information about you that cannot be used to identify you because it is true for you and many others - height, favorite things, hair color

Personal Information

Information that is about you that can be used to identify you because it is unique to you - Address, full name, phone number, banking info...

Private Information

What is a Digital Footprint?

Why Do We Need to Be Careful?

A record of what you do online, including the sites you visit and the things you post. It can also include things that others post that involve you, such as pictures or comments.

Everything you do online leaves a "footprint". Can you be tracked?