(Optional) Describe privacy issues related to online communication media.

Description should include privacy issues surrounding personal or work-related use of

  • social networking sites
  • email (understanding the difference between personal and work-related usage; the need for establishing a professional email address)
  • online chats
  • virtual meeting applications
  • voicemail (and the need to establish a professional voicemail greeting)
  • search engines.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • What are some security issues that might be involved with using workplace communication devices?
  • How might personal and professional use of digital equipment overlap?
  • What practices help to protect your online privacy?
  • What are the hazards of using the same password or common passwords for all your accounts?
  • Why does deleting information online not necessarily permanently delete it everywhere?
  • What are some security issues that might be involved when using virtual meeting applications?