Describe the 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 use; the need for establishing a professional email address)
  • texting/online chats
  • virtual meeting applications
  • search engines
  • passwords. 

Process/Skill Questions:

  • Why should you protect your privacy?
  • What expectations might your employer have regarding your conduct, even in your private life?
  • What practices help to protect your online privacy?
  • Why does deleting information online not necessarily permanently delete it everywhere?
  • Why should you keep a personal email account separate from a work email account?
  • How is your privacy impacted when syncing accounts across personal and work-provided devices?
  • What is a digital footprint? How does it affect one’s future career?