In this lesson students learn the difference between private information and personal information, distinguishing what is safe and unsafe to share online.

Curated collection of links to articles, essays, and related topics on responsible use of the Internet and information technologies with respect to speech and online hate compiled and maintained by a university instructor.

Choose the job sites you use very carefully! If you aren't careful, you risk a total loss of privacy as your resume becomes visible to anyone who comes across it, and/or your information is sold to people who have products and services...

A great resource from the FDIC for "becoming an informed banking consumer." Learn all about consumer protection and gain important and useful facts about such topics as phishing scams, identity theft, consumer rights, new cheque clearing...

In this lesson, students will develop their understanding of what is meant by 'personal information' and will create a chart with their own personal information. The exercise will help them to understand how to be careful with sharing...

In this instructional activity, children will consider what personal information is appropriate to share and how this depends on that person's relationship with them. The exercise will help them to understand how to be careful with...

Read the passage Reflections on Leaving Facebook and answer the six questions that follow.

Students learn about identity theft. The resource consists of consumer and victim support, prevention information, and public education about identity theft. Topics examined are scams, consumer alerts, and victim solutions, and...

Learn how companies are buying and sahring personal inforamtion.

CPSR offers an informative discussion of current legal and policy topics hosted by group working for rights of assembly and speech for online communities.

This organization seeks to understand society's ethical and legal issues from an international perspective in light of new technology. The website contains news and policy statements.

Apply real-world judgment to help minimize risks while kids socialize online.

Learn how social media impacts our use of technology.

The article examines Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) and how it protects the privacy of their user and prevents tampering of the website.

Find out about the security of the most common form of authentication, multi-factor authentication.

This online magazine offers the latest news and information concerning the relationship between society and available technologies.

This site from the Global Internet Liberty Campaign reports on a 1998 survey conducted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center which asked world nations about their encryption policies. The survey got results from over 75 nations,...

Some practice problems on user authentication methods regarding computer security.

Visualize your digital footprint by recording your online actions in a spreadsheet.

This speech outlines the nature of the communications revolution, establishes a framework for the most important challenges that must be addressed and proposes an Agenda for Action for individuals and groups to take advantage of the...