| Aim | To learn to differentiate between private and public data; reflecting on the sharing of private data |
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| Duration | Approx. 20-30 Min |
| Number of participants | any |
| Age | - |
| Difficulty | easy |
| Conditions | The person facilitating the exercise should have relevant background knowledge. |
| Material | - Flip chart or board - Post-its referring to various pieces of information, e.g. address, name of my pet, name of my school, picture of me on the beach, my e-mail address, telephone number, shoe size, etc. |
| Preparation Prepare the post-its by writing down the information (see above). Divide the flip chart/board into four sections: • Public • For friends only • Private • Not sure |
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| Description Read aloud the information written on one post-it and ask the members of the group in which section they would place it. Seek the opinion of various participants. If there is no consensus, ask the group to take a vote on where the post-it should be placed. Afterwards, the group should discuss the results.
Suggestion: The meaning of the term “private” is not always unambiguous. A discussion about the term can be helpful. |
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| Source | ECPAT Austria / adapted by saferinternet.at and klicksafe.de |
| Tags | Data protection, online security, privacy, self-reflection, social networks |