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Internet Literacy 2

This document provides tips and advice for maintaining privacy and managing your online reputation. It warns that your social media friends are not the only ones who can see your online profiles and posts - employers and others can search for you too. It recommends customizing privacy settings, using strong passwords, avoiding scams, fact-checking information before sharing it, and periodically searching for yourself online to understand what others may find about you. Maintaining an online presence can help control your reputation if managed carefully.

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Internet Literacy 2

This document provides tips and advice for maintaining privacy and managing your online reputation. It warns that your social media friends are not the only ones who can see your online profiles and posts - employers and others can search for you too. It recommends customizing privacy settings, using strong passwords, avoiding scams, fact-checking information before sharing it, and periodically searching for yourself online to understand what others may find about you. Maintaining an online presence can help control your reputation if managed carefully.

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Valerie Forrestal
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(Photo by mikael altemark:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/altemark/39593706/
Rights: CC BY 2.0)
via CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/10/12/cb.digital.trail.job.search
via The Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/17/1440447/facebook-post-costs-waitress-her.html
Your friends are *not* the only people who are on Facebook
(/MySpace/Twitter/the internet.) Chances are, so are your co-
workers, your parents and even your prospective bosses.

via Valleywag:
http://gawker.com/tech/your-privacy-is-an-illusion/bank-intern-busted-by-faceb
ook-321802.php
via MTV.com: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558467/20070501/id_0.jhtml
The internet is
forever:
screenshots, Google
cache and the
Internet Archive, oh
my!

via I’m Not Actually a Geek:


http://bhc3.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/how-to-tweet-your-way-out-of-a-job/
Pictures on your phone are
not necessarily private (just
ask Miley Cyrus or Paris
Hilton.) And just because
you ask someone to keep a
pic you sent them to
themselves, doesn’t mean
they will…

via PopCrunch: http://www.popcrunch.com/miley-cyrus-shower-wet-t-shirt-picture-hacked/


via Mashable: http://mashable.com/2009/06/01/twitter-related-burglary/
Get to know your privacy settings
and options.

• For the most recent updates on Facebook privacy settings, which


change fairly frequency, try: http://bit.ly/privacy-on-fb

• Make friends lists, and customize settings for each, as appropriate

• Know what you’re sharing, and where. Ask friends if you’re


spamming their feeds.
Don’t make it easy for
hackers, learn to
create strong
passwords:
http://www.microsoft.com/
protect/fraud

via Wired: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/09/palin-e-mail-ha/


Avoid scams that hurt your finances and
your reputation
• Never, Ever Click a Link to Your Bank or Financial
Institution From an Email
• Never Give Out Your Email Password
• Use Strong Passwords (and Secret Questions)
• Do Not Buy Anything from an Email You Didn't Ask For
• Watch Out for Job Postings That Look Too Good
• Do Not Give Out Your Personal Info or Social Security
Number
• Learn to Use a Modern Browser's Security Features
• Ignore Web Site Popups Saying You Have a Virus

via LifeHacker: http://lifehacker.com/5420356/the-complete-guide-to-avoiding-online-


scams-for-your-less-savvy-friends-and-relatives
Don’t believe everything you read on
the internet. Please?!
• We’ve all been tempted to do it, but before you hit
share or repost or retweet, take a moment to do
your homework.
• Google it to see if anyone’s refuted it or if there
are other sides to the story.
• Twitter search (search.twitter.com) to see what
people are saying about it, in real time.
• Snopes.com is your friend.
Search yourself.
• If someone Googles you, what will they find? You
should always know the answer to that question.
(Try using all variations of your name; also try other
search engines.)
• Make sure that you are putting out public content
that you are comfortable representing you, and
keeping the rest private.
• Maintain a professional presence somewhere on
the web (LinkedIn/blog/online resume/portfolio). The
more good content you put out, the more you
control your own reputation. (Bury the bad stuff!)
• 35% percent of employers said that what they found
on the internet caused them not to hire a candidate,
according to a CareerBuilder survey.
You can find this presentation online @:
www.slideshare.net/val_forrestal

All the links mentioned in this presentation


can be found @:
delicio.us/vforrestal/InternetLiteracy

For more information, contact:


Valerie Forrestal
(valerie . forrestal @ stevens . edu)

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