When Max Schrems, an Austrian privacy activist, requested to see his personal data that Facebook stored on its servers, he was mailed a CD-ROM containing a 1,222-page document.
That file, which would stretch nearly a quarter of a mile if printed and laid end-to-end, offered a glimpse into Facebook's appetite for the private details of its 1.65 billion users.
An article for parents (with some swearing and colourful language) which provides a useful overview of teenagers and the benefits and challenges of social media.
Who is this for?
This advice is for designated safeguarding leads and senior leadership teams in schools and educational establishments
in England.
What does this advice cover?
This advice covers:
Responding to disclosures
Handling devices and imagery
Risk assessing situations
Involving other agencies, including escalation to the police and children’s social care
Recording incidents
Involving parents
Preventative education
Some people try to use social media and apps to groom children and young people. It's important you understand how this works so you can protect them.
This is a CEOP resource. Read more.
Short video and quiz relating to posting embarrassing images of friends and the consequences.
The concept of the ARCADES project was based on a 2009 Polish nation-wide programme for schools entitled Your data – your concern and the relatively high interest expressed by teachers in Poland for this programme, which inspired the Polish Data Protection Authority to transfer the idea to the European level.
The project team believes that schools should teach pupils about privacy and personal data protection. The topics related to the protection of personal data can be incorporated in the curricula of various schools’ subjects.
Download the book here.
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