2. Internet – Connecting ideas and people
Checklist Fact sheet 6 – E-mail and communication
- Have you created several e-mail accounts and set different passwords for each?
- Is the password sufficiently “strong” (more than 8 characters long, with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols)?
- Do you clearly label your e-mails with relevant key words in the subject line?
- Have you enabled two-factor security on your e-mail accounts (providing an extra security question and/or your mobile phone number)?
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Checklist Fact sheet 7 – Chat and messaging media
- Have you included contact details in your website or blog?
- Have you taken steps to protect your online privacy?
- Have you checked that the content that you are using for your website/blog is in accordance with copyright law?
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Checklist Fact sheet 8 – Social networking and social sharing
- Reputation is something we only have one of: do you systematically “think before you post”?
- When did you last update your privacy settings on the sites you use?
- Democracy depends on the participation of as many citizens as possible in the public debate: have you tried making your voice heard through relevant social network sites?
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Checklist Fact sheet 9 – Privacy and privacy settings
- Is it necessary to post that tagged photo on a social networking site?
- Have you read the mobile app agreement to understand what are you sharing: what you own and what “they” own?
- When you upload apps, are you sure you know exactly what private information they will access? Is such access really necessary for the app to function?
- Do you understand what the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation implies for you?