Internet ABC: New special topic "Children and data privacy
"Why data protection at all? I don't have anything to hide!" That's what many people think, but there are situations in which you would rather have control over what happens to your own data. After all, once something has been published on the Internet, it is very difficult to remove the data permanently. What's more, websites collect countless pieces of personal data in the background. When these are linked together, they can paint an increasingly accurate picture of one's own person.
Data protection is therefore an issue right from childhood. From an early age, personal data, photos and search results are stored. It is almost impossible to delete them permanently afterwards, because a kind of "virtual eraser" is not likely to exist in the foreseeable future. The Internet ABC therefore offers assistance and information for the protection of one's own data in this topic special as well as on its website. Numerous offers can be applied in the school context. Frederick Richter from the Stiftung Datenschutz (Data Protection Foundation) gives additional tips on how parents can sensitize their children to the topic in an interview.
Further information on the topic of data privacy:
- Topic area on klicksafe.de: Data protection
- Teaching material klicksafe to go: Data set - data treasure