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We should be careful about sharing private or personal information online that could be used to identify us or steal our identity. Click on the Traffic Light to find out what information is safe or unsafe to share.
- your full name
- photos of yourself that may identify where you are or name of school
- full address
- the name of your school
- full birthdate
- phone numbers
- email addresses
- your age
- names of places you visit or sporting teams you are in
- your post code
- the information you are sharing is not too personal
- you have checked with a trusted adult first
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The form below is asking for some personal information. Use the Traffic Lights; Stop Think Go to help you decide which information on the form would be safe to share.
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Always remember to...
- your full name
- photos of yourself that may identify where you are or name of school
- full address
- the name of your school
- full birthdate
- phone numbers
- credit card numbers
- accepting friend requests on social networks from people you have never met
- email addresses
- your age
- names of places you visit regularly or sporting teams you belong to
- your post code
- information in online quizzes or surveys as they could be gathering private information that may be used in identity theft
- the information you are sharing is not too personal
- you have checked with a trusted adult first
Great work, you have stopped and thought about what information is safe to share online.
You can now continue to the next screen.
Have another go - Some of the information you have shared is too personal.
Try again - Have you shared too much personal or private information?
Think again - Which pieces of information could be used to identify you?
There could fields listed here that need to be double checked with an adult. Try again.