Don’t post random stuff about yourself on line like where you go and what you do. Don’t talk to someone who you think might have a fake account. Don’t answer emails from people you don’t know. Don’t fall for easy scams like “you won the lottery” especially if you haven’t played it. Don’t answer calls from numbers you don’t know and don’t fall for “hacked into your account” calls that claim they extracted hundreds of dollars and then they ask you for your personal information. Make your passwords complicated so they are not easy to guess. Make your password private so that it is not your cat’s name or your birthday especially if that information is out there.
Personal and Social Competency Reflection
Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include not posting pictures of myself but rather my animals. Deleting pictures of myself from even my mom’s account if I don’t like them. I also refuse tags when I don’t like the picture I am being tagged in.
My strengths as a digital citizen include knowing how to have a good footprint. They contribute to my community through sharing that information with my friends. In sharing this post I help others not fall for scams.
Some of the ways I work to build and maintain online relationships are by using Instagram to communicate with my friends who live far away. If people give me random calls and I don’t think it is one of my friends I don’t answer it and then I delete the call.
Works Cited
Here’s How You Can Stay Safe on Instagram. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxwrip9DiTg. Accessed 4 May 2022.
Here’s How You Can Stay Safe on Instagram. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxwrip9DiTg. Accessed 4 May 2022.
Your Digital Footprint May Be Unflattering. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8C1a2z_cuQ. Accessed 4 May 2022.