Input + activity: Online safety "rules" [deepening activity]

image-1605640472202.png

This learning activity is about sharing basic principles of online safety, and having the participants articulate personal or organisational policies to safeguard their online safety.

This activity can be done after Input + discussion: Privacy, consent and safety or Develop your internet dream place, and be the basis for Making online spaces safer.

There are three main parts to this learning activity:

Learning objective this activity responds to

Who is this activity for?

Participants with differing levels of experience. However, note that participants with more experience with digital security might find this too basic.

Time required

105 minutes total (1 hour, 45 minutes):

Resources needed for this activity

Mechanics

Start with listing down the Basic Principles of Online Safety (see Additional Resources)

Note: It would be good to refer to examples that were shared in previous learning activities as you expound the principles.

Then move on to having the participants reflect on their communication practices by having them individually fill in this form (filled out a sample). To frame this, and to not conflate this activity, ask the participants to think about the last 24 hours and who they communicated with and what they communicated about.

Who do you communicate with What topics you communicate about Is the communication private? Communication channels
Mother My current trip Yes Facebook messenger
Kartika Details of current work Yes Email, Telegram, Facebook messenger
Lisa Event with them next month Yes Email
Marina Dinner with him next week Yes SMS

About how Trump sucks No Facebook group

Feminist principles of technology No Personal blog

Intersectionality Note: The names on the table are suggested names. You can change those names to fit in more common names in your country or context.

The starting point can be the people they communicated with, or the topics they communicated about in the last 24 hours.

After getting the participants to fill in their individual forms, have them reflect on the following questions:

Then move on to presenting the Areas to consider in online safety (see Additional Resources).

After, ask the participants to reflect on the areas to consider and write down their personal "online safety rules" based on this template:

Note: These rules are draft rules and are personal to each participant. It is important to frame this activity this way, and keep on reiterating the Basic Principles of Online Safety.

After the participants have written down their "online safety rules", debrief on the activity:

It is suggested that you then move on to Making online spaces safer.

Facilitator preparation notes

You might want to read this piece from Level Up: Roles and responsibilities of a digital security trainer to mentally prepare for this activity.

Additional resources

Basic principles of online safety

Facilitation Note: These may seem sanctimonious and might cause participants to feel paranoid about their safety. One way to go about this, as a feminist trainer, is to give examples that are personal to you and your experience. This way, the participants will not see you as someone who will judge them for their communication and digital security choices.

Areas to consider in online safety

These are areas the participants should be considering when they think about their online safety.

Who you communicate with and what you communicate with them about

What you use to communicate

Your specific context, capacity and risk


image-1605451259399.png


Revision #6
Created 16 April 2023 03:20:51 by Kira
Updated 28 July 2023 14:51:35 by Kira