Computing
ComputingDigital literacy25 min★★ difficulty

Privacy, identity and digital footprints

Every account combines personal information, permissions and a lasting record of choices.

Lesson overview

What you'll learn in this lesson

Protect privacy, identity and wellbeing online

Key learning points

  • Protect access
  • Control the footprint

This lesson at a glance

  • 25 minutes
  • 13 parts to scroll through
  • 3 quick checks
  • Marked quiz at the end
  • Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses

Words to know

protectprivacyidentitywellbeingonline

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Privacy, identity and digital footprints illustrationVisual introduction

Picture this

Privacy, identity and digital footprints

Every account combines personal information, permissions and a lasting record of choices.

In a nutshell

Protect privacy, identity and wellbeing online

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Explore the idea

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Learn

Protect access

Use unique passwords and multi-factor authentication. Review app permissions and avoid publishing identifiers such as addresses or live locations.

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Explore the idea

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Learn

Control the footprint

Before posting, consider audience, permanence and whether another person has consented to appear. Privacy settings reduce exposure but do not guarantee deletion.

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Reset break

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Pause

That's sitting 1 of 3 done

Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.

Stop here for now
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Quick check

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Quick check

What best protects an account?

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Quick check

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Quick check

Should live location be public?

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Quick check

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Quick check

Do privacy settings guarantee deletion?

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Reset break

Part 8 of 13

Pause

That's sitting 2 of 3 done

Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.

Stop here for now
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Challenge round

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Game · Sort it

Which of these are true?

Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.

True

Not true

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Challenge round

Part 10 of 13

Game · Fill the gaps

Finish the sentences

Choose the word that belongs in each gap.

____ settings reduce exposure but do not guarantee deletion.

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Challenge round

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Game · Recall cards

What best protects an account?

Card 1 of 3

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Mastery quiz

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Marked quiz

End of lesson quiz: Privacy, identity and digital footprints

3 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.

  1. 1. What best protects an account?

  2. 2. Should live location be public?

  3. 3. Do privacy settings guarantee deletion?

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Lesson round-up

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