Question

Parminder recently celebrated his 14th birthday. On his birthday he got to know about Facebook. He learned how social networking sites help people to meet their friends and discuss things online. He also found out that he is now eligible to open a Facebook account. He creates his profile on Facebook and starts connecting with his friends. Within a few days, he befriends many people he knows and many people he does not know. After some time he starts getting negative comments on his posts. He also finds that his pictures are being shared online on objectionable websites.

Based on the given information, answer the questions given below. 

1. Identify the type of cybercrime Parminder is a victim of.
2. After hearing about his ordeal, the school decides to publish a set of moral principles that determines the appropriate behavior of students while using the internet. The school is referring to ______.
3. Write a safety measure to be taken by Parminder to avoid threats from unknown people in the future.
4. Parminder decides to make a list of common safety precautions to be taken when online. Write any two points that Parminder should include in his list.
5. Why are privacy settings so important in social networking sites?

Answer 1

1. Cyber Bullying
2. Cyber ethics
3. Lock his profile and only let his friends view his profile.
4. 
   
   1. Use strong passwords to protect their data online
   2. Log out of social media accounts after the session.
5. Privacy settings may be used by the user to adjust the visibility of the profile or certain information on the profile. This will ensure that what we are posting online is only accessible to people we know and trust.