High School Events
In honor of Data Protection Day 2010, Microsoft, European Schoolnet, Coface, and the Vrije Universitat Brussel (VUB), are hosting a Europe-wide poster competition: 15 – 19 year olds are invited to create and submit short ‘multi-media posters’ on the theme “Privacy is a Human Right – treat it with care.” Winners of the competition will be selected by an eminent jury and invited to Brussels on 28 January 2010 to participate in a two-hour event and award ceremony, featuring keynote speeches by prominent policy makers, and a discussion about the various aspects of privacy between the jury members and students. To participate, visit www.dataprotectionday.eu .
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada offers the My privacy. My choice. My life. webpage and is hosting a PSA video contest open to Canadians between the ages of 12 and 18; the ultimate goal of the PSA should be to encourage other young people to critically think about how their personal information is collected and used every day, and how their privacy can be compromised.
Spotlight on The i in online project
Visions of a safer future for children and teenagers
Today’s youth are widely regarded as being members of the ‘digital generation’ – a generation that is reliant upon computers, the most up-to-date software, and free, instantaneous communication with friends through websites and social networking forums. They are among the most savvy internet users and spend hours every week online. However, a recent UK Ofcom report found that keeping personal information private is the thing that young internet users, between the ages of 7 and 16, worry most about, as there is precious little guidance available.
Online security can be compared to the security of your home. The receipt of emails and instant messages can be compared to the receipt of mail from your post man. You would expect to find your mail in your post box and not that the postman would wander around your home until he finds you – you keep your doors and windows locked. Your computer should be considered with the same attitude. So long as you have up-to-date security software and are aware of privacy settings etc, your computer will be as safe as your home.
Aim of The i in online
We feel there is a lack of information and understanding surrounding the youth and their internet usage, which drove us to establish The i in online to ensure we best equip today’s youth with the knowledge required to ensure that the internet remains a fun, enlightening, and safe place for children.
The i in online project was founded by leading law firm Speechly Bircham and is supported by other law firms and media companies, such as BBC, The Walt Disney Company UK, Warner Brothers, British Sky Broadcasting and Nickelodeon.
The i in online predominately educates children aged 14-19, (and their parents and teachers) about using and providing their personal information online and also highlights the potential pitfalls of sharing too much personal information on the internet when using blogs or social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Bebo etc, and not managing privacy settings effectively.
Through interactive sessions, using PowerPoint and videos, our experts highlight the practical and legal aspects of this topic. The session is followed by a forum discussion with the school children and finishes with group workshops.
The i in online
competition
We are running a competition in conjunction with this project, where school children need to enter their short videos (less than 5 mins) covering one of the following six topics; social networks and privacy; cyber bullying; personal safety online; misuse of personal information; personal data awareness; or CCTV and monitoring.
We are pleased to have the Information Commissioner’s Office on the judging panel together with Speechly Bircham, The Walt Disney Company UK, BBC, Childnet International and Coolabi.
For further information about The i in online, please use this link, www.speechlys.com/the_i_in_online
Data Protection Day – 28 January 2010
Alongside the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and Irish Data Commissioner’s Office, we have organised various events for Data Protection Day on Thursday 28 January 2010 for secondary schools across the UK and Ireland. On the day we have various sessions taking place in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
The aim of the activities planned for this day are to raise awareness in school children and their teachers about privacy rights and also to provide a better understanding of data protection and how to protect information whilst online. The i in online project will be a vehicle to achieve this awareness through face-to-face presentations, with interactive sessions using PowerPoint and videos, where our lawyers highlight the practical and legal aspects of this topic. This session is followed by a forum discussion with the school children, where we would like them to act as digital representatives for their peers and have their views heard and finishes with group workshops.
For further information about our Data Protection day activities, please use this link, www.speechlys.com/data_protection_day_2010
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