Whether it’s a casual internet browse, a website registration or a private conversation, many young people aren’t privy to how ...
FriendSend app teaches students about online privacy
Students from a Victorian school have helped create a new app that teaches children about their online privacy by showing what happens to the data they share on popular social media platforms.
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Grade 4, 5 and 6 students from Bellbrae Primary School near Torquay in Victoria, have had a blast helping researchers develop the app and learning about how their personal online data is harvested.
This story appeared in the September 2020 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.
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