Ethics and Digital Responsibility

Being responsible online means strong passwords, keeping private information private, checking before sharing and using AI tools honestly.

Key ideas

• A strong password is long and mixes capital letters, small letters, digits and symbols.
• Your address, phone number, password and where you are right now are private: never share them with strangers.
• Your digital footprint is the trail of what you post, search and comment, and it can stay for a long time.
• Check surprising news on a trusted source before sharing it; “you won a prize” links are usually tricks.
• Give credit when you use someone’s picture or work, and ask before posting a photo of a friend.
• Use AI tools to learn and check their answers; write in your own words instead of copying.

Remember

Watch out

• Counting a word in capitals as having small letters too.
• Counting only the last round of sharing instead of adding all the rounds.
• Thinking a post can be fully deleted once others have shared it.

Worked example