C.L. Lindsey, a students rights lawyer, discusses the issue of safety online with students in the DMACC/Boone auditorium on Oct. 23. Photo by Cainon Leeds
By Elizabeth Wallerich
Staff Writer
A student rights lawyer told students to base the actions they take online by how they would behave offline.
“Think about the offline equivalent first,” said C.L. Lindsay, a lawyer for Coalition for Student and Academic Rights. Lindsay spoke to about 25 people in the Boone auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Allie Fitzgerald, who was attending for her college experience class, said she wanted to know the positives and negatives of social networking.
Lindsay explained the dangers of acting irresponsibly online, including sexting, online plagiarism, stalking, harassment, blackmail and bullying.
Sexting is sending explicit pictures or messages via electronic media. Lindsay suggested thinking about the recipient before you hit send both now and later. He also suggested not posting racy photographs or illegal activities online and checking friends Facebook pages for these items.
“All privacy settings should be set at the highest level,” he said.
Harassment is threatening behavior via electronic media. Blackmail is use of secrets to compel someone to do someone to do something. Bullying is the intimidation of a weaker person.
Lindsay suggested doing the following if you are being threatened: 1) Don’t respond, 2) Document, 3) If there’s a hint of threat, contact law enforcement, 4) Block, 5) Contact ISP or site, and 6) Use school’s resources.
Lindsay gave suggestions on ways to stay safe online. They are
1) Do not include a physical address online, 2) If you don’t want found, don’t post pictures, they have GPS locations, 3) Limit personal information, and 4) No sexually charged information.
His presentation was sponsored by the Student Activities Council.
Staff Writer
A student rights lawyer told students to base the actions they take online by how they would behave offline.
“Think about the offline equivalent first,” said C.L. Lindsay, a lawyer for Coalition for Student and Academic Rights. Lindsay spoke to about 25 people in the Boone auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Allie Fitzgerald, who was attending for her college experience class, said she wanted to know the positives and negatives of social networking.
Lindsay explained the dangers of acting irresponsibly online, including sexting, online plagiarism, stalking, harassment, blackmail and bullying.
Sexting is sending explicit pictures or messages via electronic media. Lindsay suggested thinking about the recipient before you hit send both now and later. He also suggested not posting racy photographs or illegal activities online and checking friends Facebook pages for these items.
“All privacy settings should be set at the highest level,” he said.
Harassment is threatening behavior via electronic media. Blackmail is use of secrets to compel someone to do someone to do something. Bullying is the intimidation of a weaker person.
Lindsay suggested doing the following if you are being threatened: 1) Don’t respond, 2) Document, 3) If there’s a hint of threat, contact law enforcement, 4) Block, 5) Contact ISP or site, and 6) Use school’s resources.
Lindsay gave suggestions on ways to stay safe online. They are
1) Do not include a physical address online, 2) If you don’t want found, don’t post pictures, they have GPS locations, 3) Limit personal information, and 4) No sexually charged information.
His presentation was sponsored by the Student Activities Council.